-
Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami grows tired of the old siren at their factory, hires a researcher to study it and design a prototype.
-
A patent submission from this date confirms the music siren's existence.
-
The music siren's design is photographed and documented. -
The first music siren is installed on top of the Yamaha factory in Hamamatsu as a 12-note model. -
The music siren at Yamaha Hamamatsu sounds for the first time, issuing in a new era of Japan.
-
Yamaha delivers a music siren to the University of Miyazaki. 4-note model, 16cm choppers.
-
Yamaha puts the music siren up for sale.
-
The first sighting of the music siren at the Tachibana Department Store in Miyazaki. 4-note model. -
Matsuzakaya Department Store installs an 8-note music siren at its Shizuoka store. -
Matsuzakaya Department Store installs a model 12A music siren at its Nagoya store.
-
Kobayashi Department Store installs a model 12A music siren at their store in Niigata. -
Marumitsu Department Store in Sendai sounds their model 10A music siren for the first time. It will continue ringing for almost 35 years. -
Several music sirens are installed at varying, unknown points in the year.
-TOKIWA Department Store in Oita
-Okamasa Department Store in Nagasaki
-Daiwa Department Store in Kanazawa -
-
Several more music sirens are installed at various points in 1955.
-Daiwa Department Store in Toyama (model 12A)
-Michinoku Bank Odate Branch (8-note)
-Himeji Chamber of Commerce (4-note)
-Tomisuhara Elementary School (12-note) -
In May 1955, Daiwa Department Stores installed two music sirens at their Katamachi and Toyama stores. -
More music sirens are installed in 1956, including:
-Hiroshima Prefecture Government Office (8-note) -
JNR Tsuchizaki Railway Shops installs a model 10B music siren. -
A few more music sirens are installed, including:
-Ueno Chamber of Commerce
-Okayama Prefecture Government Office -
At this point, more and more cities have been taken by other music sirens. (Yamaha limited it to one siren per city!) A few more would be installed, including:
-Isejin Department Store in Mito
-Imabari City Hall -
Just a few more locations are installed:
-Matsuya Department Store in Omuta
Want to make a timeline like this?
Use Timetoast to turn dates, events, milestones, and phases into a clear visual timeline you can build and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.