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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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
Pages in category "Lists of flags of Japan" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
For other pages from this book see the collection of Japanese heraldry images or collection of Uma-Jirushi images. Uma-jirushi (馬印, horse insignia) were massive flags used in feudal Japan to identify a daimyō or equally important military commander on the field of battle.
Feudal Japan had a complex system of heraldry, just like medieval Europe did, complete with family crests and a variety of flags to distinguish lords, clans, or individual warriors on the battlefield.