F0005 vintage Japanese fishing flag "TAIRYOUBATA" /JAPAN Chinese characters

Tairyou-ki(or Tairyou-bata)is a large colorful flag displayed on the fishing vessel on the way bask after they got big catch to the own port where many people include family member are waiting .
The flag inform thanksgiving and good luck .


A large fishing flag is a flag that is displayed on a boat when a fishing boat that has been fishing in Japan returns to the port due to a large fishing.

In order to stand out well from the sea, the design includes characters such as “big catch” and “holiday catch” as well as pictures such as sunrise, fish, Ebisu, and treasure boats.

In many cases, it is a type of celebration that is donated and the name of the donor is entered.