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WEBApr 12, 2015 · Yosegaki (寄せ書き) literally "gathering writing". Name given to items presented as parting souvenirs to classmates or workmates, usually containing the signatures of the friends of the person leaving, as well as messages of good luck. In the context of the second world war, it usually refers to …
Looking for Help translating Japanese Battle Flag from WW2
WEB11 Sep 2024. #1. Good afternoon, I am looking to find more information on a Japanese Battle flag brought back to the USA in WW2. Could be from Korea or Okinawa possibly. I have been trying to translate the flag to learn more about its history and where it …
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WEBApr 10, 2015 · There are some other family names on the flag; Horimoto, Koga, Ōnishi, Morita or Ihara. The signatures/phrases were written when the soldier who was given the flag joined the force/troop, usually at the soldier's home town. Most of the signers would not go to the war. (FYI, these family names are quite common in Japan.
WW2 prayer flag question (with a twist) | Japan Reference
WEBSep 30, 2023 · For Japan, the war had begun much earlier than 1941, and was an extension of the war they had been fighting in mainland China since about 1937, or even before then. So even the term "WW2" doesn't quite register with most Japanese in the way it does with Americans.
Help with ww2 japanese flag kanji | Japan Reference - jref.com
WEBJan 19, 2020 · He was at the position from April 1944 to March 1946, so the flag was sent sometime between April 1944 and the end of the war (August 1945). The three stamps are 出雲大社 Izumo-taisha, 武内神社 Takeuchi-Jinja and 平濱八幡宮 Hirahama-hachimangū. All these shrines exist in Izumo city, Shimane prefecture. Click to expand...
WWII Era Japanese Flag: Real or Fake | Japan Reference
WEB15 Jul 2021. #2. Looks fake, or possibly a post-WW2 souvenir made for a non-Japanese person. The flag is loaded with foreign names in katakana, meaning this was never something that was written for a Japanese soldier.
Edo period flag? (not ww2) - Japan Reference
WEB5 Jul 2017. #2. This flag is dedicated to the Japanese/Buddhist god Hachiman (八幡大菩薩). It is dated April 13th, 1842, or, in Japanese era system, Tenpo 13, zodiac year of water-tiger (mizunoe-tora, or 壬寅). Looks like a temple flag to me, because it has the words "in dedication" (奉納) at the top.
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WEBMay 4, 2023 · I just found this site and I an excited to be here. My father-in-law was stationed in Japan just after the war. I was going through his thing the other day and found this flag. Can anyone tell me about this flag? Who it belonged to, where it came from etc. I may be interested in sending it...
Two WWII flags with kanji | Japan Reference - jref.com
WEBDec 17, 2021 · I've collected WW2 Militaria for well over 50 years , mostly German & Japanese . I have 5 or 6 Japanese Flags in the collection and always respected what they represented and how each "told" a different story. Years ago we never worried about fakes but , that's certainly changed today. Anyway ...
Translation of WW2 Japanese flag - Japan Reference
WEB24 Feb 2012. #1. Hello, I do apologise to anyone who may be offended by this thread but no offence intended. I spent some time with my Grandmother today looking through some of my late grandfathers belongings. The photo attached is of a small flag I found amongst his things. I know he served in Burma during World War 2, I believe as a driver in ...