Japan flag old style rising sun Logo

A rectangular flag with a solid red circular sun positioned left-of-center. Sixteen red triangular rays radiate outward from the sun to the edges of the white field, creating alternating wide and narrow red bands against the white backgroun...

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Red sun with 16 radiating red rays on a white rectangular flag, sun offset to the left.
Japan flag old style rising sun logo

About Japan flag old style rising sun

A rectangular flag with a solid red circular sun positioned left-of-center. Sixteen red triangular rays radiate outward from the sun to the edges of the white field, creating alternating wide and narrow red bands against the white background.

The design is flat and graphic with high contrast (red on white) and a thin black outline framing the rectangle. The composition is asymmetric because the sun disk is offset toward the hoist (left) side while the rays extend across the whole flag.

What's in it: sun sun rays

Shapes: rectangle (flag) circle (sun disk) radial triangular rays

Style: flat geometric bold iconic high-contrast

Rising sun motif (sun and radiating rays)

Colors

Extracted from the image. How we pick the colors →

Red
#C8102E · primary
White
#FFFFFF · secondary
Black (outline)
#000000 · accent

Japan flag old style rising sun Logo History

This is the Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki), historically used as a military ensign by Imperial Japan. Variants of the design have also been used by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and naval organizations; the motif is closely associated with Japan’s modern-era military history.

Frequently asked

What is this flag called?

It is commonly called the Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki).

How many rays extend from the sun?

There are sixteen radiating red rays.

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