Shizuoka [Shizuoka prefecture Japan]

静岡市

Last modified: 2006-09-02 by phil nelson
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by Eugene Ipavec 11 January 2006

See also:

• Shizuoka Prefecture
• Japan

Shizuoka city adopted its emblem on 29 May 2003 by Notice No. 120; adoption date of flag: 29 May 2003 by Notice No 121 (links in Japanese)

Flag proportion: 2:3
colour of field: blue
color of emblem: white; emblem height : 7/11 flag height.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 1 January 2006

The emblem consists of a white shape above a blue shape, interlocking to form what looks to me like a letter S. The white part looks like Mt. Fuji, and the blue part like a wave, but the website does not say anything about the symbolism. The blue of the logo is describe as smalt.
Jonathan Dixon, 13 February 2006