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 Vector rendering of an interpretation uploaded to Flags of the World | |
| Use | Other |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1973 |
| Design | Blue field with white figure and red arrow |
| Designed by | Bikki Sunazawa |
An Ainu flag was designed by Bikki Sunazawa, a Japanese sculptor of Ainu ancestry.[1][2][3]
Upon a repeated request from his friend, Bikki Sunazawa eventually designed the flag in 1973 – although he distanced himself from political activism seeking government support. Nevertheless, an Ainu group displayed the flag when they marched at a May Day celebration in Sapporo in the same year.[4] On rare occasions, it is still seen at Ainu functions.[5]
In 2020 Bikki's son Jin Sunazawa claimed copyright ownership and requested disuse of the flag.[6]
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- ^ "ФЛАГ АЙНОВ". Геральдика.ру (in Russian). geraldika.ru. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Irish, Ann B. (2009). Hokkaido: A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan's Northern Island. McFarland & Company. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7864-5465-5. OCLC 646854076.
- ^ Weiner, Michael (13 July 2003). Japan's Minorities: The Illusion of Homogeneity. Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-134-74442-8.
- ^ Dubreuil, Chisato (Kitty). "The Ainu and Their Culture: A Critical Twenty-First Century Assessment". The Asia-Pacific Journal. apjjf.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Jin Sunazawa (2 October 2020). "2020 nendo Sapporo Ainu Kyōkai sōkai giansho (mushūsei) to migatte na sakujo irai" 2020年度・札幌アイヌ協会総会議案書 （無修正）と身勝手な削除依頼. Kōshin minzoku Ainu 後進民族 アイヌ. Retrieved 18 October 2020.