Flag of Japan
A white rectangular field with a crimson-red disc in the centre.
What Does the Flag of Japan Mean?
The flag is called Nisshōki, “sun-mark flag”, and commonly Hinomaru, “circle of the sun”. It reflects Japan’s name, which means “origin of the sun”.
Main colours: whitered
Flags That Look Like Japan’s
Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a red disc on a green field, set slightly towards the hoist.
Palau. Palau has a yellow disc on light blue.
Key Facts About Japan
| Official name | Japan |
|---|---|
| Capital | Tokyo |
| Continent | Asia (Eastern Asia) |
| Land area | 377,930 km² — #61 of 195 |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Currency | Japanese yen |
| Flag colours | white, red |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | August 13, 1999 (in law; in use since the 1870s) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | JP / JPN / 392 |
Which Countries Border Japan?
Japan has no land borders with other countries.
Play With the Flag of Japan
- Asia Flags quiz — every flag of Asia, unlimited rounds.
- Daily flag game — one mystery flag a day, 3 tries.
- Country guessing game — find Japan and its neighbours on a blank map.
Other Countries in Asia
AfghanistanKabul
ArmeniaYerevan
AzerbaijanBaku
BahrainManama- BangladeshDhaka
BhutanThimphu
BruneiBandar Seri Begawan
CambodiaPhnom Penh
ChinaBeijing
GeorgiaTbilisi
IndiaNew Delhi
IndonesiaJakarta
IranTehran
IraqBaghdad
IsraelJerusalem
JordanAmman
KazakhstanAstana
KuwaitKuwait City
KyrgyzstanBishkek
LaosVientiane
LebanonBeirut
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
MaldivesMalé
MongoliaUlan Bator
MyanmarNaypyidaw
NepalKathmandu
North KoreaPyongyang
OmanMuscat
PakistanIslamabad
PalestineRamallah
PhilippinesManila
QatarDoha
Saudi ArabiaRiyadh
SingaporeSingapore
South KoreaSeoul
Sri LankaColombo
SyriaDamascus
TajikistanDushanbe
ThailandBangkok
Timor-LesteDili
TurkeyAnkara
TurkmenistanAshgabat
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
UzbekistanTashkent
VietnamHanoi
YemenSana'a
Flag of Japan: FAQ
What does the flag of Japan look like?
A white rectangular field with a crimson-red disc in the centre.
What colours are on the flag of Japan?
The main colours are white, red.
When was the flag of Japan adopted?
The current flag was adopted on August 13, 1999 (in law; in use since the 1870s).
What is the capital of Japan?
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
Which flags look like the flag of Japan?
Bangladesh has a red disc on a green field, set slightly towards the hoist. Palau has a yellow disc on light blue.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.