Original Item. Only One Available. This is a great example of a Japanese Good Luck flag, with a lot of well wishes, with the largest at the top reading “Annihilate (the enemy)”. The flag comes with a page of 16 translations. 

The flag measures roughly 28 ½ x 34” and retains remnants of both of its original corner reinforcements, which appear to be fabric. The tie strings are entirely retained as well. This example has survived very well over the past 80 years.

Some of the other well wishes include Celebrating (you) going off to war, (for) Mr. Koh Yokoyama, The sacred islands of the gods will never pass away, Forsake your own life, To die in service of the nation (is an honor), Never stop firing, From today onward you will volunteer to protect our emperor, Bravery in service to the country, and “Decision” (This was made famous by Admiral Yamamoto who penned a single Kanji “DAN” to demonstrate resolve to a decision once it had been made.).

The flag is made of what appears to be rayon cloth, an early form of synthetic cloth made from wood, with the red "sun" dyed piece sewn into the middle. The flag is in excellent overall condition and is the real deal. This is a really fantastic battlefield pickup. The writing is still somewhat legible though faded, and this would make a fine display piece for a wall or glass table. These are getting harder and harder to find in any condition.

The Good Luck Flag
Known as hinomaru yosegaki (日の丸 寄せ書き) in the Japanese language, was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, though most notably during World War II.

The flag given to a soldier was a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety, and good luck.
The Japanese call their country's flag hinomaru, which translates literally to "sun-round", referencing the red circle on a white field. When the hinomaru was signed, the Japanese characters were usually written vertically, and radiated outward from the edge of the red circle. This practice is referenced in the second term, yosegaki, meaning "sideways-writing".

The phrase hinomaru-yosegaki can be interpreted as "To write sideways around the red sun", describing the appearance of the signed flag. This particular example completely unique is written in old KANJI the writing are mainly Japanese names of this soldier's family and friends with quotes and phrases.