# List of municipal flags of Tōhoku region

This page lists the municipal flags of Tōhoku region, Japan. It is a part of the List of Japanese municipal flags, which is split into regions due to its size.

## Complete lists of Japanese municipal flags pages

* List of municipal flags of Hokkaidō
* List of municipal flags of Tōhoku region
* List of municipal flags of Kantō region
* List of municipal flags of Chūbu region
* List of municipal flags of Kansai region
* List of municipal flags of Chūgoku region
* List of municipal flags of Shikoku
* List of municipal flags of Kyūshū

## Aomori Prefecture
### Cities

| Municipality | Enactment Date | Description |
| Aomori | Enactment: April 1901 Specification: 26 July 1972 Inheritance: 27 April 2005 Flag: 12 May 2005 | A white flag with a green and blue stylized "ao" (青). White represents cleanliness, blue for Mutsu Bay and the moon and green for the stars. The emblem is a representation of the Polaris star and represents the city's location in Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu. |
| Goshogawara | 1 July 2005 | A yellow flag with an emblem. The emblem consists of a blue crescent (symbolizing the Sea of Japan, Lake Juso, and the Iwaki River), a green arrow (for the Tsugaru Plain) and a red circle (for apples and the sun). The emblem as a whole represent humanity and nature through the spoils of riches of livelihood and mobility. |
| Hachinohe | 27 August 1937 | A white flag with a red stylized "hachi" (八). Inside sits a red stylized "nohe" (戸) in the form of a crane to represent development. |
| Hirakawa | 1 January 2006 | A white flag with a forest green, lime green, and red emblem in the form of a stylized hi (ひ). The greens represent nature while the red dot represents the sun. |
| Hirosaki | Enactment: 14 June 1900 Inheritance: 15 November 2006 | A white flag with a red Buddhist cross. This cross was used by the Tsugaru Domain to represent peace. |
| Kuroishi | 1 April 1889 | |
| Misawa | Enactment: 1916 Inheritance: 25 November 1958 Flag: 1 September 1988 | |
| Mutsu | Emblem: 1 November 1960 Flag: 19 December 2008 | |
| Towada | 14 March 2005 | |
| Tsugaru | 11 February 2005 | |

### Towns and villages

| Municipality | Enactment Date | Description |
| Ajigasawa | 10 May 1977 | A blue flag with a white emblem. The emblem is the town's name in stylized hiragana (あじがさわ). The circle (which is a "wa") represents harmony and the "a" and the "sa" represents development. |
| Fujisaki | Enactment: March 1972 Inheritance: 21 September 2005 | A white flag with a stylized "F". Red stands for the apples and passion, yellow for rice and peace and purple for swans and proudness. Designed by Mr. Ishizawa from Aomori. |
| Fukaura | 31 March 2005 | A purple flag with a white emblem. The emblem consists of a stylized "fu" (フ) being surrounded by a wave to symbolize harmonious development through unity. |
| Gonohe | 1 July 1961 | A green flag with a white emblem. The emblem is the town's name in white stylized kanji (五戸). It symbolizes unity through development. |
| Hashikami | 1 August 1964 | |
| Higashidōri | 1 October 1973 | |
| Hiranai | 22 March 1963 | |
| Imabetsu | 25 December 1965 | |
| Inakadate | 15 August 1959 | |
| Itayanagi | 5 January 1965 | |
| Kazamaura | 14 May 1971 | |
| Nakadomari | 28 March 2005 | |
| Nanbu | 1 January 2006 | |
| Nishimeya | 14 December 1966 | |
| Noheji | 24 November 1961 | |
| Oirase | 1 March 2006 | |
| Ōma | 25 August 1966 | |
| Ōwani | 1 July 2964 | |
| Rokkasho | 9 February 1966 | |
| Rokunohe | 1 October 1960 | |
| Sai | Emblem: 18 July 1972 Flag: 14 May 1971 | |
| Sannohe | Emblem: 20 March 1955 Flag: 1 October 1977 | |
| Shichinohe | 8 September 2005 | |
| Shingō | 26 March 1973 | |
| Sotogahama | 28 March 2005 | |
| Takko | 4 April 1935 | |
| Tōhoku | 2 September 2005 | |
| Tsuruta | Emblem: 8 August 1956 Flag: 27 June 1997 | |
| Yokohama | September 1970 | |
| Yomogita | 1 July 1980 | |

