Japanese Prefectures' Flags
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In this episode of #FunWithFlags I list and talk about the 47 flags of Japanese Prefectures!
Timestamps:
Intro/Explanation - 0:50
JP01 to JP-10 - 4:41
Comparison to old symbols - 6:34
JP-11 to JP-20 - 7:47
Explaining character styles - 9:07
JP-21 to JP-30 - 9:40
JP-31 to JP-47 - 11:54
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Which other country's local flags should I do a video on?
@tomasvisentin5868
4 жыл бұрын
Argentina 🇦🇷
@thomasvincent8905
4 жыл бұрын
The english counties would be great.
@frostleaf7833
4 жыл бұрын
Italy
@TheTattieShaw
4 жыл бұрын
Scotland
@Lucas-bi7ii
4 жыл бұрын
Brazil 🇧🇷🤝🇹🇴
Japanese Prefectures flags are minimalistic heaven.
@user-fn3py8hv9p
4 жыл бұрын
Jesus Bernal Japan flag is also minimalist tho haha, just red spot in a white background...
@itsblitz4437
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-fn3py8hv9p red dot represents the sun. In fact the country and its people are very minimalist themselves in some ways.
@user-fn3py8hv9p
4 жыл бұрын
Sterling Archer ey, you think I don’t now that? Lol
@chosunhi
4 жыл бұрын
死にたい
@user-fn3py8hv9p
3 жыл бұрын
Shanon Fluke まてまてきみついさっき違う動画でもコメントしたよね?w
The flags are abstract, but so great! I love the flags and try to imitate their style when making my own fan-made flags
@micardorilos5307
4 жыл бұрын
Xiphactinus Official damn bro I’m just digging to find who tf asked
@xiphactinusaudax1045
4 жыл бұрын
@@micardorilos5307 You did
@micardorilos5307
4 жыл бұрын
Xiphactinus Official well shit
@xiphactinusaudax1045
4 жыл бұрын
@Monteph If you don't care, then why did you reply? Just scroll past it, no need to be rude.
@xiphactinusaudax1045
4 жыл бұрын
@Monteph Yeah I bet a lot of people don't, I'm just leaving my thoughts. I just...don't really think you needed to say anything. I'm surprised even 70 people care
Me: *clicks GK video* Me: *gets bill wurtz video* *Visible Confusion*
@liam-man7265
4 жыл бұрын
LMAO!!! 😂😂😂
@user-wl9tm1qf9e
4 жыл бұрын
Me: writes dumb comment Someone: are u ok? Me: Thanks for checking in, im *still a piece of garbage* Them: stop pls
@xiphactinusaudax1045
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-wl9tm1qf9e ??
@user-wl9tm1qf9e
4 жыл бұрын
@@xiphactinusaudax1045 you have to watch bill wurtz to get it
@xiphactinusaudax1045
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-wl9tm1qf9e I do tho, he keeps appearing in my recommendations and I think he's funny. I...still don't get it.
旗の模様がシンプルな理由などもしっかり調べられていてとても良き😊
Ah, yes... The country that gave us The End of Evangelion, Super Mario Bros 3 and the coolest regional flags.
@austinwiebe3801
3 жыл бұрын
A man of culture, I see
@marleyrios1573
Жыл бұрын
The home of PlayStation Nintendo and Sega
@marleyrios1573
Жыл бұрын
Also home to the newest game of Splatoon 3
@marleyrios1573
Жыл бұрын
And home where Shinzo Abe died
@kyleduynguyen2309
Жыл бұрын
@@marleyrios1573 what will you rate for splatoon 3?
