Famous automobile logos and their hidden meaning
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation - Family lore
August 23, 2015, 20:17 ISTWho will not recognise this three diamonds logo. The Mitsubishi logo goes back to 1870′s Japan when the Tosa clan acquired the Tsukumo Shokai shipping company from the Iwasaki family. The Iwasaki family crest was a set of three stacked rhombuses, which are referred to as chestnuts in Japan. The Tosa family crest was represented by a three-leafed oak symbol.
These two family crests were combined into the three diamond shape we see today. The Tsukumo Shokai company was soon re branded as Mitsubishi, which is a combination of the Japanese words mitsu (which means three), and hishi (which means water chestnut and describes the diamond shape).
Text and Photo: Companyfolders.com
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