### Historical

| Municipality | Enactment DateAbolition Date | Description |
| Fujisaki | 1 August 197531 March 2005 | A purple with a white emblem. The emblem consists of two wisteria flowers surrounding the katakana "fu" (フ). The katakana "fu" is a swan that flying over the hiragana "fu" (ふ) inside Mount Iwaki. |
| Fukuchi | 3 November 19681 January 2006 | |
| Goshogawara | 1 July 195528 March 2005 | |
| Hiraka | UnknownEmblem: 20 June 1964 | |
| Hiraka | Emblem: 20 June 1964 Flag: 1 June 19771 January 2006 | |
| Inagaki | 10 March 197611 February 2005 | |
| Ikarigaseki | Emblem: May 1967 Flag: 1 June 19871 January 2006 | |
| Itayanagi | UnknownEmblem: 5 January 1965 | |
| Iwaki | 1 June 195927 February 2006 | |
| Iwasaki | 17 December 197131 March 2005 | |
| Kamikita | Unknown1 March 2005 | |
| Kanagi | March 195528 March 2005 | |
| Kanita | 10 November 197028 March 2005 | |
| Kashiwa | 1 April 197311 February 2005 | |
| Kawauchi | 18 July 196714 March 2005 | |
| Kidukuri | UnknownEmblem: 12 November 1980 | |
| Kidukuri | Emblem: 12 November 1980 Flag: 1 June 198711 February 2005 | |
| Kodomari | 15 August 196328 March 2005 | |
| Kuraishi | 26 June 19651 July 2004 | |
| Minmaya | 1 October 196528 March 2005 | |
| Momoishi | 22 September 19641 March 2006 | |
| Morita | 8 October 197011 February 2005 | |
| Nagawa | 28 November 19651 January 2006 | |
| Nakasato | 21 August 196328 March 2005 | |
| Namioka | March 19571 April 2005 | |
| Nanbu | 13 November 19651 January 2006 | |
| Nangō | 31 March 196731 March 2005 | |
| Ōhata | Emblem: 1 November 1963 Flag: 1 May 198314 March 2005 | |
| Onoe | March 19601 January 2006 | |
| Sanbongi | 1 February 195510 October 1956 | |
| Shariki | 30 June 197011 February 2005 | |
| Shichinohe | 1 October 197131 March 2005 | |
| Shimoda | 25 April 19371 March 2006 | |
| Shiura | 30 June 196528 March 2005 | |
| Sōma | 23 October 196827 February 2006 | |
| Tairadate | 1 April 197028 March 2005 | |
| Tenmabayashi | 16 September 196131 March 2005 | |
| Tōhoku | 14 September 196631 March 2005 | |
| Tokiwa | 3 May 198428 March 2005 | |
| Towada | 22 April 19581 January 2005 | |
| Towadako | 3 November 19651 January 2005 | |
| Wakinosawa | 22 December 197114 March 2005 | |

## Iwate Prefecture
### Cities

| Municipality | Enactment Date | Ref. |
| Hachimantai | 1 September 2005 | $^{:32}$ |
| Hanamaki | 1 January 2006 | $^{:32}$ |
| Ichinoseki | 15 November 2005 | $^{:30}$ |
| Kamaishi | Enactment: 5 May 1937 Reenactment: 1 April 1955 | $^{:31}$$^{:59}$ |
| Kitakami | 11 July 1991 | $^{:31}$ |
| Kuji | 6 March 2006 | $^{:31}$ |
| Miyako | Enactment: 20 June 1942 Inheritance: 6 June 2006 | $^{:32}$$^{:59}$ |
| Morioka | Publication: 1889 Enactment: 13 April 1906 Flag: 3 November 1968 | $^{:30}$$^{:54}$ |
| Ninohe | 1 January 2006 | $^{:32}$ |
| Ōfunato | 25 December 1952 | $^{:31}$ |
| Ōshū | 20 February 2006 | $^{:30}$ |
| Rikuzentakata | 1 June 1955 | $^{:31}$ |
| Takizawa | 25 October 1965 | $^{:31}$$^{:201}$ |
| Tōno | Enactment: February 1945 Reenactment: 4 February 1955 Inheritance: 1 June 2006 | $^{:32}$$^{:175}$ |