各都道府県にゆるキャラがいることは まだ気付かれてないようだな…
@user-zx1re1xy8h
3 жыл бұрын
シッ!言っちゃだめ! あれは日本の秘密兵k
@IMEIKUN
3 жыл бұрын
🐻🚪
@user-fz4sn9kn3s
3 жыл бұрын
機密情報みたいな扱い方で草
@1976tera
3 жыл бұрын
それなW
@bekigam-quden1134
3 жыл бұрын
いつか気づくだろう。
I was born and raised in Ehime Prefecture. So, I can explain about the flag of Ehime prefecture. The flag of Ehime prefecture is designed with mandarin orange flowers. The specialty of Ehime prefecture is mandarin oranges. Ehime Prefecture produces the largest amount of citrus in Japan.
@abcdtemp
9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
いやすごいわ 正直他の県の由来までしっかり調べたことなかった こんなに丁寧に紹介してくれると勉強になるww
Talks about Japan *Preußen Gloria blaring*
@bernardsinaga4436
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah dude, I hear that too
@pabloramos1022
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not mad.... Just... Why lmao. (eu4 flashbacks coming in)
@josephtaylor2085
4 жыл бұрын
150% discipline
@Max-sz3sn
3 жыл бұрын
GUTENTAG
@whenthe1999
3 жыл бұрын
GUTEN TAG Preußen
Greetings from Brazil! Love Japan! 🇧🇷♥️🇯🇵
I’m not even half way through and I already love this video. Concise and pleasing and simple graphics and layouts, and well organized content. Japan would be proud! Thank you for this!
日本人 : 紹介してくれて嬉しい 海外の反応 : S m a s h B r o s
@kinuyorimomen
3 жыл бұрын
まさかおんなじ画像を使ってる人がいるなんて思いもしなかっです。
@user-jg9xl9ph6r
3 жыл бұрын
あ な た で 二 人 目 で す 。
@user-zq8bi1xr8y
3 жыл бұрын
てかここ食いもんのアイコンしかないじゃん
@cat6666
3 жыл бұрын
なら俺はそれを切る役割に...
@user-hh4ev2uc4j
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-zq8bi1xr8y それな
I always confuse Japan's prefectures flags with company logos.
@shockingfactsmadeeasier7401
4 жыл бұрын
me too
@arthurbarreto5986
4 жыл бұрын
They all really look like company logos
@DerZufalligeMano
4 жыл бұрын
The design looks more like from the 2010s.
@miriamc7139
4 жыл бұрын
@@DerZufalligeMano probably, im abit outta touch in anycase i quite like them 😂
@user-fn3py8hv9p
4 жыл бұрын
The company logo and the prefecture flags both came from a family emblems that ruled the country/company so it makes sense tho
Love your videos! Keep the great work up!
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CREATE THIS VIDEO!!🥲😍😍 Lovely!!🇯🇵✨💙
Japanese Prefecture flags are so clean and modern why can other flags be like that? Im talking to you, Liberia state flags...
@basileus2824
4 жыл бұрын
Liberian state flags are godly. The MS Paint skillz on them are on point
@themorebike880
4 жыл бұрын
@@basileus2824 hell yeah
@jaheppe2543
4 жыл бұрын
well technically theyre modern.. MS Paint is a somewhat modern programm after all
@kousvetkousvet4158
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaheppe2543 well, it is the unic state in Africa that survived the european colonization, so i don't know if the best way to show the flags is in a modern way
@diamondsky3787
4 жыл бұрын
@@kousvetkousvet4158 well they didnt survived american colonization so...
