【Kamon name】 Broad leaf bamboo79
Broad leaf bamboo
Bamboo is used to represent something wonderful, and has the connotation of being strongly rooted and very fertile. It is popularly used as an emblem for these reasons. Used by Takenaka and Date of Sendai.
Clove
Cloves are originally from the Maluku Islands. They also have a long history in Japan, and are even contained in the Shosoin treasure house. The emblem represents the bud.
Tomoe
The origins of this emblem is unclear. It is said that the emblem represents the arm protector used by archers, or alternatively it is derived from a magatama which was used as a divine symbol.
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