Yamaha (manufacturer)

Yamaha Corporation

The headquarters of Yamaha Corporation
Native name	ヤマハ株式会社
Romanized name	Yamaha Kabushiki-gaisha
Type	Public (K.K.)
Traded as	: OTCQX:
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	October 12, 1887; 129 years ago (1887-10-12)
Headquarters	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Torakusu Yamaha, founder Takuya Nakata,President & Representative Director
Products	Musical Instruments, Audio equipment, Electronics, Yamaha Motor Company: Motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, Wheelchairs, Personal Watercraft, Marine Engines, Parts including clothing and helmets
Revenue	JPY 410.3 billion (2014)
Operating income	JPY 25,994 million (2014)
Net income	JPY 22,898 million (2014)
Number of employees	19,851 (2014)
Subsidiaries	Yamaha Motor Company
Website	yamaha.com

Musical Instruments, Audio equipment, Electronics,

Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha Kabushiki Gaisha^?) (/jəˈmɑːhə/ or /ˈjɑːməhə/; Japanese pronunciation: [jamaha]) is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate based in Japan with a very wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power sports equipment.

Yamaha was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu Yamaha as Nippon Gakki Company, Limited (日本楽器製造株式会社, Nippon Gakki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha^?) (literally Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture and was incorporated on October 12, 1897. The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks.