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# Hirakawa City (Aomori Prefecture, Japan)

## 平川市

Last modified: 2026-07-18 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2014

- The Flag
- Hiraka
- Ikarigaseki
- Onoe

See also:

- Aomori Prefecture
- Japanese Subdivisions
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Hirakawa is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp/docs/2012072300016/
Tomislav Šipek, 24 October 2014

The city emblem and the flag were adopted on Jan 1st 2006 by Notice No 2. The white flag has a green, a yellowish green and a red three color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized hiragana ひ Hi of Hirakawa. It represents an abundant nature, apples, vigorous citizen and the city making a leap forward to the future. The flag proportion is 2: 3. The height of the emblem is 13/20 the height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2014

## Hiraka Town / 平賀町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The flag of the former town of Hiraka was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Hirakawa.
Source: http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kensei/shichoson/gappei-hirakawa.html
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The katakana character for “Hiraka” ヒラカ has been stylized into a design; the circle represents harmony within the town, while the two ends symbolize the town's development.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 15 June 2026

## Ikarigaseki Village / 碇ヶ関村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The flag of the former village of Ikarigaseki was white with mark. The village is now, from 2006, part of the city of Hirakawa.
Source: http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kensei/shichoson/gappei-hirakawa.html
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The three rings depicted within the circle represent the three districts that make up the village, symbolizing their harmony and cooperation. The village name is written in black kanji characters at the bottom.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 15 June 2026

## Onoe Town / 尾上町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The flag of the former town of Onoe was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Hirakawa.
Source: http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/kensei/shichoson/gappei-hirakawa.html
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2014

The kanji character for“tail” 尾 o is stylized to resemble a heron, and the kanji character for“upper” 上 ue is stylized to resemble an apple, symbolizing the town’s unity and development. The town’s name is written in white kanji characters at the bottom.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 18 June 2026