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A bicolour flag consisting of three bands; white, black, and white. 1668–1869: Flag used by the Satsuma army during the Boshin War: A horizontal bicolour of red and white. 1905–1910: Flag of the Resident General of Korea. A blue ensign with the Flag of Japan in the canton. 1945–1952: Civil and naval ensign during the occupation of Japan.
Hata-jirushi (旗印) were the most common of war banners used on the medieval Japanese battlefield. The term can be translated to literally mean symbol flag , marker banner , or the like. Unlike the later nobori , which were stiffened, these banners were simple streamers attached to a shaft by a horizontal cross-piece.
While many were simply large flags, not very different from sashimono or hata-jirushi, most were three-dimensional figures, more like kites, and in the shape of bells, gongs, umbrellas, or streamers. While these standards took many forms, they all fall into two broad categories: the ō-uma-jirushi and the ko-uma-jirushi , the great standard and ...
Each modern Japanese prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design, often incorporating the characters of the Japanese writing system and resembling minimalistic company logos. [1] The heraldic badges worn by warriors in medieval Japan were forerunners of the modern emblems used in the prefectural flags. [2]
Given the great variety in Japanese armour, sashimono were used to provide a kind of "uniform" to armies. Sashimono typically came in either square or short rectangular forms, although many variations existed. A variation that is often bigger and coloured is the uma-jirushi, which were large, personalized, sashimono-like flags worn by commanders.
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These colorful nobori outside Tō-ji announce a bazaar being held within the grounds of the temple.. Nobori (幟) is a Japanese type of banner.They are long, narrow flags, attached to a pole with a cross-rod to hold the fabric straight out and prevent it from furling around the rod; this way, the field is always visible and identifiable.
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