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Founder of Yamaha

The native form of this personal name is Yamaha Torakusu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Torakusu Yamaha (山葉寅楠, Yamaha Torakusu, 20 April – 8 August ) was a Japanese businessman and entrepreneur known as the founder of the Yamaha Corporation.

Yamaha was the first Japanese manufacturer of the reed organ and established Nippon Gakki Co Ltd in Hamamatsu to produce organs and other musical instruments including pianos and harmonicas. Nippon Gakki was later renamed the Yamaha Corporation in his honor.

Biography

Early life

Torakusu Yamaha was born on 20 April in Wakayama, Kii Province, the third son of Konosuke Yamaha, a low-ranking samurai of the Kishu-Tokugawa family, the ruling family of the Kishu Domain.

Torakusu's father was an astronomer for the Kishu clan, who gave Torakusu access to books about astronomy. As a result, Torakusu became fascinated with machines and technology, in addition