![[Fukuoka]](../images/j/jp-40.gif)
image by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998
Last modified: 2006-09-23 by phil nelson
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by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998
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White plum flower emblem on light blue field. Plum is a prefecture flower
and the emblem stands for harmony and progress of people. Adopted 10 May 1908.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998
Blue field, white emblem. Proportions 2 : 3.
Jan Oskar Engene, 3 May 1996
![[Kasuga city flag]](../images/j/jp-40-ks.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 17 November 2005
The flag features the city symbol in white on a green field. Adopted in November 1962, the symbol appears to have become effective 20 January 1963 and features "turtle coffins".
Source: Kasuga website
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006
![[Onojyo city flag]](../images/j/jp-40-oj.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 17 November 2005
![[Okawa city flag]](../images/j/jp-40-ok.gif)
image by Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2005
From the Okawa city website:
Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2005Municipal Flag
The design was decided in 1979 through a public vote. The background color is a brilliant light blue, which symbolizes water and a clear sky. The city symbol and city tree "paulownia" are arranged in white in the center of the flag. This symbolizes the vital and fresh city, Okawa.