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Each modern prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design (mon), often incorporating the letters of Japanese writing system. A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colours not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.

Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called "symbol flags" (シンボル旗). They may be used on less formal occasions. Famous symbol flags include the one used in Tokyo.

Swiss league formats

 * From 1897–98 to 1900–01 the Swiss championship was contested by clubs in three regional groups, with winners qualifying for the final play-offs. These usually included home and away ties or a single final match.
 * From 1901–02 to 1906–07 the winners of three regional groups (East,Central, and West) qualified for a single round-robin tournament which determined the overall winners.
 * From 1907–08 to 1908–09 the format was reduced to two groups of clubs (East and West), with teams playing every other club twice. Winners of each group would then play the single match championship final.
 * From 1909–10 to 1913–14 the system reverted back to three groups plus a three-way play-off mini league.
 * In 1914–15 the Central group was split into two (Central A and Central B), and winners of the resulting four groups played a cup-style play-off, with two semi-finals and a single match final.
 * From 1915–16 to 1928–29 the system reverted back to three groups plus a three-way play-off mini league.
 * In 1929–30 the play-off mini league was expanded to include three group winners and three group runners-up.
 * In 1931–32 the number of groups was reduced to two groups with 8 clubs each, with top two clubs advancing to a four-way play-off mini league.
 * In 1933–34 the first unified national league format was adopted, with 16 clubs playing in a double round-robin format.
 * In 1934–35 the number of clubs was reduced to 14.
 * In 1936–37 the number of clubs was further reduced to 13.
 * In 1937–38 the number of clubs was further reduced to 12.
 * In 1941–42 the number of clubs was increased to 14. The two top teams ended the season equal on points so a double-tied playoff was played to determine the champions.
 * In 1967–68 the three top teams ended the season equal on points so a three-way single round-robin play-off was played.
 * In 1970–71 top two teams ended the season equal on points so a single match play-off was played.
 * In 1976–77 the football system was reformed. Number of top level clubs was reduced to 12, who played each other twice in the first part of the season (22 rounds). Top six clubs qualified for a championship mini league, playing each other twice for an additional ten rounds, and carrying over half of the points won in the first part of the season. In 1976–77 top two clubs finished on equal points so they played an additional play-off match to determine winners.
 * In 1980–81 the play-off system was replaced by a single 14 club league played in a double round robin format
 * In 1981–82 the number of clubs was increased to 16.
 * In 1983–84 top two teams ended the season equal on points so a single match playoff was played.
 * From 1987–88 to 2002–03 the league was contested by 12 clubs. The first part of the season was played in a double round-robin format (22 rounds). Top eight clubs would then qualify for the Championship Group, a mini league played in a double round robin format, for an additional 14 rounds, with clubs taking over half of points won in the first part of the season. The bottom four clubs would join second-tier clubs to play in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
 * From the 2003–04 to present the league is contested by 10 clubs playing in a quadruple round-robin format in 36 rounds