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Nishikata Town [Tochigi prefecture Japan]

西方町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 July 2014

The Flag
Previously Reported Flag Variant
Construction Sheet

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Tochigi Prefecture

The Flag

Nishikata town in Tochigi adopted its flag on January 14 1972, Notice number 7.
proportion: 7:10
field: yellowish green
emblem: white
size of emblem is 4/7 of width.
Stylized hiragara Nishi (にし) of Nishikata which stands for peace and development.
Source: Nishikata website (in Japanese)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 19 November 2005

The emblem is that adopted by Notice No 46 on 3 November 1971. The stylised hiragana nishi にし (they seem to be amalgamated) stand for level-headed townspeople and the town peacefully advancing.
Jonathan Dixon, 12 December 2005

Nishikata Town was merged into Tochigi City 栃木市 on Oct 10th 2011. The green flag used since 1972 was abolished.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 06 June 2014

The flag of former town of Nishikata is already reported but I found another shade of green. The town is now, from 2011, part of the city of Tochigi.
Source: http://www.town.mibu.tochigi.jp/shokai/backnember/photosketch/H23/photosketch_23.09.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 29 July 2014

Previously Reported Flag Variant

image by Eugene Ipavec, 5 December 2005

Construction Sheet

image by Eugene Ipavec, 5 December 2005