Torakusu Yamaha (????) was the first Japanese maker of the reed organ and the founder of Nippon Gakki Co Ltd, which later became the Yamaha Corporation.
Other than making musical instruments, he also enjoyed martial arts and kendo, which is Japanese swordsmanship.
After being known as the first Japanese person to ever craft a reed organ, he started the Nippon Gakki Co Ltd, with the main factory located in Itayamachi, Hamamatsu, at the age of 35, and also began to construct pianos and many other instruments.