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The mon of the Toyotomi clan, now used as the emblem of the Japanese Government; originally an emblem of the imperial family—a stylized paulownia.. Mon (紋), also called monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution, municipality or business entity.
Tomoe (巴, also written 鞆絵), [a] commonly translated as "comma", [2] [3] is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese mon (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe appears in many designs with various uses.
The Imperial Seal of Japan or National Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal (菊紋, kikumon), Chrysanthemum Flower Seal (菊花紋, 菊花紋章, kikukamon, kikukamonshō) or Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon), is the mon used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family.
Japanese mon can refer to: Japanese mon (currency) (文), used in Japan until 1870. Mon (emblem) (紋), Japanese family heraldic symbols; The Gate or Mon (Japanese: 門), a 1910 novel by Natsume Sōseki; Mon (architecture), one of the gates of a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine in Japan
The Tokugawa's clan symbol, known in Japanese as a "mon", the "triple hollyhock" (although commonly, but mistakenly identified as "hollyhock", the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wild ginger"—Asarum), has been a readily recognized icon in Japan, symbolizing in equal parts the Tokugawa clan and the last shogunate.
The 5-7 Paulownia Seal is utilized in the official emblem of the Japanese Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the Government at large. The Government Seal of Japan, one of the country's national seals, is the emblem of paulownia used by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the executive branch of the Government of Japan on official documents.
The national seals of Japan comprise the following emblems used for the purpose of authentication by the Emperor and government of Japan: . The Government Seal of Japan (also called the Paulownia Seal)
The Japanese city of Tokyo has two official emblems: the monshō ("crest") and the shinboru ("symbol"). The crest is a six-rayed stylized sun with a dot in the center, while the symbol is a stylised Ginkgo biloba leaf. The city has two official flags, featuring each emblem.