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# Yurihonjo City (Akita Prefecture, Japan)

## 由利本荘市

Last modified: 2026-07-25 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 25 September 2014

- The Flag
- Chokai
- Nishime
- Ouchi
- Yuri

See also:

- Akita Prefecture
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Yurihonjo is purple with mark.
Sources: http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/www/contents/1277362318846/index.html
http://www.minatotakanobu.com/?p=2990
Tomislav Šipek, 24 September 2014

The city emblem and the flag were adopted on Mar 22nd 2005 by Notice No 1. The blue flag has a white city emblem in the center. The city emblem is stylized kanji 由利 Yuri of Yurihonjo in a form of a lily. it represents a swinging and a creative city where the people lives together with the nature.
The flag proportion is 2:3. The height of the emblem is 113/140 the height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 September 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 25 September 2014

## Chokai Town / 鳥海町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Chokai was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Yurihonjo.
Source: http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/chokai/news/2004/041101.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

The design features a bird symbolizing flight; the triangle in the center represents Mount Chokai, and the circle represents the harmony among the town’s residents.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 29 June 2026

## Nishime Town / 西目町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Nishime was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Yurihonjo.
Source: http://www.pref.akita.lg.jp/www/contents/1134708934889/
Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

## Ouchi Town / 大内町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Ouchi was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Yurihonjo.
Source: http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/ouchi/topnews/H16/newsmain1608.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

## Yuri Town / 由利町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Yuri was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Yurihonjo.
Sources: http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/yuri/info/yuri/902.html
http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/yuri/info/yuri/901.html
Tomislav Šipek, 30 September 2014