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![[Kyowa]](../images/j/jp~kyowa.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 8 September 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Tokyo - triband blue-white-blue; on white
"KYOWA" in red.
Jarig Bakker, 8 September 2005
![[Meimon Car Ferry]](../images/j/jp~mcf.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 1 November 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Kyoto - red flag, white disk, jolly wavy stripe.
Jarig Bakker, 1 November 2005
![[Mitsubishi Kaiun K.K. ]](../images/j/jp~s0157.gif)
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, 1963 [ste63]
The logo of Mitsubishi is nowadays probably most often seen on cars. If I
remember correctly my ancient and unfruitful attempts to learn Japanese,
Mitsubishi means "three diamonds", so we have a kind of canting
flag.
Ivan Sache, 06 May 2000
You are right. Mitsubishi means three diamonds and the logo derives from
three leaves Mon of the Iwasaki family ,founder of Mitsubishi.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 7 May 2000
Yes, it is canting, and, yes, it is more or less "three diamonds". Read more about it in the FAQ at: www.mitsubishi.or.jp/e/faq.html#q8
The same site also holds some information about the history of Mitsubishi,
and since they started as a shipping line, also about the history of the
shipping line.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 08 May 2000
The red three diamonds on white background flags are used by all companies
having name of "Mitsubishi" such as Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi
Heavy Industry, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Electrics etc but the companies
not having name of "Mitsubishi" working in Mitsubishi business group
such as Tokio Marine insurance, Kirin Brewery, NYK
(Nippon Yusen Kaisha) use flag without three diamonds.
Nozomi Kariyasu