When we think about “hinomaru”, literally meaning is “rising sun”, it is the Japanese national flag. The Japanese flag, the red in white, is very simply design compared with other nations’ flag. However, each element such as color and shape conveys many meanings. The Japanese have been using this design for many years. Let’s look into why people start using this design and when it became national flag. The origin of ‘hinomaru”. People call the Japanese flag as ‘hinomaru”, in general; however, it is called as “Nissyoki”, the flag of the rising sun officially. The red circle ...
