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Japan. Send-Off Banner or Hinomaru Shussei Nobori, World War II
When Japanese men departed for military service, community organizations such as the local branch of the Imperial Reservists’ Association (Teikoku Zaigo Gunjinkai) and the Greater Japan Women’s National Defense Association (Dai Nippon Kokubo Fujinkai) organized various celebrations that culminated in Send-Off parades to wish the troops well as they marched to train stations or local 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, appears «shuku», translated as “congratulations.” The flag is both the national flag and the Rising Sun Army flag. The letters in the center correspond to the name of the person going to the front, while those on the sides correspond to messages of support or the names of friends, family, and workmates.
Original Japanese World War II banner or flag.
Size 89 x 29 cm
