List of nationalist Japanese symbols
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Japanese nationalist symbolism refer to signs (persons, objects, or others) that served as nationalist symbols during the Meiji Period and WW2.
[edit] Military signs and symbols
- Katana sword (military and nationalist symbol)
- Samurai armor (military and nationalist symbol)
- Nambu pistol (First Sino-Japanese war to the Pacific war)
- Type 38 rifle (military sign)
- Japanese Arisaka Rifle Bayonet (military sign)
- Hinomaru national civil flag
- Kabuto military helmet
- Adrian french type military helmet
- Japanese Military Yen (military and economic WWII sign)
- Yellow five point Star badge (Japanese Army, WWII)
- Coloured five point Star badge (Manchu Army and national WWII sign)
- Golden or Yellow star badge in Japanese Army Tanks, Armoured vehicles and other military vehicles (WWII)
- Anchor with Cherry blossom or sole Anchor badge (Japanese Navy, WWII)
- Cherry Blossom badge (Japanese Navy WWII)
- White anchor badge in Japanese Navy land or aquatic tanks and armoured equipment (WWII)
- Hachiman (Japan's traditional deity of war)
- Chinese letters with certain meaning (WWII)
- Some Personal or Unit badges in air or land units (WWII)
- Nisshoki (signed by parents of friends) war banner
- Kyokujitsu-ki (the sun-with rays-flag) war flag
- Hachimaki with sun-with-rays headband
- Senninbari ("Thousand Stitch Belt", WWII)
- Shinto written prayers (for Kamikaze pilots and others units in combat)
- Hinomaru red-sundisk sign in aircraft or armored vehicles (WWII)
- Chrysanthemum badge on some particular naval vessels such as the Yamato or Musachi battleships. Such badges were also used by Kempeitai uniformed units and Imperial Guard of Japan members (WWII).
- White Chrysanthemum badge of Imperial Guard of Japan armoured divisions and brigades (WWII).
- Akagi Carrier, as Japanese flag vessel (WWII)
- Yamato Battleship, as Japanese flag vessel (WWII)
- Shinano Carrier (possibly, WWII)
- Sen Toku I-400 class Submarine (possibly, WWII)
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero naval fighter (WWII)
- Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa "Oscar fighter (WWII)
- Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank" fighter (WWII)
- Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "Tony" fighter (WWII)
- Mitsubishi Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank (WWII)
- Type 92 70 mm Infantry Gun "Daitai Ho" (Battalion Artillery Cannon, WWII)
- Kanji symbols, IJAAF aircraft unit signs (WWII)
- Hinomaru inside of white Square (IJAAF metropolitan defense fighter interceptor sign in 1944-45) (WWII)
- Hinomaru without white border line (Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service metropolitan defense fighter sign in 1944-45) (WWII)
- Kamikaze symbols and badges in special attack aircraft (WWII)
- Little Bells, Crosses, Cherry flowers or White star inside Blue discs signs (Japanese Air victories symbols, WWII)
