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# Higashimatsushima City [Miyagi Prefecture] (Japan)

## 東松島市

Last modified: 2026-07-25 by zachary harden
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image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 11 November 2009

- The Flag
- Naruse
- Yamoto

See also:

- Miyagi Prefecture
- Japanese Subdivisions
- Japan

## The Flag

The city flag was adopted on Oct 1st 2007 by the Notice No 50. The white flag charged with the city emblem of red, green and blue. The flag proportion 47 : 67. The city emblem is stylized kanji 東 HIGASHI. It represents beautiful scene which surrounds the city, the city which sends culture and information and the civic hearts which are connected by a big ring.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 11 November 2009

## Naruse Town / 鳴瀬町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2014

The flag of the former town of Naruse is green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashimatsushima.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/04miya/0404yamo/tyouinsiki/tyouinsiki-page.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2014

The design is based on the hiragana character for “na” な; the circle symbolizes harmony among the townspeople, while the wings represent the town’s progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 June 2026

## Yamoto Town / 矢本町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2014

The flag of the former town of Yamoto is green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashimatsushima.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/04miya/0404yamo/tyouinsiki/tyouinsiki-page.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 16 October 2014

The design is based on the katakana character ヤ “Ya”; the circular shape symbolizes unity and peace, while the sharp angles represent growth and progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 June 2026