Miyata

Miyata Cycle Co., Ltd.
Native name	株式会社ミヤタサイクル
Company type	Private (K.K)
Industry	Leisure products
Founded	1890; 134 years ago
Founder	Eisuke Miyata
Headquarters	Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210 - 0005, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Shinichiro Takaya; (President)
Products	Bicycles; Unicycles;
Owner	Morita Holdings Corporation (30%); Merida Bikes (70%)
Website	Official website
	Footnotes / references;

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]

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]

^ "Company Profile". Miyata Cycle. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "Company Overview". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference Alexander08 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 1981 Miyata catalog (USA)

[1] "Company Profile". Miyata Cycle. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[Bloomberg-2] "Company Overview". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[Alexander08-3] Cite error: The named reference Alexander08 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] 1981 Miyata catalog (USA)

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