Toyama City (Toyama Prefecture, Japan)

富山市

Last modified: 2023-06-03 by zachary harden
Keywords: toyama | kanji: to | mount tateyama |
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image by Arnaud Leroy, 27 July 2007
Source: city hall

• About the flag
• Previous flag
• Fuchu
• Hosoiri
• Osawano
• Oyama
• Yamada
• Yatsuo

See also:

• Toyama (prefecture)
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

External Links:

• Takaoka (city) @ Wikipedia

About the flag

The city flag was adopted on March 1st 2006. A blue flag charged with white city emblem and snowy mountains bottom. The flag proroption 2:3.
The emblem depicts Tateyama mountain range symbolizing rich nature such as mountains and rivers while blue basic tone represents Toyama Bay and beautiful sky.
The city emblem sunrays and stylized kanji 富 TO inside which represents Toyama is developing into four directions.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 October 2009

Previous flag

image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 27 July 2007

There was an unofficial flag used before 2006: a white flag charged with red city emblem in the center with flag proportion 2:3.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 October 2009

Fuchu Town / 婦中町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former town of Fuchu was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Source: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

Hosoiri Village / 細入村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former vilage of Hosoiri was blue with mark. The village is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Source: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML 
Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

Osawano Town / 大沢野町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former town of Osawono was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Sources: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML 
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Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

Oyama Town / 大山町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former town of Oyama was purple with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Source: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

Yamada Village / 山田村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former village of Yamada was maroon with mark. The vilage is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Source: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

Yatsuo Town / 八尾町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014

The flag of the former town of Yatsuo was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Toyama.
Sources: http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/etc/union/tgpi/signature/index.HTML
http://www.sportsnet.pref.toyama.jp/image/hot-news/h17.html
http://www.sportsnet.pref.toyama.jp/image/hot-news/yatuo/20040521/index.html 
Tomislav Šipek, 05 June 2014