Here is a collection of 50 Japanese town logos that incorporate stylized kanji characters into the design.



Fujinomiya (Shizuoka): The kanji 宮 (miya) inside a cherry blossom with Mt Fuji petals



Fukuyama (Hiroshima): Bat-shaped 山 (yama) denotes old name of Kōmoriyama ("Bat Mountain")



Ibaraki (Ōsaka): The kanji 茨 (ibara) in the shape of a pigeon



Nishino-omote (Kagoshima): The kanji 西 (nishi)



Ōme (Tōkyō): The kanji 青 (ao) and plum blossom (ume) signify 青梅 (Ōme)



Kanazawa (Ishikawa): The kanji 金 (kana) inside a plum blossom, the Maeda clan symbol



Okutama (Tōkyō): The kanji 奥 (oku)



Hachinohe (Aomori): The kanji 八戸 (Hachinohe) in the shape of a crane (head and wings)



Kitami (Hokkaidō): The kanji 北 (kita) shaped like a sash weight



Yūbari (Hokkaidō): The kanji 夕 (yū) inside a hexagon representing coal



Hitachi (Ibaraki): A flower-shaped 立 (tachi) kanji inside a circle representing the kanji 日 (hi)



Seto (Aichi): The kanji 土 (tsuchi, or "soil") in a clay pot represents the local pottery industry



Shibuya (Tōkyō): The kanji 渋 (shibu)



Yonago (Tottori): The kanji 米 (yona)



Beppu (Ōita): The kanji 別 (betsu), the first character in 別府 (Beppu)



Akita: The kanji 田 (ta) symbolizing arrows, a reference to Akita Castle



Azumino (Nagano): The kanji 安 (an), the first character in 安曇野 (Azumino)



Fujiyoshida (Yamanashi): Mt Fuji and the kanji 吉 (yoshi)



Shinagawa (Tōkyō): The kanji 品 (shina)



Kōchi (Kōchi): The kanji 高 (kō)



Funabashi (Chiba): The kanji 舟 (funa, or "boat")



Kakamigahara (Gifu): The kanji 各 (kaku), the first character in 各務原 (Kakamigahara)



Izumo (Shimane): The kanji 出 (i)



Ishinomaki (Miyagi): The kanji 石 (ishi)



Karatsu (Saga): The kanji 唐 (kara)



Kōka (Shiga): The kanji 甲 (kō)



Shinjuku (Tōkyō): The kanji 新 (shin)



Uji (Kyōto): The kanji 宇 (u)



Nagareyama (Chiba): Seal script style kanji 流 (nagare), representing the Edogawa River



Nabari (Mie): The kanji 名 (na)



Kasuga (Fukuoka): 春 (haru), the first character in 春日 (Kasuga), shaped like local ancient tombs



Otaru (Hokkaidō): The kanji 小 (o) inside a six-pointed star symbolizing snow



Matsumoto (Nagano): Pine (matsu) needles encircle the kanji 本 (moto)



Tachikawa (Tōkyō): The kanji 立 (tachi) and 川 (kawa)



Koganei (Tōkyō): The kanji 小 (ko) shaped like a cherry blossom



Tajimi (Gifu): The kanji 多 (ta) and a Chinese bellflower



Tama (Tōkyō): The kanji 多 (ta) shaped like a pigeon



Kodaira (Tōkyō): The kanji 小平 (Kodaira)



Tenri (Nara): The plum blossom-shaped 天 (ten) is similar to the symbol of the Tenrikyo religion



Yonaguni (Okinawa): The kanji 与 (yo)



Monbetsu (Hokkaidō): The kanji 紋 (mon)



Sendai (Miyagi): The kanji 仙 (sen)



Suzuka (Mie): The kanji 鈴 (suzu) shaped like a bell



Takatsuki (Ōsaka): The kanji 高 (taka)



Taketomi (Okinawa): The kanji 竹 (take)



Yokkaichi (Mie): The kanji 四日 (yokka)



Tsuchiura (Ibaraki): The kanji 土 (tsuchi) represents a flower and the waves on Lake Kasumigaura



Utsunomiya (Tochigi): The kanji 宮 (miya) looks like a turtle shell, a reference to Utsunomiya Castle



Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi): The kanji 山口 (Yamaguchi)



Hachijō (Tōkyō): The kanji 八丈 (Hachijō) arranged in the shape of a bird

Related: Hiragana/katakana town logos

[Link: Wikipedia]