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Sawara City [Chiba prefecture Japan]

Sawara si, 佐原市

image by Eugene Ipavec 4 June 2006

The Flag
Flag Variant

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[Ed. This municipality merged into the new city of Katori on March 27, 2006]

The Flag

Sawara city in Chiba Prefecture adopted its emblem on 15 October 1951. A stylized katakana Sa サ. No flag legislation but they use following flag as practice: flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: dark dull blue; colour of emblem: white; diameter of emblem:3/5 flag height.
Source: Sawara website (in Japanese)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 29 April 2006

After the formation of the municipality, Sawara City made a public appeal for the design of an appropriate emblem. From the 769 entries received, the work of a Mr Utsuki/Utsugi/Uzuki of Oume City was chosen. The emblem consists of a stylised katakana sa サ of Sawara in the shape of a fish inside a circular shape. The sa communicates industry (sangyo) and the circle the ripples and fishing locations of the Tone River. The water and fish together express a flourishing future and the tourist city Sawara.
Jonathan Dixon, 25 August 2006

Flag Variant

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014

The flag of former city of Sawara is already reported, but I found white flag. Sawara is now part of the city of Katori.
Source: http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/242826/www.katori-gappei.jp/
Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014