Flag of Ehime
Officially Ehime Prefecture
Locally Ehime-ken · 愛媛県
What the flag looks like
A wide green band between two yellow-orange bands, with a white citrus blossom in the center.
What it means
The mandarin orange blossom is the prefectural flower; white stands for simplicity, green for peace and hope, and yellow for happiness.
How to remember it
Ehime
is the only striped prefecture flag: orange, green, orange, with a white citrus blossom, for its mandarin groves.
Fun facts
- Dōgo Onsen in Matsuyama is one of Japan's oldest hot springs.
- The Shimanami Kaidō bridges link Ehime to Hiroshima across the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Ehime at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Shikoku
- Capital
- Matsuyama
- Region
- Shikoku
- Population
- 1.3 million
- Area
- 5,676 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1952