Katori City [Chiba prefecture Japan]

香取市

Last modified: 2026-09-12 by zachary harden
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image by Eugene Ipavec, 17 September 2006

• The Flag
• Kurimoto
• Omigawa
• Sawara

See also:

• Chiba
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

The Flag

Katori adopted its of emblem/flag on 3 September 3 2006. Flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: white; colour of emblem: blue, light blue and green; height of emblem: 129/200 of flag height; a stylized K of Katori si.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 8 September 2006

Kurimoto Town / 栗源町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

The flag of the former town of Kurimoto was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Katori.
Source: http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/242826/www.katori-gappei.jp/
Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

The design incorporates the town’s topography to symbolize its development and its future as it soars toward a brighter tomorrow.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 August 2026

Omigawa Town / 小見川町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

The flag of the forner town of Omigawa was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Katori.
Source: http://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/242826/www.katori-gappei.jp/
Tomislav Šipek, 16 July 2014

The design is based on the kanji character for “small” (小); the three lines represent water and the town’s waterfront setting, while the circle symbolizes the unity and harmony of the townspeople.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 August 2026