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# Sakata City [Yamagata prefecture Japan]

## 酒田市

Last modified: 2026-08-29 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 September 2014

- The Flag
- Matsuyama
- Yawata

See also:

- Yamagata Prefecture
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Sakata is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.sakata.lg.jp/ou/kyoiku/kanri/gakku/230401sinitichukaiko.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 September 2014

The city emblem was adopted on Nov 1st 2005 by Notice No 246 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green and a blue two color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized S of Sakata. The green color stands for Shonai Plain field and Mt. Chokai,the blue color for Nihon Sea, the four lines for Mogami River and the merged one city and three towns which make a leap forward to the future.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 18 September 2014

## Matsuyama Town / 松山町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Matsuyama was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Sakata.
Source: http://www.city.sakata.lg.jp/ou/kikaku/seisaku/koho/files/m20051001.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 23 September 2014

The design combines pine needles with the kanji character for “mountain” 山yama to symbolize a town moving forward in harmony.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 July 2026

## Yawata Town / 八幡町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Yawata was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Sakata.
Source: http://www.shonai-nippo.co.jp/cgi/ad/day.cgi?p=2005:10:25:370
Tomislav Šipek, 23 September 2014

The town emblem is based on the kanji character for “eight” (八), symbolizing how the unity of the townspeople will build a bright future.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 July 2026