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# Katagami City (Akita Prefecture, Japan)

## 潟上市

Last modified: 2026-08-01 by zachary harden
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image by Zachary Harden, 19 May 2018

- The Flag
- Iitagawa
- Showa
- Tenno

See also:

- Akita Prefecture
- Japan

## The Flag

The flag of the city of Katagami is white with mark.
Source: http://www.akita-pu.ac.jp/newsitem2.htm?serial_no=241 and here (second from left to right) (source: http://tennou878.blog36.fc2.com/blog-entry-21.html)
Tomislav Šipek, 23 September 2014 and Esteban Rivera, 20 May 2018

The city emblem was adopted on Mar 22nd 2005 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a blue, a green and a red three color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized kanji 上 Gami of kataGami. The red circle and the green arc symbolize a man, the blue color does Lake Hachiro, the green color does the ground and a harmony with the residents.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 September 2014

I located a logo design specification sheet for Katagami City in Akita Prefecture. The sheet (page 5 of pdf) shows the emblem height as 1045/1400 and it is placed directly in the center of the flag (which has a ratio of 1400x2000, so 7:10 like the main prefecture flag). Page 4 of the pdf shows that the colors for the flag is DIC 220 for blue, DIC 638 for green and DIC 156 for red.
Zachary Harden, 19 May 2018

## Iitagawa Town / 飯田川町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Iitagawa was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Katagami.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/05aki/11-katagami/04_kyougikai/kyougikai_p040824.html
Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

Its proper name is Iitagawa Town, instead of Idagawa.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 January 2015

The character い “i” in hiragana has been stylized; the circle represents peace, and the horizontal line represents progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 June 2026

## Showa Town / 昭和町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Showa was purple with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Katagami.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/05aki/11-katagami/04_kyougikai/kyougikai_p040824.html
Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

The katakana character ショウワ “Showa” has been stylized to symbolize the unity of the townspeople and their aspiration to soar like Taiho.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 July 2026

What does Taiho mean in this context?
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 July 2026

Taiho in Japanese is a giant bird in Chinese mythology.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 25 July 2026

## Tenno Town / 天王町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

The flag of the former town of Tenno was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Katagami.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/05aki/11-katagami/04_kyougikai/kyougikai_p040824.html
Tomislav Šipek, 29 September 2014

The design combines the Chinese characters for “Tenno”天王 to symbolize the unity of the people, while the circular shape represents harmony among the people.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 25 July 2026