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[Viper1]

megaman79 said:

Viper1 said:
The triforce symbol (more specifically just 3 triangles in a triangle shape) is actually a symbol used in Japan for a very long time. Nintendo didn't invent it.

 

Can you offer any context to that? What does it mean in japanese culture?

Look up images of Mitsu uroko.  It's kind of like a coat of arms in old Japan.   It's known as a Kamon.  The old Kamons, or coat of arms, symbols have found their way into architecture and deisgn all over Japan.