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Naval ensign of Japan. The Rising Sun Flag (Japanese: 旭日 旗, Hepburn: Kyokujitsu-ki) is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. [1] Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the Sun. The flag was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period (1603 ...
Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大御神, 天照大神), often called Amaterasu for short, also known as Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (大日孁貴神), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.
The exact origin of the Hinomaru is unknown, [8] but the rising sun has carried symbolic meaning since the early 7th century. Japan is often referred to as "the land of the rising sun". [9] The Japanese archipelago is east of the Asian mainland, and is thus where the sun "rises".
The kanji that make up the name of Japan literally mean 'sun origin' (日本). It is pronounced as 'Nihon' or 'Nippon' in Japanese, [82] and is often referred to by the epithet "Land of the Rising Sun". [83] The Nisshōki (日章旗, "sun-rise flag") is the national flag of Japan. It symbolizes the rising sun and corresponds with the name of Japan.
The compound means "origin of the sun", or "source of the sun" [21] or "where the sun rises" (from a westbound point of view—which includes lands west of the nation, the sun rises from Japan); it is a source for the popular Western description of Japan as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Amenohoakari, (天火明命) a sun and agriculture god. Ame-no-hohi (天菩比神, 天穂日命) considered the second son of Amaterasu. [13] Ame-no-Koyane (天児屋命 or 天児屋根命) A male deity, he is considered the "First in Charge of Divine Affairs," as well as the aide to the first Emperor of Japan. [14]
The Order of the Rising Sun is awarded with an emphasis on achievements to the state, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure is awarded with an emphasis on long-term public service. [10] While it is the third highest order bestowed by the Japanese government, it is however generally the highest ordinarily conferred order.
In Japan, the observation of the first sunrise of the year (Japanese: 初日の出, romanized: Hatsu-Hinode) on the first day on the Old Calendar has been part of the traditional Shintoist worship of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. [1] Nowadays, Japanese travel agents arrange trips to observe the earliest first sunrise of the year on the new ...