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# Nihonmatsu City (Fukushima prefecture, Japan)

## 二本松市

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

- The Flag
- Previous Flag
- Adachi
- Iwashiro
- Towa

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- Fukushima
- Japanese Subdivisions
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Nihonmatsu is white with mark.
Source: http://www.yanagisawa-m.jp/report/2011/11/
Tomislav Šipek, 08 September 2014

The city emblem was adopted on Dec 1st 2005 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green and a blue two color city emblem in the center. The city embelm is a stylized N of Nihonmatsu. The green color stands for the beautiful nature and the row of Abukuma mountains, the blue color for Abukuma River running thru the center of the city. It represents an image of the future city which is a core city of Adachi Region in the prefecture with a harmony and a solidarity of the new citizen and makes a leap forward to the future.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 September 2014

There is a flag design guide published by the city; there is also a variant that the city uses that is a white logo on either a green or blue background. The green is DIC 176 and the blue is DIC 183. The provided image by the city shows a 7:10 ratio flag, but there is no set ratio that is public.
Zachary Harden, 25 August 2026

## Previous Flag

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The former flag of the city of Nihonmatsu was white with mark.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/07huku/0708nihonmatsu-shi/kyoutei/tyouinsiki.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

## Adachi Town / 安達町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Adachi was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Nihonmatsu.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/07huku/0708nihonmatsu-shi/kyoutei/tyouinsiki.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The kanji character "安" (an) has been stylized into the town emblem in which the circular shape represents smoothness, while the protruding parts symbolize the town's rapid progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 July 2026

## Iwashiro Town / 岩代町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Iwashiro was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Nihonmatsu.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/07huku/0708nihonmatsu-shi/kyoutei/tyouinsiki.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The design is based on the katakana character イ "I" the circle symbolizes unity and cooperation, while the diagonal line represents the town’s endless growth.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 July 2026

## Towa Town / 東和町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Towa was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Nihonmatsu.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/07huku/0708nihonmatsu-shi/kyoutei/tyouinsiki.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 September 2014

The character とうわ "Towa" in hiragana has been stylized to symbolize the town's boundless potential for growth and its spirit of unity.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 July 2026