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Wikipedia: "Kimigayo" is Japan's national anthem. It is also one of the world's shortest national anthems in current use, with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters. Its lyrics are based on a Waka poem written in the Heian period (794-1185), sung to a melody written in the later Meiji period.
![[A Hokkaido Prefecture graduation ceremony with both the Hinomaru and the Hokkaido Prefecture flags]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Graduation_day_stage_28crop_29_s.jpg "A Hokkaido Prefecture graduation ceremony with both the Hinomaru and the Hokkaido Prefecture flags")
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![[Kimigayo played at a volleyball tournament in Ōsaka.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kimi_ga_Yo_at_volleyball_tournament_s.jpg "Kimigayo played at a volleyball tournament in Ōsaka.")
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