# Yamaha

By [StarryNift](https://paragraph.com/@starrynift-2) · 2024-02-08

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**Yamaha Corporation** (ヤマハ株式会社, _Yamaha_ [_Kabushiki gaisha_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabushiki_gaisha), [/ˈjæməˌhɑː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); Japanese pronunciation: [\[jamaha\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Japanese)) is a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer.

It is one of the constituents of [Nikkei 225](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225) and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation#cite_note-2) The former [motorcycle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle) division was established in 1955 as [Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Motor_Company), which started as an affiliated company but later became independent.

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