Japanese Kamon Pins and Buttons

This is the Tokugawa Aoi (德川葵) mon, meaning “Tokugawa version of Hollyhock”, in gold seal design. This is the mon used by the Tokugawa clan as their family crest in sengoku jidai.

This is the Maruni Mitsu Kashiwa (丸に三つ柏) mon, meaning "Encircled Three Leafed Oak".

This is the Migi Mitsu Tomoe (右三つ巴) mon, meaning "Right Threefold Tomoe".

Uesugi Sasa (上杉笹) mon, meaning "Uesugi Bamboo" crest, this mon was used as kamon by the Uesugi clan in sengoku jidai.

This is the Goshichi Kiri (五七桐) mon, meaning "Five-Seven Paulownia" crest, this mon was used as kamon by the Toyotomi clan in sengoku jidai.

This is the Kengoka ni Karahana (剣五瓜に唐花) mon, meaning "Chinese Flower in Penta Quince of Sword".

This is the Maruni Daki Ine (丸に抱き稲) mon, meaning "Pair rice in circle".

This is the Takeda Bishi (武田菱) mon, meaning "Takeda Diamond" crest, this mon was used as kamon by the Takeda clan in sengoku jidai.

Tsuru no maru (鶴の丸), meaning "Circle of crane", this mon was used as family crest by Owari Mori clan in sengoku jidai.

This is the Oni Kabuto (鬼兜) mon, meaning "Devil Helmet".

This is the Gokani Karahana (五瓜に唐花) mon, meaning “Chinese Flower in Five Quince”, in gold seal design. This is the mon used by the Oda clan as their family crest in sengoku jidai .

This is the Kuruma ni yahazu (車に矢筈) mon, meaning "Arrowhead in Wheel" crest, this mon was used as kamon by the Hattori clan in sengoku jidai.

This is the Hoo no Maru (鳳凰の丸) mon, meaning "Circle of Phoenix".

This is the Ise Ebi no Maru (伊勢海老の丸) mon, meaning "Circle of Japanese Spiny Lobster".

This is the Kuyo Tomoe (九曜巴) mon, meaning "Nine Stars Swirl", this mon is also known as "Itakura Swirl".

This is the Itsutsu Neji Ogi (五つ捻じ扇) mon, meaning "Five Interlaced Fans".

This is the Hachiman Kabuto (八幡兜) mon, meaning "Hachiman Helmet".

This is the Takeda Bishi (武田菱) mon, meaning "Takeda Diamond".

This is the Tenryu no Maru (天竜の丸) mon, meaning "Circle of Celestial Dragon".

This is the Musubi Chohanagata (結び蝶花形) mon, meaning "Paper Butterfly with Knot".

This is the Hana Kikyo Edamaru (花桔梗枝丸) mon, meaning "Bellflower Branch Circle".

This is the Aoi no Maru (葵の丸) mon, meaning "Circled Japanese Wild Ginger".

This is the Yamato Sakura (大和桜) mon, meaning "Yamato Cherry Blossom".

Kamon inspired by Japanese baseball.

This is the Daki Hiragikiku (抱き開き菊 ) mon, meaning "Embracing Unfold Chrysanthemum".

This is the Miginami no Maru (右浪の丸) mon, meaning "Circle of Right facing Wave ".

This is the Ageha Cho (揚羽蝶) mon, meaning "swallowtail butterfly". Mon (紋), also known as monsho (紋章) or kamon (家紋), are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or an institution or business entity (e.g. Mitstubisi logo). Japanese Mon are similar to the badges and coats of arms in European heraldic tradition, which likewise are used to identify individuals and families. Mon are often referred to as crests in Western literature.

This is the Mamuki Tsutsumi (真向き鼓) mon, meaning "Front Facing Drum".

This is the Nami ni Tsuki ni Usagi (波に月兎) mon, meaning "Rabbit in the Moon inside Waves".

This is the crest of Yamamoto Kansuke (山本勘助) on his banner, deformed Yamamoto monji.

This is the Takara Bune (宝船) mon, meaning "Treasure Ship".

This is the Fusen Hi Ogi (浮線檜扇) mon, meaning "Japanese Cypress Fan in Fusen Style".

This is the Takarabune ni Nami (宝船に波) mon, meaning "Treasure Ship in the Wave".

This is the Mitsuoi Icho ni Katabami (三つ追い銀杏に片喰) mon, meaning "Woodsorrel in Linked Triple Ginkyo".

Ichimonji Mitsuboshi (一文字三星), meaning "Three stars under one character", this mon was used as family crest by Mori clan in sengoku jidai.

This is the Itowani Himotsuki Nikaigasa (糸輪に紐付き二階笠) mon, meaning "Two Stacked Tied Sedge Hat in Loop".