History of Japanese "off to war" banners

[Mr.Jerry D]

Hello,
Does anyone know when the Japanese "Off to war" banners started being used?
Thanks!
Jerry

[GeorgeP]

I couldn't tell you. But what I can say is you might want to shoot off a PM to MikeB or contact him via his website:

http://fortunesofwarmilitaria.com

He can tell you all about them.

Tom