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島根
Shimane

The mark is actually 4 ''s (katakana for 'ma')which have been made circular. Also '4' in Japanese is 'shi' so 4 's make 'shi-ma' or the first part of the prefecture's name, "shima"


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  • Prefecture's Bird: A Great Swan

  • Prefecture's Tree: A Black Pine

  • Prefecture's Flower: ???

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島根 - Yahoo! Japan's Shimane Page

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