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Japan. Send-Off Banners or Hinomaru Shussei Nobori from World War II.
When Japanese men left for military service, community organizations such as the local branch of the Imperial Reservists Association (Teikoku Zaigo Gunjinkai) and the Greater Japan National Defense Women’s Association (Dai Nippon Kokubo Fujinkai) would organize various celebrations culminating in send-off parades to wish the troops well as they marched to local train stations or ports. These send-off ceremonies were called Sokokai . Participants in the parades carried banners with the names of the recruits. The Japanese term for banner is Nobori.
At the top in red and blue is written «shuku shussei», translated as «congratulations on being called to active duty». The two flags are the national flag and the flag of the Army of the Rising Sun. The letters in the center correspond to the name of the person in front, the ones on the sides correspond to messages of support and the names of friends, family or coworkers.
Original Japanese banner or flag from World War II WW2.
Size 134 x 40 cm
