Higashiomi City [Shiga prefecture Japan]

東近江市

Last modified: 2026-10-24 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 04 March 2014

• City Flag
• Aito
• Eigenji
• Gamo
• Gokasho
• Koto
• Notogawa
• Yokaichi

• Shiga prefecture
• Japan

City Flag

The flag of the city of Higashiomi is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/0000004491.html
Tomislav Šipek, 04 March 2014

The city emblem was adopted on Feb 11th 2005 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a red, green and blue three color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a combination of stylized kanji 近 O of Omi and English e East = Higashi. The green color stands for an abundant nature, the blue color for a fresh stream and the circumstances, the red color for a vigor. As a whole, it represents the city’s future vision which has richness, harmony, development, growth, combination and interchange.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 May 2014

Aito Town / 愛東町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the former town of Aito was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/old/bno/2004/04-11/n041116.html
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The character あ“a” in hiragana is stylized, and the hiragana character い“i” is drawn in the center margin to represent the town name.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 07 October 2026

Eigenji Town / 永源寺町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the former town of Eigenji was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/old/bno/2005/05-01/n050125.html
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The katakana character エ “E” has been stylized and placed within a hexagon representing Shiga Prefecture. According to records from Higashi-Ōmi City, Jakushitsu Motomitsu founded Eigen-ji Temple in 1361 at the invitation of Rokkaku Ujiyori. Rokkaku means a hxagon.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 October 2026

Gamo Town / 蒲生町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the former town of Gamo was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/old/bno/2005/05-12/n051227.html
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The design is based on the hiragana characterがも“gamo,” symbolizing happiness and harmony, while the wings represent the town's rapid development.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 October 2026

Gokasho Town / 五個荘町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag pf the former town of Gokasho was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/old/bno/2005/05-01/n050112.html
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The design is based on the kanji character for “five” (五) and symbolizes a town moving forward.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 October 2026

Koto Town / 湖東町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the former town of Koto was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/koho/gappei/kaigi/new_1/kyogi18.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The design is based on the hiragana characterことう“kotou”; the wings symbolize the town’s progress, while the overall design represents harmony.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 09 October 2026

Notogawa Town / 能登川町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the town of Notogawa was blue (or white variant) with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Sources: http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/info.php?type=article
http://www.shigahochi.co.jp/old/bno/2003/03-05/n030527.html
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The design is based on the kanji character “能,” symbolizing the town's rapid development, while the circular shape represents the harmony and unity of the townspeople.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 09 October 2026

Yokaichi City / 八日市市

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The flag of the former city of Yokaichi was blue with mark. The city is now, from 2005, part of the city of Higashiomi.
Source: http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/koho/gappei/kaigi/new_1/kyogi18.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 10 March 2014

The design features the kanji characters 八日for “8th” stylized within a hexagon representing Shiga Prefecture, while the circle symbolizes the harmony and unity of the citizens.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 10 October 2026