Very interesting lesson on Japan's prefectural flags. Thank You. 🇯🇵
10:43 シ ガ (迫真)
@user-cb1ox6wi3d
3 жыл бұрын
放送事故
I have to say, for someone who doesn't learn the Japanese language (I could hear by your pronounciation of Niigata xD), you put a lot of work into this video, finding all the right Kana and Kanji and finding out about the 3 systems! A+ :)
Amazing video, I'm a huge fan of these flags and am interested in Japanese prefectures more generally. One thing to mention is that Tokyo, Okinawa and Nagasaki use Latin letters as part of the rebus imagery on their flag, not because they are large metropolitan areas as you mentioned, but instead because these three places have historically had the most ties with the West. -Nagasaki is an historic port with a small area called Dejima, which between 1641-1854 was delegated as a Dutch trading post and was Japan's only link to the outside world during the lengthy, peaceful Tokugawa shogunate. From these Dutch merchants, Japan became (cautiously) exposed to western medicine, the Dutch language and other fields of study known as 'Rangaku' which comes from one syllable of Japanese pronunciation for Holland, 'ran' + 'gaku' (to study). -Okinawa contains a huge number of US military bases since the US occupation of Japan following the Second World War. This is an ongoing source of tension with locals and nationalists, and has lead to the Okinawan island chain becoming more diverse than other parts of Japan. -And Tokyo, for obvious reasons, is the most internationally diverse city.
8:55 Ah yes, the Smash Bros Prefecture.
@boyq6975
4 жыл бұрын
長野県民だけど、正直そう思う。
@julienpento3636
3 жыл бұрын
I don't speak japanese... sorry if I offended you...😢
@boyq6975
3 жыл бұрын
@@julienpento3636 No. You didn't offend me. I just feel same as you. I live in the prefecture, the smash bros prefecture. I hope you got what i wanted to say. Sorry for my poor english.
@yaricoo
3 жыл бұрын
BOY Q don’t be sorry for your english. i’m not a english speaker and also pretty bad at english but most english speakers are well aware of the fact that many countries using english for universal alternative language. thus they usually very generous about bad english. so just tackle with it. my english skill got better with every time i using it, so you could do it too.
@boyq6975
3 жыл бұрын
@@yaricoo I will try it. Thanks for encouraging me.
12:47 はみかんの花だったと思います。 I think it was a flower of mandarin orange.(I'm sorry if my words are wrong)
@haf4860
3 жыл бұрын
特産だからですね
The prussian music for a japanese flag video is a interesting combination =D
My favourite is hokkaido and Kyoto! Great video!
Japan the homeland of Anime, Nintendo, Sony and beautiful culture
@Catperson84
4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Godzilla too
@lorenzoeli2939
4 жыл бұрын
WW2 left the chat
@crateofpasta8201
4 жыл бұрын
" What can I say except *nice* "
@torbjorn1580
4 жыл бұрын
Happy weeb noises ^^
@SnowChickenFlake
4 жыл бұрын
and mitsubishi, subaru, toyota, honda, nissan and many more
Great video! 👍 Do a video about the flags of Portugal's District capitals!
I love how unique all of the flags are! Maybe you could do a video about the flags of Brazil?
11:22 こんにちわ! I live in Wakayama prefecture. There is Kumano Kodo, a World Heritage Site in Wakayama. After the corona , Please come and visit Wakayama!
0:12 Ah I see you're a man of culture as well. Bill Wurtz is love, Bill Wurtz is life. I like the Saga and Karafuto flags the most
@saulenfischbearn7470
4 жыл бұрын
I think he just watched the entire history of the world I guee too often
@saulenfischbearn7470
4 жыл бұрын
@Samuel Demetriades Ikr, he is everywhere
@reeckoyoshi5887
4 жыл бұрын
He must be a bot.
@saulenfischbearn7470
4 жыл бұрын
@@reeckoyoshi5887 For sure
@povsok3858
4 жыл бұрын
Avery the Cuban-American BOI I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
Love to see traditional english county flags. Many of them are recently developed, but based on previous symbolism of the shires. There are online resources which can explain them readily available.
I love the classical music and march music you always use in the background, very cool that you worked the Königgrätzer march in there on this one, it’s a good way of helping to rectify the vilification of culture including this song. I like how it was included in Indiana Jones but I also feel like the movie made people associate the song with the Nazis, with which they already associated Preussens Gloria. And I understand the sentiment at the time, wounds were still fresh for decades, but I think as we move into a new geopolitical era in the last 8 or 9 years that puts WWII now 3 eras in the past (Cold War 1946-1991, and “post-history” 1991-2014), we can hopefully now start to recognize the difference between German and Nazi symbols. So well done, the reincorporation of German culture in to the greater historical narrative, end of the myth of the “dark ages” lasting any time beyond 962, or of Germans being a bunch of squabbling tribes during the HRE years, all are being accomplished on KZread lately and it’s great to see this recognition once again after many years of (understandable) post-WWII misinformation Edit: wow preussens gloria is in here too! Very cool!
