Yamatogokoro
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Hello and thank you for welcoming me on your forum.
I have always been interested in WW2, Japan and it's culture since I am a child. WW2 because if affected my family quite a lot, like many, and ever was a conversation subject between the elders at sunday's table. Japan because, well, I lived m'y childhood during the blossoming of anime and manga in France. Not speaking about some movies who influenced me a lot like Empire of the Sun, Merry Chrismas MIster Lawrence, Tora ! Tora ! Tora !, to just name a few.
I could never dream about securing any Japanese artefact from the war, living in Europe, for many years until internet made it possible.
As you know, it also rime with the revival of fake flags with the increase of interest world wide. Unfortunatly I never had a chance to learn Japanese. But I realize it is often decisive to be able to tell fake from original.
That is why I would like to show you this flag. I believe the material is period and the kanji are pretty convincing to me. Looks like several hands were involved. But as we know it not enough to be sure of anything those days. That is why I would like your opinion about it, and maybe a partial translation if anything is worth enough to be underlined ?
I was able to spot the usual "祈武運長久" from left to right. And maybe something about America (?) "米" / "美".
But I don't have enough knowledge to tell if it is indeed the country's name, or only a part from another word. Please let me know your opinions from the pictures. If you need better ones I would be glad to provide some.
Thank you very much for your help and interest.
Best regards,
Mat.
I have always been interested in WW2, Japan and it's culture since I am a child. WW2 because if affected my family quite a lot, like many, and ever was a conversation subject between the elders at sunday's table. Japan because, well, I lived m'y childhood during the blossoming of anime and manga in France. Not speaking about some movies who influenced me a lot like Empire of the Sun, Merry Chrismas MIster Lawrence, Tora ! Tora ! Tora !, to just name a few.
I could never dream about securing any Japanese artefact from the war, living in Europe, for many years until internet made it possible.
As you know, it also rime with the revival of fake flags with the increase of interest world wide. Unfortunatly I never had a chance to learn Japanese. But I realize it is often decisive to be able to tell fake from original.
That is why I would like to show you this flag. I believe the material is period and the kanji are pretty convincing to me. Looks like several hands were involved. But as we know it not enough to be sure of anything those days. That is why I would like your opinion about it, and maybe a partial translation if anything is worth enough to be underlined ?
I was able to spot the usual "祈武運長久" from left to right. And maybe something about America (?) "米" / "美".
But I don't have enough knowledge to tell if it is indeed the country's name, or only a part from another word. Please let me know your opinions from the pictures. If you need better ones I would be glad to provide some.
Thank you very much for your help and interest.
Best regards,
Mat.