FAMILY CRESTS
The Meaning of Kamon
The FARUTA Crest
The FARUTA crest begins with a family mark.
In the late 19th century, the designer’s family distributed ramune, one
of Japan’s earliest imported carbonated drinks. The company’s logo carried
three stars.
That image remained.
For FARUTA, the three stars are distilled into 星, the Japanese character for star.
A familiar sign, carried forward.
Reconsidered.
Given new form.
Introducing Japanese Crests
A chrysanthemum crest symbolizing imperial authority and longevity, famously associated with the Japanese Imperial Family and used on Japanese passports.
The Oda clan’s gourd-shaped crest is famously associated with Oda Nobunaga, the 16th-century warlord who began unifying Japan and modernized warfare with firearms and innovative tactics.
The five-seven leaf paulownia crest, famously associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 16th-century daimyo who rose from a farmer to become ruler of Japan. Today, it is used by the Government of Japan and appears as the Prime Minister’s emblem.
The three-leaf hollyhock crest is famously associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu, the 17th-century shogun who marked the start of the Edo period.
A swirling three-comma crest symbolizing strength, harmony, and protection, representing the flow of water, and traditionally associated with samurai and Shinto shrines.
平家の家紋として有名。
源氏の家紋として有名。
柏は、新芽が育ったあとに古い葉が落ちることから子孫繁栄の象徴。
神が宿る神木とも考えられていたので、神職に携わる家系にも多く使われています。
片喰は日本中どこにでもある雑草で、強い繁殖力を持つことから家紋として使われたと言われています。
茗荷は現代にも使われる夏に薬味として食べられる野菜。語源は「冥加」とされていて、神や仏の加護があるという意味になります。
蔦は地面や壁、周囲に絡みつく習性があり、たくましくはびこる様子が子孫繁栄につながる象徴。
池や沢に自生し、人の顔型に似た葉が高く伸びるところから、面高（おもだか）と言われました。矢を立てて並べたように見えるために、別名を勝ち草と言って武将に好まれました。
「将軍星」というオリオン座の中央にある3つの星のこと。
「秋の七草」の１つ