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![[Ôita]](../images/j/jp-44.gif)
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by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998
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Three red stylized Kanji character of O (オ) of Oita in a circle on
white field. O letters represent friendship, faith and diligence, circle harmony
and peace. White stands for equality and peace, red for sincerity. Adopted 24
July 1956.
Nozomi Kariyasu - 1998-05-06
White with red circular emblem consisting of three third-cycles with arrowheads. In hoist lower corner three brown ideograms with ?prefecture name? Proportions 7:10.
This flag is in Smith 1980 marked as a state flag on land.
Željko Heimer, 8 December 1996
The flag is shown at Wikipedia
Beppu is located in Oita Prefecture on the island of
Kyushu and is the second largest city in the
prefecture, ranking behind the capital, Oita City.
Ron Lahav, 12 April 2008
![[Ôita city]](../images/j/jp-44-oi.gif)
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 12 October 2009
The flag was adopted on Feb 1st 1966 by the prefecture by Notice No 9
The flag proportions are 2:3
The blue flag is charged with a white stylized kanji Oita 大分
in the center. The round symbols represent peaceful development of the city.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 October 2009
