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Tokai University (Private)

東海大学

image by Shunsuke Omachi, 25 May 2023

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Flag

image by Shunsuke Omachi, 25 May 2023

Located in Shibuya City Tokyo and established in 1946. The Embroidered ceremonial flag has indigo blue background with black and gold outlined white cross and gold and white university emblem at the canton in gold fringe. The university flag has indigo blue background with black outlined white cross and white university emblem at the canton. (Source) The founder of the school, Shigeyoshi Matsumae, was influenced by the ideology of Kanzo Uchimura, and symbolized "love and justice" as his own creed in the cross on the school's flag. He said, "The white line of the cross on the school flag represents love horizontally and justice vertically. Where love and justice intersect, there is truth. The university emblem is a wave and wing design on the Chinese character "大學" . The school emblems of each educational institution in the school are designed with waves and wings, representing the open ocean and the seagull, which looks down on it and spreads its wings wide in flight. (Source)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 May 2023

According to the website of the affiliated high school, each school in the Tokai system not only has a symbol (as mentioned by Nozomi) but each school has its own flag. For the the university, it is confirmed to be indigo. For the full list of colors and schools associated: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple, corresponding to the seven levels of the school's educational institutions: kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, junior college, university, and graduate school (respectively). It is of note that the junior college was closed in March 2022.
Zachary Harden, 6 February 2024

Sport flags

image by Shunsuke Omachi, 2 November 2023

Tennis club; The club flag has dark blue background with a black fimbriated white cross and white university emblem at the canton and horizontally written kanji university and club name in white.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 2 November 2023