Last modified: 2006-11-11 by phil nelson
Keywords: akita | kita akita | aikawa | ani | moriyoshi | takanosu | katakana: mori | hiragana: a | hiragana: i | hiragana: ta |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
See also:
These four towns were merged on March 22nd 2005 to become a newly born city "Kita Akita = North Akita".
The new city is holding public competition for its city emblem.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005
![[flag of Aikawa]](../images/j/jp-05-ai.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec
Source: Taknosu
website
The Aikawa town emblem is a stylized hiragana
"a" "i " (あい) which represents development.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005
![[flag of Ani]](../images/j/jp-05-an.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec
Source: Taknosu
website
The Ani town emblem is a stylized katakana "a
" (a = ア) in shape of mountains and "ni" (ni = ニ)
in shape of river. The circle stands for peace.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005
![[flag of Moriyoshi]](../images/j/jp-05-mo.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec
Source: Taknosu
website
The Moriyoshi town emblem is a stylized katakana
"mori" (⽴り) of Moriyoshi and the circle stands for
peace, wings for progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005
![[flag of Takanosu]](../images/j/jp-05-ta.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec
Source: Taknosu
website
The Takanosu town emblem is a stylized hiragana
"ta" (た) of Takanosu in shape of falcon (taka in Japanese)
wings and the circle stands for harmony.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005