The Japanese flag is called the Hinomaru, or sun circle, Japan

The sun rises at Callanish stone circle, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Neolithic stone circle and henge at Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Neolithic stone circle and henge at Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Neolithic stone circle and henge at Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grape vines growing in black volcanic pits in La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Fulacht fiadh water trough and fireplace building at Drombeg stone circle, County Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Sunrise over Callanish (Calanais) Standing Stones, the Neolithic monument in Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

View of the circle of mountains, location of the historic and archaeological Nabataean city of Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Norwegian Pine Tree high on the Finnmark Plateau in snow backlit by the sun at sunset in winter, Finnmark Plateau, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Midnight sun in Lofoten Islands, over Arctic Circle, Norway, Europe

Before midnight near the Arctic Circle, Echo Bay, Great Bear Lake, North West Territories, Canada, North America

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, ice hotel, exterior, Alta, Winter snow and sun, Troms og Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, ice hotel, exterior, Alta, Winter snow and sun, Troms og Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Snowmobile adventure, Alta Northern Lights tourists, winter snow and sun, Troms og Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Spectacular midnight sun, taken at 1 am, Bodo, Polar Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Okavango delta, botswana. Sunset on the okavango river

The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer pushes through ice in Crystal Sound, south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Sunset on snow capped mountains and icebergs surrounded in brash ice in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Circle on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Sunset on snow capped mountains and icebergs surrounded in brash ice in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Circle on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Sunspots, SOHO Image

Tourists watching steam and a water spout, Strokkur geyser, backlit, Haukadalur valley, Golden Circle, Su√∞urland, Sudurland, southern Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Ring fort Grianan of Aileach, also Ailech, Grianan Ailigh, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland, British Isles, Europe

Historic town centre, evening mood, Greeting to the Sun, an installation by the architect Nikola Baoei&, Zadar, Croatia, Europe

Historic town centre, evening mood, Greeting to the Sun, an installation by the architect Nikola Baoei&, Zadar, Croatia, Europe

Sun ring - Halo - nature phenomenon, Zudar, Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Jätkänkynttiläsilta, Lumberjack Candle Bridge, bridge over the Kemijoki, midnight sun, Rovaniemi, near the Arctic Circle, Lapland, Finland, Europe

Midnight sun, ice and icebergs, Johan Petersen Fjord, East Greenland, Greenland

Iceberg at sunrise on the southern polar circle, Antarctica

Sun dial at an observatory, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Ischia Ponte, schia island, Campania, Italy, Europe

Icebergs frozen into the sea ice of the Uummannaq fjord system during winter in the the north west of Greenland, far beyond the polar circle. North America, Greenland, danish territory

A ray of sun light enters the Calcehtok Mayan caves near Oxkintok in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. These caves are where for the ancient Mayans an entrance to Xibalba, the underworld.

Basketball Hoop

Sunset over mannin bay in a circular glare, County galway, ireland

Hiking trail through Snow Canyon, with circles of stones in a meeting area behind the Red Mountain Spa, with meditation maze and Snow Canyon Mountain Range in the background. Red Cliffs Desert Reserve around St George Town with bright sunburst in a blue sky, St George, Utah, United States of America

The Hot Sun Beats Down On A Manhole Cover With The Word 'water' Engraved On It, Waikaloa, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America

View Of Sunset Over St. Lawrence River, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Quebec, Canada

Ring Shaped Old Ruin At Sunset; Ireland

Noatak River And The Brooks Range At Sunset, Gates Of The Arctic National Park, Northwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States Of America

Container ship Horizon Reliance approaching Honolulu at sunset viewed from Magic Island, Ala Monana beach park, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

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Close-up of large red sun

Close-up view of sun

Close-up view of sun

Close-up of sun

Close-up view of sun

Midnight sun. Landscape, on the Drygalski Peninsula, with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

African lion walking on top of dune at sunrise in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa; Specie panthera leo family of felidae