Kyosho
| Company type | Joint-stock |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | October 10, 1963 |
| Founder | Hisashi Suzuki |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Yoshiyuki Chikuba (president) Masayuki Suzuki (advisor) Akihisa Suzuki (chairman) Katsumi Watanabe (director) Naohiko Otsuki (Executive director) |
| Products | Radio-controlled model cars, airplanes, helicopters, boats, die-cast model cars |
| Brands | |
| 521,160,000 yen (as of April, 2006) | |
Number of employees | 170 (as of April 2006) |
| Website | kyosho.com |
Kyosho Corporation (京商株式会社, Kyōshō Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese company based in Tokyo, which operates internationally under the name KYOSHO. The company's main office is located in Chiyoda, and the production headquarters are located in Atsugi, Kanagawa.
Established in October 1963, Kyosho created its first trademark radio-controlled model car in 1970, being one of the oldest RC makers in Japan, and producing a variety of products, including cars, airplanes, helicopters, and boats. Kyosho also produces die-cast model cars, which production started in 1992.
Its major competitor in the RC automobile market is Tamiya. Kyosho has avoided direct competition against Tamiya in the hobby grade RC cars market since the 80s and 90s, where Tamiya was most active, focusing instead on designing professional 1/8 scale racing buggies, Mini-Z series, and RC helicopters. The company is best known for the Inferno, its 1:8 scale competition buggies; Mini-Z series, and RC helicopters, but it also produces remote-controlled bipedal robots in the Manoi series.