### Towns and villages

| Municipality | Enactment Date | Description | Ref. |
| Fudai | 24 January 1964 | | $^{:32}$ |
| Hiraizumi | 1 May 1965 | | $^{:32}$ |
| Hirono | 1 January 2006 | | $^{:32}$ |
| Ichinohe | October 1958 | | $^{:30}$ |
| Iwaizumi | 26 January 1966 | | $^{:30}$ |
| Iwate | 1 June 1956 | | $^{:30}$ |
| Karumai | 1 August 1957 | | $^{:32}$$^{:270}$ |
| Kanegasaki | Enactment: 1955 Reenactment: 4 August 1971 | | $^{:31}$$^{:226}$ |
| Kunohe | 19 June 1964 | | $^{:31}$ |
| Kuzumaki | Publication: 4 November 1930 Enactment: 15 December 1978 | | $^{:31}$ |
| Kuzumaki | Publication: 4 November 1930 Enactment: 15 December 1978 | Original emblem. | $^{:31}$ |
| Noda | 1 July 1961 | | $^{:32}$ |
| Nishiwaga | 1 November 2005 | | $^{:32}$ |
| Ōtsuchi | 10 August 1960 | | $^{:30}$ |
| Shiwa | 20 July 1955 | | $^{:31}$$^{:209}$ |
| Shizukuishi | Enactment: September 1958 Reenactment: 1 April 1965 | | $^{:31}$ |
| Sumita | 1 October 1956 | | $^{:31}$ |
| Tanohata | 11 December 1965 | | $^{:32}$$^{:263}$ |
| Yahaba | 15 September 1957 | | $^{:33}$ |
| Yamada | 2 November 1970 | | $^{:32}$ |

### Historical

| Municipality | Enactment DateAbolition Date | Ref. |
| Ashiro | 17 May 19601 September 2005 | |
| Daitō | 3 November 195920 September 2005 | |
| Eduriko | 22 December 19661 April 1991 | |
| Esashi | 7 June 195520 February 2006 | |
| Fujisawa | 16 November 195826 September 2011 | $^{:32}$ |
| Fukuoka | October 19561 April 1972 | |
| Hanaizumi | 30 September 196120 September 2005 | $^{:233}$ |
| Hanamaki | 1 April 19541 January 2006 | |
| Higashiyama | 6 June 196320 September 2005 | $^{:243}$ |
| Ichinoseki | 29 July 195520 September 2005 | $^{:58}$ |
| Isawa | 1 April 196720 February 2006 | ​​ |
| Ishidoriya | 16 November 19581 January 2006 | |
| Jōbōji | April 19611 January 2006 | |
| Kawai | 15 November 19641 January 2010 | $^{:31}$$^{:269}$ |
| Kawasaki | 30 September 196120 September 2005 | $^{:247}$ |
| Kitakami | 20 May 19541 April 1991 | $^{:56}$ |
| Koromogawa | 31 December 196520 February 2006 | $^{:231}$ |
| Kuji | 6 December 19546 March 2006 | |
| Maesawa | 1 April 195720 February 2006 | |
| Matsuo | 1 November 19631 September 2005 | |
| Miyamori | 11 February 19551 October 2005 | |
| Mizusawa | Emblem: 1 April 1954 Flag: December 196720 February 2006 | $^{:165}$ |
| Murone | 5 September 195820 September 2005 | $^{:245}$ |
| Niisato | 1 May 19616 June 2005 | |
| Ninohe | 1 November 19721 January 2006 | |
| Nishine | 1 November 19611 September 2005 | |
| Ōhasama | 1 April 19581 January 2006 | |
| Ōno | Publication: July 1960 Enactment: 5 December 19771 January 2006 | |
| Sanriku | 4 October 195815 November 2001 | |
| Sawauchi | 1 November 19571 November 2005 | |
| Senmaya | June 196020 September 2005 | |
| Tamayama | Unknown1 July 1974 | |
| Tamayama | 1 July 197410 January 2006 | |
| Taneichi | 1 February 19731 January 2006 | $^{:271}$ |
| Tarō | 15 May 19646 June 2005 | |
| Tonan | 2 June 19571 April 1992 | $^{:215}$ |
| Tōwa | 15 August 19591 January 2006 | |
| Waga | 3 January 19561 April 1991 | |
| Yamagata | 1 January 19616 March 2006 | |
| Yuda | 1 August 19641 November 2005 | |

