{"product_id":"japan-flag","title":"Japan Flag","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJapan Flag in Polyester: the Hinomaru in Two Sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japan flag is among the plainest national designs anywhere: a red disc on a white field and nothing else. In Japan it carries two names, \u003cem\u003eNisshoki\u003c\/em\u003e, the sun-mark flag, and far more often \u003cem\u003eHinomaru\u003c\/em\u003e, the circle of the sun. The motif is older than the modern state. Sun discs were painted on folding fans and carried on war banners centuries before the design was adopted for merchant ships in 1870, and it only became the national flag by law in 1999. That law fixes the details still used today: proportions of two to three, the disc set dead center, its diameter three fifths of the height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis version is printed on lightweight polyester, a fabric that lifts in a light breeze and dries fast after rain. The dye goes through the cloth, so the disc shows on both faces, and because the design is symmetrical it reads correctly from either side. A stitched hem runs around the full edge, and two metal grommets on the hoist side take a rope, a pair of clips or two nails in a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo sizes are available. The 2 x 3 ft flag (60 x 90 cm) suits a bedroom or dorm wall, a classroom, a dojo or a table at a cultural fair. The 3 x 5 ft flag (90 x 150 cm) is the standard size for an outdoor pole, a balcony or a storefront, and the one to choose for a restaurant facade, a festival stand or a stadium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHung flat indoors, it works as a graphic piece in its own right, the red disc doing the job of a painting above a desk or a sofa. It sits naturally beside a noren curtain, paper lanterns or a wall of Japanese posters. Outdoors, it flies from any standard pole with clips or rope. The flagpole is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes: 2 x 3 ft (60 x 90 cm) or 3 x 5 ft (90 x 150 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: lightweight polyester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint visible on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStitched hem on all four edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo metal grommets on the hoist side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor and outdoor use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlagpole not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JAPAN CLOTHING","offers":[{"title":"90x60cm","offer_id":54641973952859,"sku":"14:100006363#90x60cm","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90x150cm","offer_id":54641973920091,"sku":"14:29#90x150cm","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/japan-flag-hinomaru-60x90cm-studio.jpg?v=1793876573","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/japan-flag","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}