Overview of the city ・Citizens’ charter >> ・Symbol of the city >> ・ Topography and population >> ・Industry >> ・Friendship cities >> ・ Atsugi’s declaration to seek international peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons >> Facilities of the city		The emblem consists of the three kanji characters that spell out "Atsugi" and a stylized hiragana "あ" ("ah") which seems to be made up of three ayu (sweet fish) to symbolize the harmony and the development of the city's citizens. Adopted on February 1, 1969 Adopted on February 1, 1969 Adopted on March 21, 2000 This symbol is used to promote the building of an attractive citizen-based town community in which everybody finds it pleasant to live. The mark shows the shining heart of the citizens, set against splendid fireworks in the sky. The basic colors of the symbol are red to represent our passion for building a citizen-based town community, blue to represent the clean river, and green to represent our rich natural environment.