List of Japanese flags

List of Japanese flags

This is a list of Japanese flags, past and present. Historically, each daimyo had its own flag. "(See sashimono and uma-jirushi.)"

National

Military

Cultural

Prefectural

Each modern prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolor geometric highly stylized design ("mon"), often incorporating the letters of Japanese writing system. A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colors not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.

Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called nihongo|"symbol flags"|シンボル旗. They may be used on less formal occasions. Famous symbol flags include the one used in Tokyo.

Municipal

Most municipalities have unique flags. Like prefectural flags, most of them are with a bicolor geometric highly stylized symbol, often incorporating Japanese characters.


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