Haga [Tochigi prefecture Japan]

Haga town in Tochigi adopted its flag on Oct 1st 1991.

proportion: 2:3
field: bright green
emblem: white
Stylized katakana Haga (ハガ) which stands for harmony and development.
size of emblem is 3/5 of flag height.

Sources:
http://www.town.haga.tochigi.jp/townoffice/soumu/reiki/reiki3/reiki_honbun/ae12500041.html (in Japanese)
Haga web site (in Japanese)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 19 November 2005

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The flag was adopted by notice No 22. The emblem was adopted 27 December 1956. It contains a stylised katakana ga ガ in the centre, in the shape of an equilateral triangle, representing the three villages which combined to form Haga town. Around this is a stylised ha ハ in the shape of a circle, representing a harmonious town, and it's harmonious/peaceful formation. The emblem represents the town's unlimited development/growth.
Jonathan Dixon, 12 December 2005