Flag of Chiba

What the flag looks like

A white four-pointed emblem edged in pale yellow on a sky-blue field: the katakana チ (chi) and ハ (ha) combined.

What it means

チハ spells Chiba; the yellow edge recalls the rapeseed blossom, the prefectural flower, and the sky blue stands for hope.

How to remember it

Chiba's white star on blue is チ (chi) stacked on ハ (ha), edged in rapeseed yellow.

Fun facts

• Narita International Airport and Tokyo Disney Resort are both in Chiba, not Tokyo.
• Its emblem, from 1909, is the oldest prefectural emblem still in use apart from Tokyo's.

Chiba at a glance

Type

Prefecture (ken)

Island

Honshū

Capital

Chiba

Region

Kantō

Population

6.3 million

Area

5,158 km²

Languages

Japanese

Currency

Japanese yen (¥)

Flag adopted

1963