Japan

日本国 • Nippon-koku / Nihon-koku • Japan/

Japan

Usage

national flag»main« national flag

FIS

Name or nickname

Nisshōki (日章旗 "sun flag") or Hinomaru (日の丸 "sun disc")

slightly modified

13-AUG-1999

Continent

Asia

Region

Eastern Asia

Country

Japan

Shape

rectangular
rectangular
2:3

Colors

(only colors)

Division

plain
charge presence: charged
number of colors: bicolor

Devices

circle
sun without rays
main flag field
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