During the Meiji Period, although Western culture was introduced, western clothing did not rapidly become widespread except for among the higher class, and common people instead began to increasingly use Kamon for example, on Mompuku (clothing decorated with one's family crest) and tombstones, thanks for the abolishment of the caste system.
明治になると欧米文化が流入したが上流階級を除き洋装が急速に普及したわけではなく、むしろ身分規制がなくなったことにより庶民が紋服を着用したり、墓石などに家紋を入れるケースが増えた。