Communication Plaza

The Yamaha Communication Plaza was born of a vision formulated on the occasion of 40th anniversary of Yamaha Motor to create a facility that would gather in one place an archive and exhibits of the many products, technologies and activities that the company has created since its founding in 1955, and to also serve as a venue for deepening communication and exchange with our customers and the society at large, in ways that help achieve our corporate mission of being a company that creates Kando. That vision became a reality when the Communication Plaza was opened on July 1, 1998, the 43rd anniversary of the company's founding.

Another important role of the Communication Plaza is to be a space where group company employees from around the world can meet and talk together about the corporate vision and the past, present and future of the Yamaha Motor group, and in this way serve as a communication space that can generate new ideas and new value.

Floor Guide

Ground Floor

Symbol Zone

The first thing visitors to the Communication Plaza see is the Symbol Zone displaying the historic models that are the roots of today's Yamaha product lines, including the very first Yamaha motorcycle “YA-1,” the jointly developed Toyota 2000GT, the early snowmobile "SL350", the first outboard motor “P-7” and the production motorboat “STRIPE-18.”

Product Display Space

Here visitors see models old and new from the full range of Yamaha products, from the motorcycles and scooters used and loved by people around the world, the boats, PWCs and outboard motors that are an integral part of today's marine leisure, as well as other leisure vehicles like golf cars, snowmobiles and ATVs, plus a wide variety of products used in daily life, such as PAS electrically power assisted bicycles, portable generators, snow throwers, water purifiers, industrial robots and utility-use unmanned helicopters.

Presentation Room

This room is for presentations about Yamaha Motor through media such as our corporate videos.

Simulation Corner

Here, sound simulators, image simulators and video and computer monitors offer visitors virtual experiences of Yamaha products. There may also be models that can actually be mounted and ridden.

Plaza Shop

At this shop you can purchase a variety of original Yamaha goods and items that will make perfect souvenirs of your visit.

2nd Floor

History Space

Here visitors journey back to the very earliest years of Yamaha Motor through displays explaining the origins of Yamaha's tuning fork mark and its meaning, a short biographical introduction to the corporate founder, Genichi Kawakami, and his philosophy, a display of Yamaha's first motorcycle, “YA-1,” and the subsequent “YD-1,” which was the company's first completely original model. Photo exhibits show the early history of Yamaha racing and displays of actual race machines from the various categories over the years stand alongside other important Yamaha motorcycles, marine and automobile engines, snowmobiles and other products that give the visitor a panorama of our corporate history.

Plaza Library

This library is an archive of materials about our corporate history, documents, journals and magazine articles about various Yamaha products and more.

3rd Floor

Plaza Café

Soft drinks, coffee, tea, desserts and light lunches are available here. It is a nice place for rest and refreshment on your visit to the Plaza. (Lunch served until 15:00)