Japans prefecture flags are so awesome. Sometimes I wish countries would adopt them. Its a wonderful country that is inspiring in everything it does. Just looking at them work everything to perfection helps me keep grindong on KZread.
@chunkyboi7443
4 жыл бұрын
A countries flag has lots of history behind it. It just wouldnt make sense for them adopt one from japaj
@stevensiegert
4 жыл бұрын
No, our flags and coat of arms have their own history and look as good, if not better. It wouldn't make sense for other countries too.
@hpsmash77
2 жыл бұрын
no country should just take some other country's flag... except liberia state flags
16この勾玉は埼玉県の名前の由来のさきみたまを表しています。もう一つの意味として太陽、発展、情熱、力強さを表しています。
@user-ui6mv9xk8u
3 жыл бұрын
俺は、奈良時代に国府の置かれた、多磨(たま)から見て、その先の地域、先多磨(さきたま)が訛って埼玉(さいたま)になったって聞いたなぁ
@tykep1009
3 жыл бұрын
荒魂と和魂は知ってるけど幸魂は聞いたことないな?と思ったら「一霊四魂説」で幕末に作られた概念っぽいのね さきみたまの由来はともかく、県旗を作った人がどんな意図でデザインしたのかはよく分かった
THANK YOU for making this vid
If you watch this video, you can learn to Japan perfectly. What a good video! Awesome!
🇯🇵 Japan has a beautiful shape 🗾
@user-kc2fl9yk2s
4 жыл бұрын
It looks like a shape of a dragon😀
@aminridho3585
3 жыл бұрын
Shape of sea horse
何故こんなにも流暢に解説出来るのか... その好奇心と知識量に感服してしまう
I am so proud of you using prussias gloria as the background music
I loved you used Prußen Gloria :-) as background music
Fun fact: Shizuoka literally means "Silent Hill" 👀
@user-jg9xl9ph6r
3 жыл бұрын
静岡(Shizuoka) 静(Shizu)=Silent 岡(Oka)=Hill
Japan is creative, advanced and most importantly UNIQUE.
@nunomartins2209
4 жыл бұрын
They homogenouse
@user-kz7ok6qg3l
3 жыл бұрын
Totally unrelated but fully capitalized UNIQUE made me realize where UNIQLO came from
YES FULL VIDEO ON THE FLAG'S HISTORY! I would love to know why they stripped the flag down.
Good video i enjoy your videos
8:45 Poor Fukui, only 1 second...
Thank you for introducing the coat of arms that symbolizes each prefecture in Japan. Many Japanese know the symbol of the area where they live because these emblems can be seen on the flags on schools and government offices. However, few people know the mark of the area where they do not live. Moreover, very few people memorize all the marks.
This was a cool video! It's a subject that I've honestly never considered, but I found it pretty fascinating!
I really liked the video!
Loved the Bill Wurtz reference!!
9:02 “Looking either like an xbox logo or a basketball” That, is a thermal detonator my friend.
@RRM_Personal
4 жыл бұрын
Smash ball
@israelmontemayor9628
4 жыл бұрын
@@RRM_Personal exaxtly what I thought
I didn't realize how much interesting and unique our Kensyo (県章) were till I watched your wonderful work here. Thank you for sharing. Here are some things I noticed ー Kensyo might be called as the Prefecture logo or symbol than a flag. And ginko (銀杏/いちょう) is read with hard G sound as in gig not in gin. Some corrections for the pronunciations of the prefecture names ー Tochigi (栃木/ち) with CHI as in chance, Niigata (新潟/にいがた) with NI-I and not as in night, Gifu (岐阜/ぎふ) with hard G as in git, Osaka (大阪/おおさか) with S not Z sound. And about Tottori (鳥取/とっとり), as you can see in Kanji, the bird part is the first character, not the second/last part. (鳥/とり means a bird.)
