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Miyata
Japanese manufacturer of bicycles, unicycles, and fire extinguishers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Miyata (disambiguation).
Miyata is a Japanese manufacturer of bicycles, unicycles and fire extinguishers.[citation needed] The company has been in operation since 1890. Miyata was also one of the first producers of motorcycles in Japan under the name Asahi. The Asahi AA was the first mass-produced motorcycle in Japan.[3]
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Native name | 株式会社ミヤタサイクル |
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Company type | Private (K.K) |
Industry | Leisure products |
Founded | 1890; 134 years ago (1890) |
Founder | Eisuke Miyata |
Headquarters | Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210 - 0005 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shinichiro Takaya (President) |
Products | |
Owner | Morita Holdings Corporation (30%) Merida Bikes (70%) |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |
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Miyata claims to have been the first Japanese manufacturer of flash-butt welded frame tubes (1946) and the first to use electrostatic painting (1950).[4]