Kokubunji [Tochigi prefecture Japan]

Kokubunji town in Tochigi adopted its flag on June 23 1976.

proportion: 2:3
field: purplish red
emblem: white
size of emblem is 3/5 of width.
stylized hiragana Koku (こく) of Kokubunji which stands for peace and development.

Source: Kokubunji web site <town.kokubunji.tochigi.jp> (link inactive)

Nozomi Kariyasu, 19 November 2005

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The flag was adopted by 1976 town notice number 30. The emblem was adopted by notice 28, on 1 June 1976. The emblem consists of stylised hiragana ko こ, which forms a circle representing harmony of the townspeople, and ku く in a flying dove shape representing the town progressing.
Jonathan Dixon, 18 December 2005