The red the centre of a circle among Japan banner is indicative sun
Japan is a nation that adores the sun very much, in Japanese fokelore, chief the emperor of Japan of Japan calls a day to take big look, this god is the sun is reincarnate, and Japan date also is taken justice " the ground that the sun rises " , this shows Japanese to the sun is how to adore.
Because be opposite of the sun adore, japanese ensign also is the appearance of me-too sun. Japan division says call formally " day stamp division " , among them the sun that that red the centre of a circle among points to namely.
(Japan banner -- day stamp division)
The rudiment of day stamp division appears the earliest at the Christian era 8 centuries, to evening of Japanese the Warring States, because with dealings of western nation trade frequent with each passing day, day stamp division begins to be used on foreign trade ship.
Actually because get the influence of Hesperian, it is Japan not merely, contemporaneous Ming Dynasty also appeared a kind " life division " , be treated as by Chinese folk big bright mark, pensile go up at merchantman.
(of Chou Ying of bright generation painter " the river on Pure Brightness pursues " , this graph represented the urban appearance appearance of Ming Daisu city, and division of flying on a boat in the graph one side life)
In evening of government office of heart plain act, day stamp division " white bottom hearts " the style is come down by formal establish. Arrive after Ming Zhiwei is new, bright treat a government to announce day Zhang Qi locates merchantman banner, it is its formally Japanese naval banner surely again to 1870, from now on day stamp division is become actually Japan banner.
It is nevertheless inside very long period of time, day stamp division regards Japan as the banner is famous without cent, till 1999 day stamp division just is met by Japan think truly with legal form Japan banner.
Because day stamp division is when World War II,ever was Japanese fascist is indicative, also be opposite in congress of the Japan when 1999 so day stamp division undertook modification, its exemple of length breadth ratio from 10:7Instead 3:2, and also did fine tuning to the position of hearts, the ensign before expressing this ensign and World War II with this is different.
Do not pass to the Chinese word, day stamp division is the most rebarbative one side ensign as before.