Besides some weird pronunciation (which you can easily check with google translator for example) the video was very interesting and informative. Good visuals, too!
8:30 This pronunciation is killing me lmao Its pronounced “Nee-ga-ta” I think
@Chu-Tai-Gomen-heart
3 жыл бұрын
Also every Gi is to pronounced as Ghi not Dji, Kyo as Kjo not Kijo....
@grasssyboi5076
3 жыл бұрын
Just a thought but he may have been not wanting to get demonetized because it sounds like the n-word
@beesleyrc759
3 жыл бұрын
He also pronounced Osaka wrong.
I always love the Japanese prefecture flags, they are just so beautiful
Já estou a ver o próximo vídeo....bandeiras dos conselhos portugueses 😄 btw, Nice video bro
The aesthetic is so cool, Japan is such a unique country
8:30 Perhaps Niigata is a communal zone
12:43 愛媛県、独立する予定でもあるのかね
@user-el8kz4vu9u
3 жыл бұрын
ソ連赤軍 新潟のやつ社会主義革命起こしそうww
@mikado-aono
3 жыл бұрын
とろろ。 あの赤とあの黄色はもうそれやんw
@user-bi6ul1jj1vafhikjh3
3 жыл бұрын
🇰🇵に似てると言っている人がいるのを確認しましたw
@bruhz_089
3 жыл бұрын
Shut up Japanese people!
@Tantatatantan
3 жыл бұрын
shut up and dance with me!
I wanna point out that the seven-point star on Hokkaido's flag is also a stylization of the character 北, the first character of the prefecture's name when rendered with Kanji
9:26 Since Japanese writing system uses Katakana for foreign/loan words & Hiragana for indigenous words their use in the flags may also be based on whether the name of the prefecture is in a foreign word or an indigenous word, but it could also be that while designing the flag one letter looked better than the other for its use on the flag.
Plot Twist: General Knowledge is Bill Wurtz’s long lost cousin.
@yanl3914
4 жыл бұрын
plot twist : General knowledge is Bill Wurtz himself
@plant5875
3 жыл бұрын
@@yanl3914 Iconic bull wortz. made the hustory of the world u guess
@bruhz_089
3 жыл бұрын
How
誰か、日本人はいませんか? 私だけっぽいですね。。。 I'm Japanese. Which one do you like best the flag of forty seven prefectures? Thank you for introducing us to our country and prefectures. The national flag of your country is also beautiful.
@tmhrsyut
4 жыл бұрын
|ω・`)ノ ヤァ
@user-sk5ud7qe7z
4 жыл бұрын
こんにちわ
@user-ru7cg6sq5t
4 жыл бұрын
こんにちは
@user-ru7cg6sq5t
4 жыл бұрын
日本人です貴方の同胞です
@user-nz5wu1hr5g
4 жыл бұрын
わいもや
Do a full video on the flag!
8:56 yo the Nagano one looks like the smash bros logo 😂😂
Can we all take a moment to appreciate all these flags? I think these are the most beautiful flags i've ever seen, they're so simple but that's what makes them unique. 🗾🇯🇵❤
この動画で初めて他県の旗を見て知った
@user-px7ln4ie4g
3 жыл бұрын
ちなみに何県出身?ワイは神奈川
@user-lq2ny5jt5n
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-px7ln4ie4g 静岡県です お隣さんですね。
@user-px7ln4ie4g
3 жыл бұрын
青い空 ありです😘
@user-ln4me5zg8w
3 жыл бұрын
ふ、福岡...
I was drinking coffee when the "fan of flags" happened. Best choking of my life.
