Headquarter Group
(TYO: 7951) (ヤマハ Corporation, Yamaha Corporation) is a Japanese company that produces musical instruments, audio equipment, and sound products, formerly known as Nippon Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, founded by Toranami Yamaha, which is now the largest musical instrument manufacturer in the world. The group is headquartered in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and its subsidiaries also operate businesses focusing on home furnishings, resorts, golf equipment, and automotive interiors.
Founder
Torakusu Yamaha, Founder of the Yamaha Group (1851-1916) Torakusu Yamaha was familiar with Western science and technology from a young age, and became interested in making organs after restoring an organ at the Hamamatsu Elementary School (now Motegi Elementary School) in 1887, when he was working as a medical instrument repairman. In 1887, after repairing an organ at Hamamatsu Ordinary Elementary School (now Motegi Elementary School) in Japan, Toranami Yamaha became interested in the organ and began to manufacture organs. Confident of his business prospects, Toranami established the Yamaha Organ Works in 1889, and eight years later, Nippon Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, the predecessor of the Yamaha Group, was founded.
With an enterprising spirit, vision and decisive style, Toranami Yamaha finally achieved success. These laid the foundation of the Yamaha brand and are an important spiritual asset for the Yamaha Group today.