## Miyagi Prefecture
### Cities

* Higashimatsushima
* Ishinomaki
* Iwanuma
* Kakuda
* Kesennuma
* Kurihara
* Natori
* Ōsaki
* Sendai
* Shiogama
* Shiroishi
* Tagajō
* Tome
* Tomiya

### Towns and villages

* Kami
* Kawasaki
* Marumori
* Matsushima
* Minamisanriku
* Misato
* Murata
* Ōgawara
* Ōhira
* Onagawa
* Ōsato
* Rifu
* Shibata
* Shichigahama
* Shichikashuku
* Shikama
* Taiwa
* Wakuya
* Watari
* Yamamoto
* Zaō

## Akita Prefecture
### Cities

* Akita
* Daisen
* Katagami
* Kazuno
* Kitaakita
* Nikaho
* Noshiro
* Ōdate
* Oga
* Semboku
* Yokote
* Yurihonjō
* Yuzawa

### Towns and villages

* Fujisato
* Gojome
* Hachirōgata
* Happo
* Higashinaruse
* Ikawa
* Kosaka
* Kamikoani
* Mitane
* Misato
* Ōgata
* Ugo

## Yamagata Prefecture
### Cities

* Higashine
* Kaminoyama
* Murayama
* Nagai
* Nan'yō
* Obanazawa
* Sagae
* Sakata
* Shinjo
* Tendo
* Tsuruoka
* Yamagata
* Yonezawa

### Towns and villages

* Asahi
* Funagata
* Iide
* Kahoku
* Kaneyama
* Kawanishi
* Mamurogawa
* Mikawa
* Mogami
* Nakayama
* Nishikawa
* Ōe
* Oguni
* Oishida
* Ōkura
* Sakegawa
* Shirataka
* Shonai
* Takahata
* Tozawa
* Yamanobe
* Yuza

## Fukushima Prefecture
### Cities

* Aizuwakamatsu
* Date
* Fukushima
* Iwaki
* Kitakata
* Kōriyama
* Minamisōma
* Motomiya
* Nihonmatsu
* Shirakawa
* Sōma
* Sukagawa
* Tamura

### Towns and villages

* Aizubange
* Aizumisato
* Asakawa
* Bandai
* Furudono
* Futaba
* Hanawa
* Hinoemata
* Hirata
* Hirono
* Inawashiro
* Iitate
* Izumizaki
* Kagamiishi
* Katsurao
* Kawamata
* Kawauchi
* Kaneyama
* Kitashiobara
* Koori
* Kunimi
* Miharu
* Minamiaizu
* Mishima
* Nakajima
* Namie
* Naraha
* Nishiaizu
* Nishigo
* Okuma
* Ono
* Otama
* Samegawa
* Shimogo
* Shinchi
* Shōwa
* Tadami
* Tamakawa
* Tanagura
* Ten'ei
* Tomioka
* Yabuki
* Yamatsuri
* Yanaizu
* Yugawa

### Historical

* Aizutakada (1965–2005)
* Nakoso
* Sukagawa
* Tanagura (1955–1973)