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Japan Prefecture Flags

Japan has 47 prefectures, its version of states, and each one has its own flag. Here are all 47, region by region from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, with the name, the name in Japanese and what the symbol shows. The quiz is right below.

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Hokkaido · 1

  • Flag of Hokkaido PrefectureHokkaido 北海道A red and white seven-pointed star on dark navy blue.

Tohoku · 6

  • Flag of Aomori PrefectureAomori 青森県A green outline of the prefecture on white, its two peninsulas reaching north.
  • Flag of Iwate PrefectureIwate 岩手県A white geometric emblem, made from the character 岩 (iwa, rock), on teal.
  • Flag of Miyagi PrefectureMiyagi 宮城県A white emblem of three loops on one stem, on dark green.
  • Flag of Akita PrefectureAkita 秋田県A white swoosh with a dot, like a comet, on dark red.
  • Flag of Yamagata PrefectureYamagata 山形県Three white mountain peaks on bright blue.
  • Flag of Fukushima PrefectureFukushima 福島県A white ring with a hooked top, the hiragana ふ (fu), on orange.

Kanto · 7

  • Flag of Ibaraki PrefectureIbaraki 茨城県A white rose bud with a blue spiral, on blue violet.
  • Flag of Tochigi PrefectureTochigi 栃木県A white blocky emblem on yellow green.
  • Flag of Gunma PrefectureGunma 群馬県Three white crescents around a tiny emblem, on purple.
  • Flag of Saitama PrefectureSaitama 埼玉県A ring of 16 red comma shapes (magatama) on white.
  • Flag of Chiba PrefectureChiba 千葉県A white star with long points and a yellow edge, on blue.
  • Flag of Tokyo PrefectureTokyo 東京都A white sun with six rays on purple. Many read it as a T for Tokyo.
  • Flag of Kanagawa PrefectureKanagawa 神奈川県A red emblem on white, made from the character 神 (kami) of Kanagawa.

Chubu · 9

  • Flag of Niigata PrefectureNiigata 新潟県A yellow ring with small marks at the top, on red.
  • Flag of Toyama PrefectureToyama 富山県Green mountain peaks on white.
  • Flag of Ishikawa PrefectureIshikawa 石川県White slanted strokes on bright blue.
  • Flag of Fukui PrefectureFukui 福井県A white ring with a curved shape inside, on navy blue.
  • Flag of Yamanashi PrefectureYamanashi 山梨県A white mountain outline with a small yellow emblem inside, on magenta.
  • Flag of Nagano PrefectureNagano 長野県A white circle cut by a line, beside a white crescent, on orange.
  • Flag of Gifu PrefectureGifu 岐阜県A green ring around the character 岐 (gi), on white.
  • Flag of Shizuoka PrefectureShizuoka 静岡県Mount Fuji in orange, inside the white shape of the prefecture, on blue.
  • Flag of Aichi PrefectureAichi 愛知県A white round emblem with a pointed top, on dark rose red.

Kansai (Kinki) · 7

  • Flag of Mie PrefectureMie 三重県A white ring with two long diagonal strokes, on green.
  • Flag of Shiga PrefectureShiga 滋賀県A white ring with wings, on light blue.
  • Flag of Kyoto PrefectureKyoto 京都府A yellow six-petalled emblem inside a white flower, on purple.
  • Flag of Osaka PrefectureOsaka 大阪府A white emblem of joined circles, like a gourd, on royal blue.
  • Flag of Hyogo PrefectureHyogo 兵庫県White waves on light blue, with a character hidden in the middle.
  • Flag of Nara PrefectureNara 奈良県A dark red circle with a notch on one side, on white.
  • Flag of Wakayama PrefectureWakayama 和歌山県A dark blue ring with a gap, like a C, on white.

Chugoku · 5

  • Flag of Tottori PrefectureTottori 鳥取県A white bird shape on dark blue. Tori means bird.
  • Flag of Shimane PrefectureShimane 島根県Four yellow rings joined in a cross, on dark red.
  • Flag of Okayama PrefectureOkayama 岡山県A yellow ring with a V shape across it, on purple.
  • Flag of Hiroshima PrefectureHiroshima 広島県A white crescent with a red curve inside, on rose red.
  • Flag of Yamaguchi PrefectureYamaguchi 山口県A white emblem like a bird with spread wings, on brown.

Shikoku · 4

  • Flag of Tokushima PrefectureTokushima 徳島県A yellow emblem with a notch, on blue.
  • Flag of Kagawa PrefectureKagawa 香川県Two white curved strokes, like a tent, on dark green.
  • Flag of Ehime PrefectureEhime 愛媛県A white flower with an orange centre on green, between two orange bands. The only one with stripes.
  • Flag of Kochi PrefectureKochi 高知県A white ring with a drop shape inside, on dark red.

