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![[Simane (Japan)]](../images/j/jp-32.gif)
image by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998
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Gold stylized 4 Katakana character of Ma (マ) of Shimane (Shi
means 4) in round shape on wine red colour field. Adopted 8 November 1968.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998

image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 25 October 2009
Shimane Prefecture has a variant and simplified flag of red field with white emblem while the official flag has yellow
emblem.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 25 October 2009
![[Simane (Japan)]](../images/j/jp-32-ma.gif)
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 22 October 2009
The city emblem was adopted on Mar 31st 2005 by the Prefecture Notice No 6 but no flag law.
The white flag is charged with blue city emblem in the center.
The flag proportions are 2:3.
The city emblem represents 松= a pine needle inside and a turtleshell outside in the connection with
old castle of Mt. Kameda (turtle) in the city.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 October 2009
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