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Municipal flowers and trees of Japan

Many Japanese prefectures, cities, towns and villages have chosen an official flower and tree. Select a prefecture to see its municipalities. Names link to our plant pages.

FlowerTree
Hokkaido 179 municipalitiesRosa rugosa (rugosa rose, "Hamanasu")Picea jezoensis var. jezoensis (Yezo spruce, "Ezomatsu")
Aomori 40 municipalitiesMalus pumila (apple, "Ringo")Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae ("Hinokiasunaro")
Iwate 33 municipalitiesPaulownia tomentosa ("Kiri")Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine, "Akamatsu")
Miyagi 35 municipalitiesLespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii f. thunbergii (Thunberg's bushclover, "Miyaginohagi")Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Akita 25 municipalitiesPetasites japonicus subsp. japonicus ("Fuki")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Yamagata 35 municipalitiesCarthamus tinctorius (safflower, "Benibana")Cerasus avium (bird cherry, "Sakuranbo")
Fukushima 59 municipalitiesRhododendron brachycarpum var. brachycarpum f. nemotoanum ("Nemotoshakunage")Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Ibaraki 44 municipalitiesRosa (genus)Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)
Tochigi 25 municipalitiesRhododendron (genus)Aesculus turbinata (Japanese horse-chestnut, "Tochinoki")
Gunma 35 municipalitiesRhododendron molle subsp. japonicum (Japanese azalea, "Rengetsutsuji")Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine, "Kuromatsu")
Saitama 63 municipalitiesPrimula sieboldii (Japanese primrose, "Sakuraso")Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Chiba 54 municipalitiesBrassicaceae (Cruciferae) (family)Podocarpus macrophyllus (yew plum pine, "Inumaki")
Tokyo 62 municipalitiesCerasus ×yedoensis (Yoshino cherry, "Someiyoshino")Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo, "Icho")
Kanagawa 33 municipalitiesLilium auratum var. auratum (golden rayed lily of Japan, "Yamayuri")Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo, "Icho")
Niigata 30 municipalitiesTulipa (genus, tulip), Primula farinosa subsp. modesta var. modesta ("Yukiwariso")Camellia rusticana (snow camellia, "Yukitsubaki")
Toyama 15 municipalitiesTulipa (genus, tulip)Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Ishikawa 19 municipalitiesFritillaria camschatcensis (Kamchatka fritillary, "Kuroyuri")Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae ("Hinokiasunaro")
Fukui 17 municipalitiesNarcissus (genus, daffodils, "Suisen")Pinaceae (family)
Yamanashi 27 municipalitiesCerasus incisa var. incisa ("Mamezakura")Acer (genus)
Nagano 77 municipalitiesGentiana scabra var. buerugeri (Japanese gentian, "Rindo")Betula platyphylla var. japonica (Japanese white birch, "Shirakanba")
Gifu 42 municipalitiesAstragalus sinicus ("Genge")Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata (Japanese yew, "Ichii")
Shizuoka 35 municipalitiesRhododendron (genus)Osmanthus fragrans var. fragrans (sweet osmanthus, "Ginmokusei")
Aichi 54 municipalitiesIris laevigata (Japanese water iris, "Kakitsubata")Acer pycnanthum ("Hananoki")
Mie 29 municipalitiesIris ensata var. ensata (Japanese water iris, "Hanashobu")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Shiga 19 municipalitiesRhododendron (genus, "Shakunage")Acer (genus)
Kyoto 26 municipalitiesCerasus (genus), Chrysanthemum morifolium (florist's chrysanthemum, "Kiku"), Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus ("Kawaranadeshiko")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Osaka 43 municipalitiesArmeniaca mume (Japanese apricot), Primula sieboldii (Japanese primrose, "Sakuraso")Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo, "Icho")
Hyogo 41 municipalitiesChrysanthemum japonense var. japonense ("Nojigiku")Cinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")
Nara 39 municipalitiesCerasus (genus)Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Wakayama 30 municipalitiesArmeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)Quercus phillyreoides ("Ubamegashi")
Tottori 19 municipalitiesPyrus pyrifolia var. culta (nashi pear)Taxus cuspidata var. nana ("Kyaraboku")
Shimane 19 municipalitiesPaeonia suffruticosa (moutan, "Botan")Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine, "Kuromatsu")
Okayama 27 municipalitiesAmygdalus persica (peach, "Momo")Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine, "Akamatsu")
Hiroshima 23 municipalitiesAcer (genus)Acer (genus)
Yamaguchi 19 municipalitiesCitrus natsudaidaiPinus densiflora (Japanese red pine, "Akamatsu")
Tokushima 24 municipalitiesCitrus sudachi (sudachi)Morella rubra (Chinese bayberry, "Yamamomo")
Kagawa 17 municipalitiesOlea europaea (olive)Olea europaea (olive)
Ehime 20 municipalitiesCitrus (genus)Pinaceae (family)
Kochi 34 municipalitiesMorella rubra (Chinese bayberry, "Yamamomo")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Fukuoka 60 municipalitiesArmeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)Rhododendron (genus)
Saga 20 municipalitiesCinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")Cinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")
Nagasaki 21 municipalitiesRhododendron kiusianum ("Miyamakirishima"), Rhododendron kiusianum ("Miyamakirishima")Camellia (genus, "Tsubaki"), Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa (hinoki cypress)
Kumamoto 45 municipalitiesGentiana scabra var. buerugeri (Japanese gentian, "Rindo")Cinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")
Oita 18 municipalitiesArmeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)
Miyazaki 26 municipalitiesCrinum asiaticum var. japonicum (poison bulb, "Hamaomoto")Phoenix (genus), Cerasus jamasakura var. jamasakura (hill cherry), Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Kagoshima 43 municipalitiesRhododendron kiusianum ("Miyamakirishima")Erythrina crista-galli (cockspur coral tree, "Amerikadeiko"), Cinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")
Okinawa 41 municipalitiesErythrina variegata ("Deigo")Pinus luchuensis (Okinawa pine, "Ryukyumatsu")

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