It’s interesting to see the different symbol designs for flags of Japanese towns and cities. Most show the same clean and uncluttered style from the Japanese flag.

flag-of-sendai Japanese municipalities design tips
Sendai, Miyagi (1933)

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Hida, Gifu

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa (1925)

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Hiroshima, Hiroshima (1896)

flag-of-kitami Japanese municipalities design tips
Kitami, Hokkaido (1947)

flag-of-kochi Japanese municipalities design tips
Kochi, Kochi (1920)

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Naruto, Tokushima (1947)

From this list of Japanese municipal flags on Wikipedia (split into regions).

A few designs are briefly explained over on Pink Tentacle.

Biei’s symbol, for example, features the hiragana び (bi) in the shape of Mt. Tokachi.

flag-of-biei Japanese municipalities design tips
Biei, Kamikawa

Via Design Observer.

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