Kofu City [Yamanashi prefecture Japan]

甲府市

Last modified: 2024-01-05 by zachary harden
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image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 23 October 2009

• City flag
• Construction Sheet
• Sports Association

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City flag

Kofu city in Yamanashi adopted its flag on October 13 1907.
proportion: 7:10
field: white
emblem: wine red; 3/5 of width; a turtle shell in a diamond.
Sources: Kofu website (link in Japanese)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2005

The city flag was adopted on Oct 13th 1906: a white flag charged with violet city emblem in the center. The flag proportion are 2:3.
The white stands for peace and the violet for grapes which are a local product of Kofu.
The city emblem is composed of the former Kai Clan the Takedas family crest of a diamond and hieroglyphic letter 甲 KO in turtleshell shape which represents a long life of the city.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 October 2009

Construction Sheet

image by Eugene Ipavec, 28 November 2005

image by Tomislav Šipek, 12 October 2023

image by Tomislav Šipek, 12 October 2023

Here are the flags of the Kofu City Sport Association.
Tomislav Šipek, 12 October 2023