Rising Sun 2 Magnets

Rising sun 2, a design that revisits the Japanese flag, showing it with a diversity of colors and shades. A mixture of shapes, colors that associate the national flag of Japan. design created by W-Dagrou, with the theme of Japan and more particularly its flag. The Japanese flag is taken here as a starting point, to create a design rich in colors.

Rising Sun Geisha 2, with the Japanese flag as a background

IJN Yamato (大和/ヤマト) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States, Japan's main rival in the Pacific.

A stylised image of a Japanese Zero fighter from world war two on the rising sun flag in the style of a period poster

Rising sun 2, a design that revisits the Japanese flag, showing it with a diversity of colors and shades. A mixture of shapes, colors that associate the national flag of Japan. design created by W-Dagrou, with the theme of Japan and more particularly its flag. The Japanese flag is taken here as a starting point, to create a design rich in colors.

IJN Kii (紀伊/きい) was the leadship of the Kii-class battleship. Ordered in 1921, as apart of a mass Japanese naval build up program (the famed 8-8 fleet scheme). However, after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, all work on the Kii-class ships was suspended and cancelled.

IJN Ise (伊勢/いせ) was the lead ship of her class of two dreadnought battleships built for the IJN during the 1910s. Although completed in 1917, she played no role in World War I. Ise was reconstructed in 1934 - 1937, with improvements to her armour and propulsion machinery. Despite the expensive reconstruction, the ship was considered obsolete by the eve of the Pacific War. After the war, Ise was scrapped in 1946 - 1947.

IJN Kirishima (霧島/きりしま) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I and World War II, designed and laides in 1012 as battlecruiser, rebuilt and upgraded into battleship in 1927.

IJN Kirishima (霧島/きりしま) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I and World War II, designed and laides in 1012 as battlecruiser, rebuilt and upgraded into battleship in 1927.

IJN Kii (紀伊/きい) was the leadship of the Kii-class battleship. Ordered in 1921, as apart of a mass Japanese naval build up program (the famed 8-8 fleet scheme).

IJN Soryu (蒼龍/そうりゅう), literally "Blue Dragon", was an aircraft carrier built for the IJN during the mid-1930, took part in Second Sino-Japanese War and later Pacific War.

IJN Musashi (武藏/むさし) was one of the two Yamato-class battleships, built for the IJN, beginning in the late 1930s, named after the former Japanese province. Commissioned in mid 1942, Musashi was modified to serve as the flagship of the Combined Fleet, and spent the rest of the year working up.

IJN Kongo (金剛/こんごう) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II, named for Mount Kongo, literally "Indestructible Diamond". She was the first battlecruiser of the Kongo class, among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built.

IJN Nagato (長門/ながと) was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the IJN during the 1910s, named after the Nagato Province, the lead ship of her class. The ship was modernized in 1934 - 1936 with improvements to her armor and machinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style.

IJN Hiryu (飛龍/ひりゅう, literally flying dragon) was an aircraft carrier built for the IJN during the 1930s. The only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Soryu design, took part in the Japanese invasion of French Indochina, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island.

神風 “Kamikaze” meaning “Divine Wind”, originally referring to the storms that bring down the Mongolian fleets in their invasion to Japan. The name “Kamikaze” was later used during World War II as nationalist propaganda for suicide attacks by Japanese pilots. The metaphor meant that the pilots were to be the “Divine Wind” that would again sweep the enemy from the seas. This use of kamikaze has come to be the common meaning of the word in English.

IJN Zuikaku (瑞鶴/ずいかく, literally Auspicious Crane) was a Shokaku-class aircraft carrier built for the IJN, took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

IJN Kaga (加賀/かが) was an aircraft carrier built for the IJN, named after the former Kaga Province in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture. Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was converted under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty to an aircraft carrier

IJN Shokaku (翔鶴, meaning Soaring Crane) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

Akagi (赤城/あかぎ, Red Castle in Japanese) was an aircraft carrier built for the IJN, named after Mount Akagi in present-day Gunma Prefecture. Though she was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.

武運 "Buun" meaning "Fortunes of War", literally "the fate of samurai/soldier", it is a term used by samurai or soldier to wish for good fortunes in the battle or war.

IJN Shinano (信濃/しなの) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Hyuga (日向/ひゅうが) was the second and last Ise-class battleship built for the IJN during the 1910s. Although completed in 1918, she played no role in World War I. Ise was reconstructed in 1934 - 1937, with improvements to her armour and propulsion machinery. Despite the expensive reconstruction, the ship was considered obsolete by the eve of the Pacific War. After the war, Hyuga was scrapped in 1946–1947.

IJN Taiho (大鳳, meaning Great Phoenix) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Junyo (隼鷹, meaning Peregrine Falcon) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Hosho (鳳翔, meaning Phoenix Flying ) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Ibuki (伊吹) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Hakuryu (白竜, meaning White Dragon) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Hiyo (飛鷹, meaning Flying Hawk) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Shinyo (神鷹, meaning Divine Hawk) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.

IJN Ryujo (龍驤, meaning Prancing Dragon) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.