Native name | ヤマハ株式会社 (Japanese) |
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Romanized name | Yamaha kabushiki gaisha |
Formerly | Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (1887–1987) |
Company type | Public |
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Founded | October 12, 1887 |
Founder | Torakusu Yamaha |
Headquarters | 10-1, Nakazawacho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Takuya Nakata (president and Representative Executive Officer) |
Products | Musical instruments, audio equipment |
Revenue | ¥408.2 billion (2017)[1] |
¥44.3 billion (2017)[verification needed][1] | |
¥46.7 billion (2017)[verification needed][1] | |
Number of employees | 28,112 (including temporary employees) (2017)[1] |
Subsidiaries | List
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Website | yamaha.com |
Footnotes / references [3][2] |
Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha Kabushiki gaisha, /ˈjɑːmɒˌhɑː/; Japanese pronunciation: [jamaha]) is a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer.
It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company.[4]
The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but has been spun-off as its own independent company.