origins of the mitsubishi logo

**vr6** · 11-22-2003, 07:57 AM

mitsubishi history 101:

origins of the mitsubishi logo -

The Mitsubishi Group of companies started over 100 years ago during the Meiji Period (1867-1912). The Mitsubishi logo came from the Tosa region (today the region is called Kochi Prefecture), and is actually a combination of the Three Oak Leaves family crest of the Yamauchi Family of the Tosa Clan, and the Three Diamonds family crest of a samurai named Yataro Iwasaki. The present form of the Mitsubishi logo was first used in 1910, the 43rd year of the Meiji Period.

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**Khopari** · 11-22-2003, 11:15 AM

thanks for that info....

**peanotation** · 11-22-2003, 11:19 AM

pardon my undeniable ignorance, but what was mitsubishi before it was a car company?

Meiji Period (1867-1912)

did mitsubishi used to make wagons for battle or something?

**Khopari** · 11-22-2003, 11:20 AM

during WW2 they were making AA guns and all kind of stuff from Japs Military.

**vr6** · 11-22-2003, 05:16 PM

the mitsubishi model A - 1917

in WW2, mitsubishi made guns for the japanese imperial forces as well as the famous (or infamous) japanese zero fighter (remember pearl harbor).

mitsubishi even released a lancer evo6 called the mitsubishi lancer evo fighter (made more than 300hp).... but thats another story.

BluFalcon · 11-22-2003, 07:13 PM

Mitsubshi still has it's hands in a lot of things other than cars: Computers, weapons, home entertainment, industrial equipment etc. Currently Mitsubishi is involved in development of a fighter based heavily on the F-16 for the JASDF called the FX-S/F-2.

http://www.f-16.net/reference/versions/f16_fsx.html

**Strahan** · 11-23-2003, 10:38 AM

Darn, and here I thought a bunch of Japanese guys just thought it was something that looked cool

2WO5IVE6IX · 04-22-2004, 02:30 PM

There's a Mitsubishi Cement plant our by Big Bear, CA... fyi.

ok yeah, i'm lame.

**Kalamidad** · 03-21-2006, 08:48 PM

The word Mitsubishi actually translates to "tripple Diamond"

Mitsubishi is one of the world's largest conglamorates along with Kia believe it or not.

StArlite · 03-22-2006, 03:23 AM

Badge from a '76 Colt Lancer 1400 :

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>The name "Mitsubishi" refers to the three-diamond emblem. "Mitsubishi" is a combination of the words mitsu and hishi. Mitsu means three. Hishi means water chestnut, and Japanese have used the word for a long time to denote a rhombus or diamond shape. Japanese often bend the "h" sound to a "b" sound when it occurs in the middle of a word. So they pronounce the combination of mitsu and hishi as mitsubishi. Â*

Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of the old Mitsubishi organization, chose the three-diamond mark as the emblem for his company. The mark is suggestive of the three-leaf crest of the Tosa Clan, Yataro's first employer, and also of the three stacked rhombuses of the Iwasaki family crest.</div>

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