What is Kamon ?

'家紋'(kamon) is Japanese family crest. 
Kamon represents family's symbol.There are so many kamon types.It's said over 20,000 types are discoverd.And it started about 1,200 years ago,called Heian era.

Kamon's purpose looks like Coat of arms.There were no system to identify people such as ID card,driver license,biometrics autheticate ,etc... So old people used kamon to identify people.Kamon was drawn every where. For example,on clothes,on gate,on flag,on gravestone.

Kamon has so simple design.In comparison with Coat of arms,kamon is just black color,monotone touch. It has omitted,abstract design.It's set secret message.

You may see 'LOUIS VITTON' monograph at their product.That symbol is said to get inspired from Kamon design patterns.

We can imagine very deep world via kamon.Maybe It's  like time travel.