Flag of Miyagi
Officially Miyagi Prefecture
Locally Miyagi-ken · 宮城県
What the flag looks like
A white emblem on a dark green field: the hiragana み (mi) drawn as three bush-clover leaves.
What it means
Miyagino bush clover (Miyaginohagi) is the prefectural flower and み the first sound of Miyagi; the middle leaf stands for lasting growth, the left for harmony and the right for love of home.
How to remember it
Miyagi's
white み (mi) curls into three bush-clover leaves on dark green; Mie's
み is a straight arrow on bright green.
Fun facts
- Sendai, the capital, is the largest city in the Tōhoku region.
- Matsushima Bay, with over 200 pine-covered islets, is counted among the Three Views of Japan.
Miyagi at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Sendai
- Region
- Tōhoku
- Population
- 2.2 million
- Area
- 7,282 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1966
Flags often confused with Miyagi
- Mie: Miyagi and Mie both draw the hiragana み (mi) in white on green. Miyagi's curls into three bush-clover leaves on dark green; Mie's is an arrow pointing up from a ring on bright green.
- Saga: Miyagi and Saga both have a white emblem on dark green. Miyagi's is a curling み made of leaves; Saga's is a six-petalled flower with a red heart.