The Japanese bellflower was used as the family emblem for the Akechi clan, and was designated the City flower; a phrase about Mitsuhide is contained in the Fukuchiyama Ondo, and the image character of the Fukuchiyama Tourist Association is also based on Mitsuhide.
市の花は明智氏の家紋であるキキョウ、福知山音頭にも光秀がうたわれ、福知山観光協会のイメージキャラクターも光秀がモデルとなっているほどである。