Flag of Gunma
Officially Gunma Prefecture
Locally Gunma-ken · 群馬県
What the flag looks like
A white emblem on a purple field: three crescents around 羣, an old form of the kanji 群 (gun).
What it means
The crescents rework the prefectural emblem's three mountains, Akagi, Haruna and Myōgi, into a sign of a growing Gunma; the purple recalls the old culture of Kōzuke Province.
How to remember it
Gunma's
three white crescents on purple began as its three famous mountains; Tokyo's
white emblem on purple is a six-rayed sun.
Fun facts
- Kusatsu Onsen is one of Japan's best-known hot spring towns.
- The Tomioka Silk Mill, opened in 1872, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gunma at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Maebashi
- Region
- Kantō
- Population
- 1.9 million
- Area
- 6,362 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1968
Flags often confused with Gunma
- Tokyo: Gunma and Tokyo both have a white emblem on purple. Gunma's is three crescents around a small character; Tokyo's is a sun with six rays and a hollow center.