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![[Tōkyō (Japan)]](../images/j/jp-13.gif)
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 23 March 2015
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White sun with 6 rays on dark purple colour field. The sun is stylized
Kanji character of Tokyo-Nihon which represents developing capital city Tokyo.
Dark purple has been popular colour in Tokyo from old days. Adopted 1 October
1964.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998
The emblem is 4/6 of the height of the flag, ratio is 2:3.
Zachary Harden, 10 September 2009
The emblem was adopted on Nov 2nd 1943 by Notice No 464. The flag was adopted
on Oct 1st 1964 by Notice No 1042 celebrating Tokyo Olympic Games. The flag
proportion is 2: 3. The height of the emblem is 4/6 height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 March 2015
![[Tōkyō Metropolitan Government]](../images/j/jp-13-mg.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 December 2005
![[Tōkyō Metropolitan Government construction sheet]](../images/j/jp-13'mg.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 December 2005
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Tokyo is a special capital district called Tokyo Metropolitan which contains 23 ku and lots of cities, town and villages.
The image of green emblem on white was adopted as Tokyo symbol flag on June
1, 1990 .The stylized "T" of Tokyo in green is in the center of
white background which symbolizes the development, prosperity and peacefulness
of Tokyo. The flag is used for casual event like sports assembly. Meanwhile,
the purple flag remains unchanged and is still used as Tokyo prefecture flag
for more formal events. The two flags are hoisting in front of Tokyo
metropolitan government building.
Nozomi Kariyasu19 November 2005
The prefecture symbol of the sun radiating in the 6 directions
symbolises the metropolitan area becoming magnificent as it shines out
into the universe.
Jonathan Dixon, 11 September 2009
![[Tokyo Sports Association]](../images/j/jp@13tk.gif)
image by Zachary Harden, 19 December 2017
[The] Tokyo Sports Association has a flag, which can be seen at
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKjT6ZvUQAEW42Z.jpg. It is split into four
sections; blue, white, yellow and white going clockwise. The name of
the association is on the hoist size, in small print in black, and the
emblem of Tokyo Prefecture (in red) is above a wreath. There is also
a variant where the flag is a plain blue/white/yellow/white banner and
used on lapel pins and other situations to signify membership in
formal dress.
Zachary Harden, 15 November 2017
![[Japan Industrial Track & Field Association]](../images/j/jp@tsad.gif)
image by Zachary Harden, 17 January 2022
The flag is their logo placed in the center of a white field. The symbol was designed to show that sports can be for everyone and uses the colors of blue and green to show the athletes can compete on the ground or in the air. These two characters form an S to symbolize it is a sport organization.
Zachary Harden, 17 January 2022
Japanese 46 prefectures are composed of cities, towns and villages while only Metropolitan Tōkyō are composed of 23 ku (special districts) in addition to 27 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages including Ogasawara Islands because Metropolitan Tōkyō has big population (14 million).
The ku (special district) concept is more important and larger than ordinary Japanese city and some of them have their own flags which I have been investigating and collecting official government document on their coat-or-arms and flags with specifications.
I think these flags have never been published in a book.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 December 1998
Tōkyō main prefecture flag was adopted October 1, 1964 and no ku
flag was adopted prior to that date. About half of all follow main
prefecture's field colour but the rest use their own preference in colours
which seem to be either popular or traditional colour in the ku. There is no
such law in Tokyo main prefecture as ku must use same field colour.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 March 1999
The T-symbol flag is called the Tokyo-to symbol flag (the
symbol is called the "symbol mark", in words borrowed from English). I
would say it is a bit like a council in other parts of the world with
an older flag and a logo-flag, not that the logo-flag is a government
flag as could be inferred above.
Jonathan Dixon, 11 September 2009
Wards (ku) [23] |
Cities (shi/si) [26] |
Towns (machi) [3] |
Villages (mura) [4]
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Islands (machi) [9] |
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