The Rising Sun Flag is a Japanese flag that consists of a red disc and sixteen red rays emanating from the disc. Like the Japanese national flag, the Rising Sun Flag symbolizes the Sun.
Lucky Gods' visit to Enoshima, ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Yoshiiku (1869)
One Hundred Views of Osaka, Three Great Bridges, ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunikazu, 1854. The composition shows the morning sun rising behind the Nanhwa Three Bridge.
From "Good and evil child's hand", "Kiyomori entrance" (Adachi Ginbo, 1885)
The postcard of anti-tuberculosis groups in Japan (June 27, 1925)
The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki, but is more commonly known in Japan as the Hinomaru. It embodies t
Rising Sun Flag
…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. 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 (1603–1868 AD). On May 15, 1870…
The fleet of Kuki Yoshitaka in 1593
1930s photo of a military enrollment. The Hinomaru displayed on a house and held by several children.
Propaganda poster promoting harmony among Japanese, Chinese, and Manchu. The caption in Chinese (read right to left) reads "With the cooperation of Japan, China, and Manchukuo, the world can be in peace".
The Hinomaru being raised at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 1956