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  2. Nobori - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Flag of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a crimson-red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki (日章旗, 'flag of the sun') but is more commonly known in Japan as the Hinomaru (日の丸, 'ball of the sun').

  4. Bo-taoshi - Wikipedia

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    Bo-taoshi (Japanese: 棒倒し, Hepburn: bōtaoshi, "pole toppling"), is a capture-the-flag-like game, played on sports days at schools in Japan. The game, traditionally played by cadets at the National Defense Academy (NDA) of Japan on its anniversary, is famous for its size, wherein two teams, totaling 150 individuals, each vie for control of ...

  5. Military communication in feudal Japan - Wikipedia

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    Nobori (幟, lit. flag, banner) are perhaps the most well-known of feudal Japanese military flags. Introduced somewhat later than the hata-jirushi, nobori were stiffened pieces of cloth, attached to a pole through loops, and including, of course, a mon or other identifying mark on it, to represent the samurai or daimyō who carried it.

  6. List of Japanese flags - Wikipedia

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    Civil and state flag and ensign of Japan. Flag ratio: 2:3. This flag was designated by Proclamation No. 127, 1999. The sun-disc is perfectly centered and is a brighter shade of red. 27 February 1870 – 12 August 1999: Civil and state flag and ensign of the Empire of Japan, and the Japanese state. Flag ratio: 7:10.

  7. “Today I Learned”: 30 Interesting And Weird Facts To Satisfy ...

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    They associate the flag with Japan's wartime atrocities and imperialist tendencies. Some countries, like South Korea, even asked the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers to ban it.

  8. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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    A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end.

  9. Sashimono - Wikipedia

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    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.