This is a list of Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers — as well as brands with models manufactured in Japan.
Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers
*3 Rensho
* Alps
* Amanda (Tokyo)
* American Eagle, later
Nishiki (U.S. brand, manufactured by Kawamura Cycle)
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American Star
* Amuna (written "AMVNA", manufactured by Matsumoto Cycle, Sendai)
* A.N. Design Works (Core Japan, Tokyo)
* Apollo (a Canadian brand manufactured by
Kuwahara, marketed by Fred Deeley Imports of Vancouver)
* Araya
* ARES
* Asuka (Nara)
* Azuki (a sub-brand of West Coast Cycle, see
Nishiki)
* Baramon (Kurume)
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Bianchi Bianchi may refer to:
Places
*Bianchi, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy
Manufacturing
*Bianchi Bicycles (F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.), an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, and former manufacturer of motorcycles and a ...
(certain models manufactured in Japan)
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Bridgestone
is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of , meaning 'stone bridge' in Japan ...
(variously marketed as Anchor, C.Itoh, Kabuki)
* Campania
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CatEye (famous for cycling accessories, manufacture exercise bikes)
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Centurion
A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
* Cherubim (Machida, Tokyo)
* Crafted (Fukui)
* Deki
*
Diamond Back
* Elan
* Emme Akko (Miyako)
* Focus (Araya)
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Fuji Fuji may refer to:
Places China
* Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan
Japan
* Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan
* Fuji River
* Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture
* Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefectur ...
* Fury
* Ganwell (Kyoto)
* Hirose (Kodaira, Tokyo)
* Holks
* Honjo (Tottori)
* Ikesho
* Iribe (Nara)
* Kabuki, see
Bridgestone
is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (1889–1976) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of , meaning 'stone bridge' in Japan ...
* Kalavinka (made by Tsukumo, Tokyo)
* Kawamura Cycle, Kobe, Japan (manufactured
Nishiki and Azuki brands)
* Kaze and Kaze Race Bicycles
* Kobe limited, Kobe, Japan
* Kusano Engineering (Tokyo)
*
Kuwahara
* Kyoso (Tokyo)
* Level (Tokyo—Established in 1980)
* Lightning (made by Inazuma Cycle)
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Lotus
* Makino Cycle
* Maruishi
* Marukin (White Sails) apparently a subsidiary of Hodaka Corp.
* Mikado
*
Miyata
Miyata is a Japanese manufacturer of bicycles, 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 Japa ...
* Kiyo Miyazawa (Tokyo)
* Miyuki (Tokyo)
* Mypallas
* Mizutani (ミズタニ自転車株式会社) (Tokyo) (Established in 1924)
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Nagasawa
* Nakagawa (Osaka)
* Nakamichi
*
Nishiki (U.S. brand, earlier as American Eagle, manufactured by Kawamura)
* Noko
* Ono
* Otomo (produced several OEM bikes for different brands)
*
Panasonic / National
* Pegasus (Chofu, Tokyo)
* Peugeot (certain models manufactured in Japan)
* Pie
* Polaris
* Project M (Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
* Puch (certain models manufactured in Japan)
* Raizin (Kiryu, Gunma)
* Raleigh / Rampar (certain models manufactured in Japan)
* Ravanello (made by Takamura, Tokyo)
* Reminton
* Rinsei Lab (
Tochigi—Established in 2012
)
* Royal Norton
* Royce Union
* San Rensho (3Rensho)
* Sannow
* Schwinn (certain models manufactured in Japan, e.g., Voyageur, World models)
* Sekai
* Sekine
* Shimazaki (Tokyo)
*
Shimano
, originally and later , is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackles and rowing equipment, who also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo ...
* Shogun
* Silk
* Skyway
* Smith
* Soma
* SR (Sakae Ringyo), purchased later by Mori Industries, merged with Suntour
*
Suntour, purchased later by Mori Industries, merged with SR
* Suteki, a brand marketed by
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
, manufactured by Panasonic.
* Takara
* Tano
* Terry
* Toei (Kawaguchi, Saitama)
* Tokyobike
* Toyo
* Tsunoda (Nagoya, Japan — also manufactured Lotus brand)
Tubagra*
Univega Univega is a bicycle brand created during the bike boom of the 1970s by Ben Lawee (1926–2002), who founded Lawee Inc. to design, specify, and import bicycles initially manufactured in Italy by Italvega, and subsequently in Japan by Miyata.
Prio ...
* Vigore (Kyoto)
* Vlaams
* Vortex star ( usmans)
* Vogue (made by Orient, Kamakura)
* Zebrakenko
* Zunow (Osaka)
See also
*
List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.
Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand ...
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List of Australian bicycle brands and manufacturers
This page lists notable Australian bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. This article relates to pedal cycles, tricycles and power assisted cycles but does not include Motorcycles. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle p ...
References
External links
1984 Centurion Catalog, U.S.
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Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers
Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers
Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers