Flag of Aomori
Officially Aomori Prefecture
Locally Aomori-ken · 青森県
What the flag looks like
A green map of the prefecture on a white field.
What it means
The emblem is the outline of Aomori itself, with the Tsugaru and Shimokita peninsulas reaching north around Mutsu Bay; the white stands for the boundless universe and the deep green for hope and the future.
How to remember it
Aomori's
flag is just its own map in green on white, the two peninsulas at the tip of Honshu standing up like horns.
Fun facts
- Aomori grows more than half of Japan's apples.
- Its flag is one of the few prefectural flags drawn as a map rather than a stylized character.
Aomori at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Aomori
- Region
- Tōhoku
- Population
- 1.1 million
- Area
- 9,646 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1961
Flags often confused with Aomori
- Toyama: Aomori and Toyama both have a green emblem on white. Aomori's is a solid map of the prefecture with two peninsulas pointing up; Toyama's is an outlined mountain range with と inside.