This was a period of isolation for the country. Each clan had its own symbol, but there was no recognized national symbol.
Nariakira realized the need for a symbol to allow differentiation between Japanese ships and foreign ones, and suggested to the shogunate that the Hinomaru be adopted for that purpose.|
Nariakira was concerned more for the well-being of Japan as a whole than just for his own Satsuma clan.
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