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| ARMY (INFANTRY) |
| The Japanese Imperial Army had many different branches and specialties. From this page you can access the various units and find the kanji for them along with the insignia and common symbols used. To the left you can see the links to the pages, so click on one of them that interests you. I'll be making lots of changes and additions in the following weeks, so some pages are incomplete at the moment. Below are the most common infantry cups, most of which have the military star. Certainly the most common designs on Japanese military cups are flags (usually crossed) and a star. However, infantry cups were hardly limited to these two designs. |
| Designs with the military star featured prominently. Actually, this star is just about everywhere on cups and bottles, sometimes very small and tucked away in a corner, other times huge and imposing. This military star was used on everything military, but most often on Army items. Once in a while the star will appear on Navy items, but this is uncommon. |
| Below the Army star here is a Rank Insignia (probably Superior Private). Rare to see these on cups. Dated Taisho 1 [1912]. |
| Actual insignia |
| Sake cup with original cardboard box. The cup is dated 1915. Gold gilt military star. The characters on the reverse read 'Taisho 4 [1915] December, Army Cabinet Minister Garden Party.' I am not sure what kind of party that was. The box has the shop label: 'Sake Cup, Yotsutani, Made at the Hatsubashi Honten.' |
| Large pure silver sake cup, marked JUNGIN on the reverse. In the bowl is an engraved Army star. The engraved characters on the reverse read 'Southern China Dispatch, Army Headquarters.' |
| Inscribed '18th Infantry Discharge Commemorative'. |
| Small plate with Army star. Inscribed on the reverse 'Prayer for Victory in War and Long Life'. |
| Army star and crane. Inscribed '7th Field Artillery, Commemorative'. |