Editing Shizuoka Prefecture (section)

=== Musical instruments ===
'''Yamaha''' and '''[[Kawai Musical Instruments|Kawai]]''' are both global [[piano]] brands. Yamaha has the largest share in the global piano market. Kawai has the second largest share. They both got their start in Shizuoka prefecture in the early twentieth century.<ref name="Shizuoka_Pref_official_website" /><ref name="Kyoto_Univ_of_Art">[http://g.kyoto-art.ac.jp/reports/1131/  (In Japanese) Kyoto University of Arts, Musical instruments industry in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture.]</ref>

'''Yamaha''' and '''[[Roland Corporation|Roland]]''' are major brand for [[electronic musical instrument]]s. In the [[electronic piano]] world market, Yamaha has the world's largest share. Roland and Kawai have the second and third place share. Roland and Yamaha also manufacture high-quality [[synthesizer]]s and [[drum machine]]s for professional musicians.

In addition, various instruments such as [[wind instrument]]s and [[guitar]]s are manufactured in this prefecture. There are about 200 companies that manufacture musical instruments, in this prefecture.

Most of these musical instruments are especially produced in [[Hamamatsu]] City.<ref name="Kyoto_Univ_of_Art" />

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File:YAMAHA (headquarters 3).jpg|Yamaha headquarters
File:SUZUKI-MotorHQ.jpg|Suzuki headquarters
File:Yamaha MT-07 at Tokyo Motor Show 2013.jpg|Yamaha motorcycles
File:Suzuki GW250 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.jpg|Suzuki motorcycles
File:Yamaha Outboard Motors 001.JPG|Yamaha [[outboard motor]]s
File:SUZUKI MARINE, Engine DF90AT, Outboard motor,.jpg|Suzuki outboard motors
File:Yamaha grand piano, Piano Recital 2012.jpg|Yamaha grand piano
File:Matt Bellamy Lollapalooza 2007.jpg|Kawai grand piano
File:Yamaha P-140S top view.jpg|Yamaha electronic piano
File:Roland D-50 Front (tweaked image).jpg|[[Roland D-50]] sythesizer
File:TR-808 - MIM, Phoenix (2019-08-30 14.59.26 by Bryan Pocius) (cropped).jpg|[[Roland TR-808]]. An iconic drum machine by [[Roland Corporation|Roland]].
File:Yamaha guitars, NAMM 2011.jpg|Yamaha [[acoustic guitar]]s
File:Yamaha SG1802, Guitar-Day 2010.jpg|Yamaha [[electric guitar]]s
File:Musical instruments on display at the MIM (14165208240).jpg|Yamaha wind instruments
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