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# Oirase Town (Aomori Prefecture, Japan)

## おいらせ町

Last modified: 2026-07-18 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 October 2014

- The Flag
- Momoishi
- Shimoda

See also:

- Aomori Prefecture
- Japanese Subdivisions
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the town of Oirase is white with mark.
Sources: http://www.igarashi-dojo.net/i-katudou-44.html
https://www.town.oirase.aomori.jp/uploaded/attachment/7.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 28 October 2014

The town emblem was adopted on Mar 1st 2006 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green, a red and a blue three color town emblem in the center. The town emblem is a stylized hiragana おいらせ Oirase. The circle symbolizes a cooperativeness of the town people. The green color stands for abundant natural circumstances, people-friendly garden town, the red color for a vigor of the residents and the blue color for fresh stream of River Oirase and powerful Pacific Ocean.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 October 2014

## Momoishi Town / 百石町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 03 November 2014

The flag of the former town of Momoishi was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the town of Oirase.
Sources: http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kensei/shichoson/gappei-oirase.html
http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/233687/www.mrs-gappei.jp/state/g03.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 03 November 2014

The katakana character for “Hundred” モmo is stylized to resemble a dove's wing and a ginkgo leaf, symbolizing the town's peaceful development. The town's name is written in white kanji characters at the bottom.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 17 June 2026

## Shimoda Town / 下田町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 03 November 2014

The flag of the former town of Shimoda was purple with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the town of Oirase.
Sources: http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kensei/shichoson/gappei-oirase.html
http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/233687/www.mrs-gappei.jp/state/g03.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 03 November 2014

The kanji character for “Shimoda” 下田 is stylized to symbolize the unity and cooperation of the town’s residents. The town’s name in kanji is written in white at the bottom.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 18 June 2026