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![[Kagoshima]](../images/j/jp-46.gif)
image by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998
White flag has emblem of a map of Kagoshima, land part in black and
Sakurajima island in red. Adopted 24 April 1967.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998
White flag with red disk surrounded with black crescent-like shape with an
nick in fly part. 2:3.
Proportions of the flags are given from W. Smith 1980. Interestingly this
flag is marked as state flag while others have no markings.
Željko Heimer, 16 November 1996
![[Kagoshima]](../images/j/jp-46a.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 13 September 2013
Kagoshima Prefecture uses another flag. I'm not sure that it is fully
replaced the old flag. This flag is white with blue symbol.
Sources: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/teatime96/20090213
http://marutsunegou.com/hata2/shinboruki.jpg
http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ba01/kyoiku/photo/fotonain.html
http://junchanfamily.blog94.fc2.com/blog-category-40.html
http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/aa02/pr/gaiyou/profile/symbol1.html
http://www.isanavi.com/kihon/2010/04/post-35.html
Tomislav Šipek, 07 February 2013
This page describes the logo (adopted March 1994 [although the page says the
emblem was adopted March 1967, rather than April]) alongside the prefectural
emblem.
The logo is made up of blue curves, two sweeping up and two down, a motif of the
wind and waves, symbolising the abundant nature/spontaneity of Kagoshima. The
design also expresses Kagoshima's initial letter 'K', making an image of
Kagoshima looking to the future with liveliness.
Seeing as Smith singled Kagoshima's flag out as a state flag even before this
logo was adopted, it seems quite likely that the emblem flag is restricted to
goverenment use of some sort.
The description of emblem, as well as explaining the shape as a map, says that
it symbolises Kagoshima enhancing the feeling of love for one's home, the
citizens strongly maintaining awareness, and making progress towards the future.
Jonathan Dixon, 08 February 2013
As far as I know, only Metropolitan Tokyo officially
adopted a white symbol flag as well as symbol mark besides local governmental
purple flag.
The Kagoshima's blue one is also symbol mark but not official symbol flag of the
prefecture.
Source:
http://members.just-size.net/pflag/list1.html (Please click blue Japanese
letters in the rightmost column then you can see images.)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 27 March 2013
Kagoshima Prefecture corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 06 August 2013
