The Scottish tartan check has a unique pattern that has been handed down from generation to generation. Same as this custom, each Japanese family has its own “Kamon(family crest)”.

The Kamon was born for aristocrats in the Heian period to be used as their crests and samurai adopted this custom. Later, it had been spread to the samurais' vassals, then to the normal citizens, so that Kamon has been generally used as a sign to indicate belongingness to the family.

Motifs of Kamon were created with Japanese sensibilities, and their combinations are various. While reading a Kamon, it can gradually tell us the long history of the family. The Kamon may contain such deep and various meanings.

Sophisticated patterns of Kamons have been used not only for the family's mark, but also for designs of kimono and belts for long time. Japanese Kamon was introduced to the world for the first time at the Paris Expo in 1879, the world-famous French bag manufacturer was deeply impressed with the motif and inspired. It is said that the motif of their famous brand logo was born from this inspiration. MON expresses the Kamons in a more modern and stylish way.