Here are some symbols you can see in Japan
This is the Emperors crest, a 16peteled crysanthem, it can also be found on many shinto shrines. It represents the solar heritage of the tenno.
This celtic looking triskel can be found on taiko drums, Mikoshi (portable shinto shrines) it represents 3 aspects of the soul. It looks like 3 magatama.
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