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# Shirakawa City (Fukushima prefecture, Japan)

## 白河市

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

- The Flag
- Taishin

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- Fukushima
- Japanese Subdivisions
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Shirakawa is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp/view.rbz?cd=1522
Tomislav Šipek, 08 September 2014

The city emblem was adopted on Nov 7th 2005 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a red, a blue and a light blue three color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized kanji 白 Shira of shirakawa. The center oblong stands for a vigor of the bright citizen, the blue outer oblong for a rich ground and a fresh water, the light blue color for a fresh sky, the upper part for the historic culture. The upward design symbolizes a harmony and an image of the city which unlimitedly makes a leap into the future.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 September 2014

## Taishin Village / 大信村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 September 2014

The flag of the former village of Taishin was white with mark. The village is now, from 2005, part of the city of Shirakawa.
Source: http://is2.sss.fukushima-u.ac.jp/fks-db/pic/10042.001/10042.001.00004.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 September 2014

The kanji character “大” (great) has been stylized, and the circular shape symbolizes harmony and development among the villagers.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 July 2026