Help Good Luck Flag Translation

[Freckles1950]

Is someone able to translate any of the attached flag please? I presume it is a 'Good Luck Flag' & I think it is silk. It was among my late father's WW2 souvenirs & could have come from New Britain, Bougainville or New Guinea where served in the army. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

 

[thomas]

Welcome to the forum! I converted your PDF to .jpeg format for better legibility. I'm sure our resident experts will be able to help you.

 

[Freckles1950]

Welcome to the forum! I converted your PDF to .jpeg format for better legibility. I'm sure our resident experts will be able to help you.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

 

[Majestic]

Yes, its a good luck flag.
The writing is all good luck phrases and names. The largish characters on the far right say 祈武運長久 (Good luck in battle). The words under that bit may well be the recipient's name, but its a bit hard to make out. Maybe TAKAFUJI ?Marō 高藤囗マ郎. Can't read the middle character. It's a bit unusual to see the name without an honorific attached to it, but not entirely unheard of.
A lot of people who signed the flag have the surname of HASEGAWA, so I'm guessing this flag was presented by a neighborhood association, rather than a school or workplace. Most people have signed with some sort of generic good luck phrase next to their name ("good luck in battle" is repeated several times on the flag).
There is a poem written under the large words on the right. Something about a cherry blossom blossoming, which is a typical image associated with warriors going off to battle. If you've seen the movie "Last Samurai " then you know what I am talking about.

 

[Freckles1950]

Yes, its a good luck flag.
The writing is all good luck phrases and names. The largish characters on the far right say 祈武運長久 (Good luck in battle). The words under that bit may well be the recipient's name, but its a bit hard to make out. Maybe TAKAFUJI ?Marō 高藤囗マ郎. Can't read the middle character. It's a bit unusual to see the name without an honorific attached to it, but not entirely unheard of.
A lot of people who signed the flag have the surname of HASEGAWA, so I'm guessing this flag was presented by a neighborhood association, rather than a school or workplace. Most people have signed with some sort of generic good luck phrase next to their name ("good luck in battle" is repeated several times on the flag).
There is a poem written under the large words on the right. Something about a cherry blossom blossoming, which is a typical image associated with warriors going off to battle. If you've seen the movie "Last Samurai" then you know what I am talking about.

Thank you very much Majestic for the translations. Since posting the image I have tried to find some of the more obvious symbols on Mr Google. There are two groups at the bottom center right which are reasonably clear. I have found the following ⾧ Long, leader ⾕ Valley 川 River,stream , which don't make a lot of sense to me. Can you decipher please? Thanks again.

 

[Majestic]

長谷川 = Hasegawa

It is a fairly common surname in Japan. The "meaning" of the individual kanji in this name (and in most surnames) aren't so important. It is just important that you know the three kanji together make up the name "Hasegawa".

I've circled all the people who signed with the name Hasegawa

 

[Freckles1950]

長谷川 = Hasegawa

It is a fairly common surname in Japan. The "meaning" of the individual kanji in this name (and in most surnames) aren't so important. It is just important that you know the three kanji together make up the name "Hasegawa".

I've circled all the people who signed with the name Hasegawa

Wow! I thought I had found some profound Japanese saying. Thank you very much.