Yokoshibahikari Town [Chiba prefecture Japan]

横芝光町

Last modified: 2026-09-12 by zachary harden
Keywords: yokoshibahikari | chiba | katakana: a | hiragana: yo | hiragana: hi |
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image by Eugene Ipavec 5 Septemberl 2006

• The Flag
• Hikari
• Yokoshiba

See also:

• Chiba
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

The Flag

Yokoshibahikari machi 横芝光町 adopted its emblem on 27 March 2006; a stylized hiragana Yo よ and Hi ひ.
No flag legislation but they use following flag: flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: white; colour of emblem: blue and green; height of emblem: 3/5 flag height.
Source: Yokoshibahikari website
Nozomi Kariyasu, 10 August 2006

Hikari Town / 光町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 July 2014

The flag of the former town of Hikari was red-purple with mark. The town is now, from 2006 part of the town of Yokoshibahikari.
Source: http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/244112/www.yokoshiba-hikari.jp/dayori/pdf/dayori_10.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 15 July 2014

The kanji character for “light” (光) has been stylized and placed atop a dove with outstretched wings to symbolize the four merged villages, while the circle represents unity.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 20 August 2026

Yokoshiba Town / 横芝町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 July 2014

The flag of the former town of Yokoshiba was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006 part of the town of Yokoshibahikari.
Sources: http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/244112/www.yokoshiba-hikari.jp/dayori/pdf/dayori_10.pdf
http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~maronie7/gatsupei1.html
Tomislav Šipek, 15 July 2014

The design combines the katakana characterヨコ “Yoko” with the kanji character芝 “Shiba” to symbolize the town's dynamic progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 August 2026