Just after some opinions on this flag. I am under the impression that it’s original, but a poster on another group said it looked fake. This opinion rattled me a bit as I thought I was a pretty experienced collector when it came to Japanese army textiles. Your opinions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

For those interested, the flag looks to be a commemorative piece given to a soldier who was serving with a unit in North China.
北支 = North China
第二守備隊 = 2nd Garrison

The flag also contains a number of slogans form 3 army officers(a Captain and 2 Lieutenants) and 11 names along the bottom separated into two groups, 東守 = East Guard and 南守 = South Guard.

Regards
Matt.