Flag of Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture
UseState flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted16 July 1968 (1968-07-16)

The flag of Hiroshima Prefecture (Japanese: 広島県旗, Hepburn: Hiroshima-ken ki) is a crimson field charged in the center with a white, stylized representation of the initial mora hi (ヒ) in katakana.[1] On its own, the charge is the emblem of Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県章, Hiroshima-ken shō) and shares the same crimson color as the field of the flag. The overlapping circles of the emblem represent "the growing progress and development" of Hiroshima Prefecture.[1]

The emblem was adopted on 23 July 1966, while the flag was established by Hiroshima Prefectural Notification No. 572, enacted on 16 July 1968.[1][2] The flag's width-to-length ratio is 3:5 and its shade of red is crimson, Munsell values 4R 4/11 (Japan Industrial Standards).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 広島県のシンボル [Symbols of Hiroshima Prefecture]. Hiroshima Prefecture Official Website (in Japanese). Hiroshima Prefectural Government. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b 都道府県旗の一覧 [List of prefectural flags]. Prefecture Profile (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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