Local Involvement through Sports

  Each year, Yamaha Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. jointly host the Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi golf tournament at the Katsuragi Golf Club operated by Yamaha Resort Corporation in Fukuroi, Shizuoka. This major event is made possible with the support of volunteer staff that record and carry out the tournament as well as prepare the gallery, and also the support of local residents and regional governments.

  Since the 2008 tournament, Yamaha have given donations to local governments that have backed the tournament as a token of our appreciation to local residents for their cooperation and support of the event. At the 2010 tournament, we donated a total of ¥6 million, comprising ¥1 million each to Shizuoka Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, Iwata City, Kakegawa City, Fukuroi City, and Mori Town. These donations will be used to revitalize the region and improve social welfare, such as maintaining sports facilities and buying vehicles for volunteer activities.

  In November 2010, the Yamaha Baseball Club invited 43 students from two schools for international students from South America, which rooted for the club at a major playoff, to the Yamaha Baseball Club's Toyooka baseball field for a mini baseball classroom event. After receiving some tips on the basics of catching the ball and batting, the students had an exciting and fun time playing a mini game with the baseball players.

  In addition to this activity, the Yamaha Baseball Club periodically offers baseball classes to local youth baseball teams. It has held 26 such classes so far, and held three in fiscal 2010 including ones in Hamamatsu City and Kakegawa City. A total of 719 people have participated in these classes. Some of these classes also offered Baseball Health Examinations in cooperation with sports physicians and the baseball club's alumni association to do health checkups and instruct young baseball players on how to prevent injuries and accidents.