Kamon Socks
Description: Maruni Sagari Fuji (丸に下がり藤), meaning "Encircled Dropping Wisteria". The design features the traditional Japanese kamon, or family crest, in a beautiful gold wax seal style, perfect for those who appreciate the beauty and symbolism of traditional Japanese design and samurai culture.
Description: The Tokugawa clan (徳川) was a powerful daimyo family of Japan, known for the daimyo Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This is the kamon (family crest/emblem) of the Tokugawa clan, triple hollyhock. Below the crest is “Tokugawa” in kanji.
Description: The Saito clan (斎藤) was a Japanese samurai kin group from Echizen Province. The clan claimed descent from Fujiwara Toshihito. Saito Dosan (1494–1556) was the father-in-law of Oda Nobunaga. Dosan was attacked by his own son, Saito Yoshitatsu, and died in battle. Later, the son of Yoshitatsu, Tatsuoki was defeated by Oda Nobunaga in 1564, and the clan disappeared. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Saito clan, Ni-to nami (二頭波) or “Double head wave”. Below the crest is “Saito” in kanji.
Description: The Maruni Agari Fuji (丸に上り藤) kamon, meaning "Ascending Wisteria in a Ring". The design features the traditional Japanese kamon, or family crest, in a beautiful gold wax seal style, perfect for those who appreciate the beauty and symbolism of traditional Japanese design and samurai culture.
Description: The Chosokabe clan (長宗我部) was a Japanese samurai kin group associated with Tosa Province in modern-day Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The clan claims descent from Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China. The clan is known for the 21st daimyo of the clan, Chosokabe Motochika who unified Shikoku in sengoku jidai. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Chosokabe clan, featuring seven leaf creeping woodsorrel. Below the crest is “Chosokabe” in kanji.
Description: The Date clan (伊達) is a Japanese samurai kin group founded in the early Kamakura period, the family took its name from the Date district (now Fukushima Prefecture), north of Japan. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Date clan, “Take ni Suzume”, featuring two sparrows surrounded by bamboo . Below the crest is “Date” in kanji.
Description: The Kuroda clan (黒田) was a Japanese samurai clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. In the 16th century, the Kuroda clan was located in Harima Province. Under the headship of Kuroda Yoshitaka, the clan served the Oda and later Toyotomi clans. In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa supported Ieyasu in combat against Mitsunari Western Army, and were rewarded for their service with a transfer to the Fukuoka Domain. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Kuroda clan, Kuroda Fuji tomoe (黒田藤巴) or “Kuroda wisteria tomoe”. Below the crest is “Kuroda” in kanji.
Description: The Chosokabe clan (長宗我部) was a Japanese samurai kin group associated with Tosa Province in modern-day Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The clan claims descent from Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China. The clan is known for the 21st daimyo of the clan, Chosokabe Motochika who unified Shikoku in sengoku jidai. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Chosokabe clan, featuring seven leaf creeping woodsorrel. Below the crest is “Chosokabe” in kanji.
Description: The Maruni Katabami (丸に片喰) kamon, meaning "Wood Sorrel in a Ring". The design features the traditional Japanese kamon, or family crest, in a beautiful gold wax seal style, perfect for those who appreciate the beauty and symbolism of traditional Japanese design and samurai culture.
Description: The Azai clan (浅井) was a line of daimyos during Japan’s Sengoku jidai that was based in Omi Province (present day Shiga Prefecture). The Azai clan, along with the Asakura clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by him at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle, Odani Castle, was taken three years later. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Azai clan, three kikkō (turtle shell) with hanabishi (flower in diamond shape) in the center. Below the crest is “Azai” in kanji.
Description: The Shibata clan (柴田) was a Japanese clan that had originated during the Heian period (12th century) of Japan. The Shibata clan of Echigo province were notably related to that of the Shibata clan of Owari province. The Shibata clan of Echigo were descended from Sasaki Moritsuna, a supporter of Minamoto no Yoritomo and a son of Sasaki Hideyoshi. The Shibata later became retainers of the Nagao clan, which was under control by the famed Uesugi Kenshin. After Shibata Shigeie died during the year of 1587, the Shibata clan attempted to break away from the Uesugi. After this, the clan of Echigo became extinct, never to be seen again. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Shibata clan, Maru ni futatu Karigane (丸に二つ雁金) or “Double wild goose in
Description: The Toyotomi clan (豊臣) was a Japanese clan that ruled over Japan before the Edo period, the most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three “unifiers of Japan”, the clan dissolved after the son of Hideyoshi, Toyotomi hideyori commit seppuku adter defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu in siege of Osaka. This is the kamon (family crest/emblem) of the Toyotomi clan, the paulownia seal, the crest is still use in nowadays Japan on the Japanese 500 yen coin. Below the crest is “Toyotomi” in kanji.
Description: The Late Hojo clan (後北条), or Odawara Hojo was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region, but they were not related to the earlier Hojo clan who controlled the hereditary title of shikken of the Kamakura shogunate. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Hojo clan, Mitsuuroko (三つ鱗) or “three scales”. Below the crest is “Hojo” in kanji.
Description: The Ii clan (井伊) is a Japanese clan which originates in Totomi Province. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province. A famed 16th-century clan member, Ii Naomasa, was Tokugawa Ieyasu’s son-in-law and one of his most important generals. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Ii clan, Maru ni tachibana (丸に橘) or “citrus Tachibana in a circle”. Below the crest is “Ii” in kanji.
Description: Ouchi clan (大内) was one of the most powerful and important families in Japan during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. Their domains, ruled from the castle town of Yamaguchi, comprised six provinces at their height, and the Ouchi played a major role in supporting the Ashikaga in the Nanboku-cho Wars against the Imperial Court. The Ouchi remained powerful up until the 1560s, when they became eclipsed by their vassals, the Mori clan. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Ouchi clan, Ouchi bhisi (大内菱) or “Ouchi Diamond”. Below the crest is “Ouchi” in kanji.
Description: Minamoto (源) was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian period (794–1185 AD), although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku period. The Minamoto were one of four great clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period — the other three were the Fujiwara, the Taira, and the Tachibana. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Minamoto clan, Sasa Rindo (笹竜胆) or “Gentiana flowers upon bamboo”. Below the crest is “Minamoto” in kanji.
Description: Yasuke Black Samurai in 1579 Feudal Japan No. 2: Stylized Digital Illustration of Yasuke, the Black Samurai of 1579 in Feudal Japan with the Japanese Kanji (侍) Writing Character for "Samurai" (warrior serving a lord, waiting upon, a master or superior) behind Yasuke the Black Samurai on a Dark Background
Description: The Tachibana clan (立花) was a Japanese clan of daimyo during Japan’s Sengoku and Edo periods. Originally based in Tachibana castle in Kyūshū, the family’s holdings were moved to the Yanagawa Domain in the far north-east of Honshū in the Edo period. The clan, which bore no direct relation to the Tachibana clan of the Heian period, originated with Otomo Sadatoshi, who took on the name and assigned it to the family of Otomo vassals who held Tachibana castle. For a time, the Tachibana served as loyal retainers under the Otomo clan, regularly battling the Shimazu, rivals to the Otomo. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Tachibana clan, Gion Mamori (祇園守) or “Gion amulet”. Below the crest is “Tachibana” in kanji.
