Guitars made in Japan

8 plants in Japan on record built for Epiphone, Gretsch and Ibanez.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

“Made in Japan” on a label tells you the country, not the factory. Several brands can share one plant, and one brand can move between plants in the same country. Below is every Japan plant on record and what it built.

7 of 8 plants placed. Click a plant to open it.

Brands built in Japan

Plants in Japan

Other countries

• Made in Cameroon
• Made in China
• Made in Indonesia
• Made in Mexico
• Made in South Korea
• Made in the USA
• Every plant on one globe

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1. 1
   国税庁法人番号公表サイト: 株式会社ダイナ楽器 (法人番号1100001019111)graded primary

   • 長野県茅野市玉川３６０２番地の１Dyna Gakki (Gretsch Japan, early Fender era; unverified), location
2. 2
   フジゲン(株) 会社概要 (本社所在地)graded secondary

   • 本社所在地: 長野県松本市平田東3-3-1FujiGen, location
3. 3
   松本市の公園一覧: 南部公園 (address); factory-to-park link from Matsumoku Industrial Company articlegraded community

   • 南部公園 — 長野県松本市平田東1丁目936番3Matsumoku, location
4. 4
   株式会社寺田楽器 recruitment page (company-supplied 所在地)graded primary

   • 所在地: 愛知県海部郡蟹江町今西1丁目251番地Terada Gakki, location
5. 5
   Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanezgraded community

   • "After the Tama factory stopped manufacturing guitars in 1966"Ibanez Japan early (Tama, Teisco) at Tama Seisakusho (Ibanez; city unverified)
   • "After the Teisco String Instrument factory closed in 1970"Ibanez Japan early (Tama, Teisco) at Teisco (Ibanez; city unverified)
6. 6
   Wikipedia: wiki/Hoshino Gakkigraded community

   • "1969: Hoshino Gakki Ten starts to use the FujiGen… factory"Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige) at FujiGen
7. 7
   Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanez RGgraded community

   • "[FujiGen] or [Sugi Guitars]"Ibanez Japan (FujiGen: J Custom, Prestige) at Other Japanese builders for Ibanez (Sugi etc.; unverified)
8. 8
   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone 5102T / EA 250graded community

   • "started importing Epiphone-branded instruments from the Matsumoku company in 1970"Epiphone Japan at Matsumoku
9. 9
   fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

   • After Matsumoku closed in 1987Epiphone Japan at Matsumoku
   • "a few special models still made in Japan"Epiphone Japan special models at Japan special-model builder (Epiphone; FujiGen named generically)
10. 10
    Wikipedia: wiki/FUJIGENgraded community

    • and from then on have made Epiphone Japan solid body guitarsEpiphone Japan special models at FujiGen
    • some Gretsch models and their own branded FGN guitarsGretsch Japan early-Fender-era models at FujiGen
11. 11
    guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesgraded community

    • In 1998, the company received a full license to produce Epiphone guitars.Epiphone Japan special models at FujiGen
    • In 2002, Terada signed an OEM agreement with Epiphone.Epiphone Japan special models at Terada Gakki
12. 12
    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

    • In 2002, Epiphone began producing a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elite Series" moniker which were built by Terada and FujiGen in Japan.Epiphone Japan special models at Terada Gakki
13. 13
    reverb: news/the rebirth of gretsch guitarsgraded secondary

    • "chose Terada, an experienced firm in Nagoya"Gretsch Professional Collection (Japan) at Terada Gakki
14. 14
    reverb: news/how to date a gretsch guitargraded secondary

    • "1989 - present: Japan (Terada factory)"Gretsch Professional Collection (Japan) at Terada Gakki
    • "JD = Japan - Dyna Gakki"Gretsch Japan early-Fender-era models at Dyna Gakki (Gretsch Japan, early Fender era; unverified)
    • "JF = Japan - FujiGen Gakki"Gretsch Japan early-Fender-era models at FujiGen