Hiroshima Prefecture is an Japanese subdivision which can be found in the southern part of Honshu, the main island of Japan. Around 2.2 million people live in the prefecture and half of it lives in the capital Hiroshima. That city is mainly known of the events at the end of World War II with the drop of the atomic bomb. The prefecture economics is known of car manufacturing by Mazda Motor Corporation which has it's headquarters in Fuchū, selling worldwide more then an million cars annually. The second city of the prefecture is Kure an major shipbuilding city and once the main port of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Those days are over after World War II but before that many navy vessels where build here, museums can be visited about everything with Kure's maritime heritage. Part of the city Hatsukaichi is the island Miyajima one of the holiest places in Japan of the Shinto religion. Many shrines can be seen on the island, also some impressive Buddhist temples are there. So let's take an look at the flag.
The flag has an wine red background with the prefecture emblem in the center. The white emblem is the first letter of Hiroshima in Japanese in stylized form, the actual letter is this ヒ. The roundness of the emblems symbolize the harmony and unity of the citizens of the prefecture. The overlap of the white cirkels symbolize progress in the prefecture. Don't find the meaning of the colors yet. Top notch flag like many Japanese prefectures.
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