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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.
List of flags of Japanese prefectures This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 16:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Flags of prefectures of Japan" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...