Kyushu and Okinawa · 8

  • Flag of Fukuoka PrefectureFukuoka 福岡県A white plum blossom with blue outlines, on blue.
  • Flag of Saga PrefectureSaga 佐賀県A white flower with red marks in the middle, on teal.
  • Flag of Nagasaki PrefectureNagasaki 長崎県A sky blue N shape on white.
  • Flag of Kumamoto PrefectureKumamoto 熊本県A white shape with a round dark red hole, on dark red.
  • Flag of Oita PrefectureOita 大分県A red three-pointed emblem around a white ring, on white.
  • Flag of Miyazaki PrefectureMiyazaki 宮崎県Three yellow bars stepping down, on green.
  • Flag of Kagoshima PrefectureKagoshima 鹿児島県A black ring open at the bottom, with a red disc inside, on white.
  • Flag of Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa 沖縄県A thick red ring, a white circle and a red disc on white: a big O.

Japan Prefecture Flags Quiz

Ten flags a round, all 47 in the last one. Play as many times as you want.

Japan Prefecture Flags Quiz at a Glance

Japan has 47 prefectures, the country's version of states, and every one of them has its own flag. Most are a single colour with one symbol in the middle, so they are easy to mix up. This free quiz shows a flag and asks for the prefecture, sets the 11 white flags against each other, and asks you to pick the flag for a prefecture.

Flags
47
Regions
8, Hokkaido to Kyushu and Okinawa
White flags
11, in their own round
Only one with stripes
Ehime
Rounds
3, plus all 47
Price
Free, no sign up

How to Play the Japan Prefecture Flags Quiz

  1. Famous: a flag is shown and you pick its prefecture from four. These are the prefectures most people know, like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
  2. Look-alikes: only the white flags, and the wrong answers are white flags too.
  3. Pick the flag: a prefecture is named and you pick its flag from four pictures.
  4. All 47 shows every prefecture flag once.
  5. After a wrong answer the right prefecture shows with what sets its flag apart.

What Makes It Different

  • All 47 flags on one page, region by region, with the English and Japanese names.
  • A round only for the eleven white flags, the ones people mix up most.
  • A line under every flag saying what is on it, so you know what to look for.

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures: Tokyo (a metropolis), Hokkaido, the two urban prefectures of Osaka and Kyoto, and 43 more. In Japanese they are called todōfuken, and in English people often call them states.

What the Prefecture Flags Have in Common

Almost every prefecture flag follows one pattern: a plain field in one colour with a symbol in the middle. The symbol is the prefecture’s emblem, in the style of a Japanese family crest (mon): simple, flat and easy to stamp or sew.

Many emblems are built from the prefecture’s own name. Kanagawa’s is the character 神 (kami), Gifu’s the character 岐 (gi), Iwate’s the character 岩 (iwa) and Fukushima’s the hiragana ふ (fu). Others show the land: Aomori draws the outline of the prefecture, and Shizuoka puts Mount Fuji inside its own outline.

The White Flags

Aomori, Saitama, Kanagawa, Toyama, Gifu, Nara, Wakayama, Nagasaki, Oita, Kagoshima and Okinawa all have a white field with one coloured emblem, so the colour of the field will not help you. Look at the emblem’s colour and shape instead: green for Aomori, Toyama and Gifu, red for Saitama, Kanagawa, Oita and Okinawa, blue for Wakayama and Nagasaki, dark red for Nara, and black and red for Kagoshima. The Look-alikes round asks only these.

Flags That Stand Out

Tokyo has a white sun with six rays on purple, a colour known as Edo purple. Hokkaido has a red and white seven-pointed star on dark navy. Ehime is the only flag with stripes, an orange band at the top and the bottom. Shizuoka shows Mount Fuji. Okinawa has a red ring around a white circle, which reads as a big O.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many prefectures does Japan have?

47. Tokyo is a metropolis (to), Hokkaido a circuit (dō), Osaka and Kyoto are urban prefectures (fu), and the other 43 are prefectures (ken). Together they are called todōfuken.

Does Japan have states?

Not officially. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, each with its own governor, assembly and flag. In English people often call them states, so “Japan state flags” and “Japan prefecture flags” mean the same thing.

Which Japanese prefecture flags look alike?

Above all the white ones, a white field with one coloured emblem: Aomori, Saitama, Kanagawa, Toyama, Gifu, Nara, Wakayama, Nagasaki, Oita, Kagoshima, Okinawa. The Look-alikes round asks only these. To tell them apart, look at the emblem’s colour and shape.

What does the Tokyo flag look like?

A white emblem on purple. The emblem is a sun with six rays, and many people also read it as a T for Tokyo. The purple is known as Edo purple, after Edo, the old name of Tokyo.

Which prefecture flag has stripes?

Only Ehime’s. It has an orange band at the top and the bottom, with a white flower in the middle of a green field.

Which prefecture flag shows Mount Fuji?

Shizuoka’s. Mount Fuji is drawn in orange inside the white outline of the prefecture, on a blue field.

Is the Japan prefecture flags quiz free?

Yes. There is no sign up and nothing to download. Sign in only if you want your scores on the leaderboard.

Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated October 28, 2026.

Image credits: all 47 flags

Every flag image is from Wikimedia Commons. 45 are in the public domain. Kagawa's is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0 by its authors, and Hiroshima's file page on Commons gives its terms.

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