Saturday, July 02, 2005

47 Prefectural Flags of Japan

The nation of Japan is comprised up of "Prefectures." These are civil administrative districts similar to American "States" but more closely resemble the smaller "County" system. This new design collection by Han Translation has assembled all 47 Prefectural Flags, with the official emblem for each. The Prefecture names are also spelled using Japanese Kanji characters. These make perfect gift for anyone who has been to Japan or plans to visit. The 47 Prefectures consist of: Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/706143