Flag of Fukushima

What the flag looks like

A white hiragana ふ (fu) curled into a ring, set toward the hoist on an orange field.

What it means

ふ is the first sound of Fukushima, rounded for unity and steady progress; its designer said she also drew it as a peach.

How to remember it

Fukushima's white ふ (fu) curls into a peach-shaped ring on orange; Nagano's white disc on orange is cut by curves.

Fun facts

• Fukushima is the third-largest prefecture by area, after Hokkaido and Iwate.
• It is one of Japan's leading peach growers.

Fukushima at a glance

Type

Prefecture (ken)

Island

Honshū

Capital

Fukushima

Region

Tōhoku

Population

1.7 million

Area

13,784 km²

Languages

Japanese

Currency

Japanese yen (¥)

Flag adopted

1968

Flags often confused with Fukushima

• Nagano: Fukushima and Nagano both have a white emblem on orange. Fukushima's is an open ring, a curled ふ, set toward the hoist; Nagano's is a solid disc cut by orange curves.