Metropolitan Symbol
The Symbol of Tokyo Metropolis (東京都のシンボルマーク, Tōkyō-to no Shinboru Māku?) was adopted on June 1, 1989, under the Metropolitan Announcement No.577 (告示第577号?).
The design was selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symbol Selection Committee (東京都シンボルマーク選考委員会?) from 20 candidates. The winning design was created by Rei Yoshimura (レイ吉村?), a professional graphic designer.
The vivid green symbol consists of three arcs combined to resemble a leaf of the ginkgo, the metropolitan tree, and represents T for Tokyo.
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