The Japanese name of the city of Yonezawa — Yonezawa-shi — with the stylized cherry blossom used on the city’s flag and drawn from the Chinese character 米, which means rice in Chinese.
October 27, 2022
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New flag in Moses Lake
Moses Lake markes 40 with Yonezawa sister-city relationship
MOSES LAKE — There’s a new flag on display in the Moses Lake City Council chambers. During a regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday, Ginny Hirai and Terry Moore, both members of the Moses Lake - Yonezawa Sister City Committee, formally unfurled a Yonezawa city flag that will now be on permanent display in Moses Lake City Hall. “I want to thank the city of Moses Lake for accepting this flag from our sister city Yonezawa, Japan,” Hirai told council members. “To have it displayed here in this room will have a special meaning too, and our future visitors from Japan will appreciate seeing it here.” ...