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Idea of music siren conceived
Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami grows tired of the old siren at their factory, hires a researcher to study it and design a prototype. -
Music Siren prototypes leaked
The music siren's design is photographed and documented. -
First music siren installed
The first music siren is installed on top of the Yamaha factory in Hamamatsu as a 12-note model. -
First sounding of music siren
The music siren at Yamaha Hamamatsu sounds for the first time, issuing in a new era of Japan. -
Music siren donated to University of Miyazaki
Yamaha delivers a music siren to the University of Miyazaki. It's unknown where it was installed. -
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Generation 1
Yamaha puts the music siren up for sale. -
First sighting of Tachibana music siren
The first sighting of the music siren at the Tachibana Department Store in Miyazaki. It seems to be a 4-note model. More than likely donated from the University of Miyazaki. -
Matsuzakaya Shizuoka installs the music siren...
Matsuzakaya Department Stores Inc. installs the music siren at their Shizuoka store. -
Matsuzakaya Nagoya installs music siren
Matsuzakaya's second music siren is installed in Nagoya. It will play 'Plover on the shore', 'Annie Laurie', and 'Auld Lang Syne'. -
Marumitsu Sendai sounds music siren...
Marumitsu Department Store in Sendai sounds their music siren for the first time, which will end up being one of the most well-known locations... -
1954 installs...
Several music sirens are installed at varying, unknown points in the year.
-TOKIWA Department Store in Oita
-Okamasa Department Store in Nagasaki
-Kishiwada City Hall -
1955 installs...
Several more music sirens are installed at various points in 1955.
-Michinoku Bank Odate Branch
-Himeji Chamber of Commerce
-Tomisuhara Elementary School -
Daiwa installs their music sirens...
In May 1955, Daiwa Department Stores would install two music sirens at their Korinbo and Toyama stores. -
1956 installs...
More music sirens are installed in 1956, including:
-Hiroshima Prefecture Government Office -
Akita music siren is installed...
The music siren at Tsuchizaki Railway Factory in Akita is installed. It will run well for 20 years... -
1957 installs...
A few more music sirens are installed, including:
-Ueno Chamber of Commerce
-Okayama Prefecture Government Office -
1958 installs
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 -
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Generation 1.5
The music siren's design is mostly finalized, resulting in the generation '1.5'. -
1959 installs...
Just a few more locations are installed:
-Matsuya Department Store in Omuta