Flag of Aichi
Officially Aichi Prefecture
Locally Aichi-ken · 愛知県
What the flag looks like
A white emblem on a muted red field: the hiragana あいち (Aichi) combined into a rising sun over waves.
What it means
The sun over waves shows a prefecture facing the Pacific and the world beyond it.
How to remember it
Aichi's
white emblem on muted red is あいち (Aichi) drawn as a sun rising over waves; Hiroshima's
white emblem on the same red is a crescent.
Fun facts
- Toyota is headquartered in Aichi, in a city renamed Toyota after the company.
- Aichi hosted the 2005 World Expo.
Aichi at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Nagoya
- Region
- Chūbu
- Population
- 7.4 million
- Area
- 5,173 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1950
Flags often confused with Aichi
- Hiroshima: Aichi and Hiroshima both have a white emblem on the same muted red. Aichi's is a sun rising over waves; Hiroshima's is a crescent wrapped around a disc.