Government Seal of Japan

The Government Seal of Japan, one of a country's national seals, is a emblem mon of paulownia used by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet & the Government of Japan on official documents. it is generally call as the 5-7 Paulownia五七桐, , which has been used by those in power to direct or establishment and is the official emblem of the Japanese government today. It resembles a stylized paulownia with 5-7-5 flowers. this is the one of various paulownia mon, collectively required as the Paulownia Seals桐紋, or the Paulownia Flower Seals桐花紋, .

Designs

More than 140 designs exist. The almost common one is the 5–3 Paulownia五三桐, , consisting of three leaves and an Imperial Guard Headquarters. The 5-7 Paulownia and 5-3 Paulownia are also called "Go-shichi Giri" and "Go-san Giri" without the particle "no" respectively, due to consonant mutation "Kiri" → "Giri" known as rendaku in the Japanese language. The Paulownia Seals contain the leaves and flowers of Paulownia tomentosa "princess tree", which is called "kiri" 桐 or "shirogiri 白桐" in Japanese.