I loved this video!! But then again, I am very fond of Japan so I might be bias haha
東京都と鹿児島県は、公なとこでも、ほぼ県旗じゃなくてシンボルマークを使ってるんですよね。
In this and other worlds,Japan is one of my favourite countries and one of a few of my favourite Asian countries to be desired because of most of the good people,education,fashion,technology and many other good careers in my life forever and every generations that we would be born,good friends!!!I would wish that one day,I would only be visiting there if the coronavirus pandemic would be cured by a vaccine which I hope so as quick as possible and I would want to visit all the prefectures of the country to enjoy with the environment and atmosphere there with the people over there to be guiding me to visit all the places there,good friends!!!:-D
I studied Japanese in college and know the writing systems fairly well. You are correct in regards to Kan'ji. They are the characters borrowed from China. Japanese officially uses about 2,000 of them. Hiragana and katakana are much easier to learn, as they correspond with specific syllables. The difference between the two is this: - Hiragana is the more cursive of the two, and is much more widely used. - Katakana is the more angular of the two, and is primarily used as italics. Words of non-Japanese origin (i.e. English loanwords) are almost always written in this script.
Great Video! Can you make such a video for the Counties of Liberia?
@TheTattieShaw
4 жыл бұрын
Join his discord and suggest this there link in the description
I love Japanese flag(s), simple yet elegant and beautiful.
Should be named satisfying montage.
@nealsterling8151
4 жыл бұрын
What?
I'm just going to say it, Der Kongrater Marche is an... interesting choice of background music.
Thank you for introducing our flag❣️from Japan💖💖
Makes me think how US states really need new flags. Most of them are just the state seal on a background color.
@parkerwilkins5495
4 жыл бұрын
Most of these are the prefectures symbol with a background
@tibethatguy
4 жыл бұрын
@@parkerwilkins5495 The difference is that the seals of the US states are much more detailed than the prefectural symbols of Japan.
@BlackIndigenousPosse
4 жыл бұрын
@@parkerwilkins5495 Snap out of your delusion. US state flags are garbage.
@parkerwilkins5495
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackIndigenousPosse did I say they weren't?/
@BlackIndigenousPosse
4 жыл бұрын
@@parkerwilkins5495 Stay in denial. Americans feel the need to bicker about everything they suck at.
9:00 that's a smash ball
"San" means three. The flag of the JP-22 prefecture reminds you of the symbol and colours of the New York Nicks*. Great videos. Continua o bom trabalho. Abraço de Portugal🤜🤛🙌🇵🇹
いい動画ですね、ありがとうございます!
I found a mistake. Shizuoka picture(×) →Yamanashi prefecture,Oshino village. 静岡の富士山の写真は誤りです。山梨県忍野村、忍野八海付近の富士山の写真です。
7:47 Saitama's stones are believed to be soul stones in Japanese folklore.
Oh yes, 13 seconds in and this is the video I like to see ;)
Cool vid
8:16 looks like a person wearing a tie.
7:02 why do i hear prussian glory in the background?
learned them all a few days ago theyre really cool
These are very nice
8:01 My hometown❤🗼
3:54神奈川の強キャラ感
So what’s up with Der Königgrätzer Marsch in the background at 4:50ish? Did I miss it before? Is it weird I know?
Beautifull flags!
Would love to see videos of other subdivision flags, for example the Russian flags and UK county flags
@TheTattieShaw
4 жыл бұрын
Join his discord and suggest this there link in the description
15:03 Is that a rendering error?
2:35 Why there is a Yorckscher Marsch in a background?
I’d love to see a video of the Department flags of Uruguay!
Japan Flags: We so simple Kanji: lol wut?
8:29 "Naigata"?? It's "nee-gatah"
Is the background music "Preussen Gloria"?
Rebus comes from Latin btw and is also a common word and familiar concept in Dutch (my language) and is especially commonly used as puzzles for kids.