Flag of Iwate Prefecture

The Flag of Iwate Prefecture (岩手県旗) is the prefectural flag of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. This article also discusses the Iwate prefectural emblem which is displayed on the flag.

Overview
To commemorate the construction of the Iwate Prefectural Office, a public contest was held to create a new symbol for Iwate, and the crest was announced on 10 November 1964 under Prefectural Announcement No.1083 (告示第1083号). The symbol itself is a vertically symmetrical adaptation of the Chinese character 岩, pronounced iwa, as in Iwate.

The flag itself was instituted on 6 March 1965. It consists of a grayish blue background with the Iwate crest centered in white.