Tamiya Corporation

Tamiya Incorporated

Tamiya headquarter in Shizuoka
Type	Private
Founded	1946
Founder	Yoshio Tamiya
Headquarters	Shizuoka, Japan
Key people	Masayuki Tamiya, President Shunsaku Tamiya, Chairman
Products	Plastic Model Kits, Radio Control Model Kits, Educational Construction Kits
Website	www.tamiya.com/english/e-home.htm

Tamiya Incorporated (株式会社タミヤ, Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya^?) is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Yoshio Tamiya () in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1946.

The metal molds were produced from plans which had the concept of being "easy to understand and build, even for beginners". Even the box art was consistent with this throughout the company. In the same vein as everybody being able to build the models, they made the parts accurate and with a high degree of detail.

The company has gained a reputation among hobbyists of producing models of outstanding quality and accurate scale detail, a philosophy reflected directly on the company's motto, "First in Quality Around the World". Tamiya Inc. has also been awarded on a regular basis each year, the prestigious Modell des Jahres (Model of the Year) award, hosted by the German magazine ModellFan ().

The company was founded in 1946 as Tamiya Shoji & Co. (Tamiya Company) by Yoshio Tamiya () (15 May 1905 - 2 November 1988) in Oshika, Shizuoka City. It was a sawmill and lumber supply company. With the high availability of wood, the Mokuzaigyou Company's wood products division (founded in 1947) was also producing wooden models of ships and airplanes, which later became company's foundation. In 1953, they decided to stop the sale of architectural lumber and focused solely on model making.