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The Imperial Seal of Japan is called 菊の御紋 Kiku No Gomon in Japanese, which, literally, means "Noble Symbol of Chrysanthemum" or "Imperial Seal of Chrysanthemum" . Species C. carinatum - tricolor daisy C. cinerariifolium - pyrethrum C. coccineum - pyrethum daisy C. coronarium - crown daisy C. frutescens - marguerite C. majus - daisy C. X morifolium - florists           chrysanthemum C. segetum - corndaisy Ref: ITIS 35791 The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum... Species C. carinatum - tricolor daisy C. cinerariifolium - pyrethrum C. coccineum - pyrethum daisy C. coronarium - crown daisy C. frutescens - marguerite C. majus - daisy C. X morifolium - florists           chrysanthemum C. segetum - corndaisy Ref: ITIS 35791 The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum...


The Imperial Seal is used by members of the Japanese Imperial family. Under the Meiji constitution, no one was permitted to use the Imperial Seal except the Emperor of Japan, so each member of the Imperial family used a slightly modified version of the seal. Shinto shrines related to the Imperial family also use the relevant modified versions of the Imperial Seal as their seals, and some other Shinto shrines are not related to the Imperial family but are also permitted to use the chrysanthemum as a part of their seal. In 1881, Ito Hirobumi announced that the Japanese government would draft the Meiji Constitution in a decade. ... His Majesty The Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. ... A torii at Itsukushima Shrine Shintō (Japanese: 神道) is the native religion of Japan and was the state religion of Japan for Japanese militarism in times from about end of the 19th century to the end of World War II. It involves the worship of kami, which could be translated...


As of 2005, there is no law that speficies what is the National Seal of Japan. As a custom, the Imperial Seal is treated as if it were the National Seal. It is on the cover of the passport, for example. The title page of European Union passports bears the name of the issuing country, then the name European Union, in the languages of all EU countries. ...


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