Search Results for: visit

5 years tamiyablog.com – 300 posts & 1.000.000 page visits – win an RC Tamiya Sand Rover 2011

Update 14.11.2011: Competition results posted Update 1.11.2011: Competition is closed now, results will be posted on 14th November. Exactly 5 years and 299 posts ago this blog was started by a small group of Tamiya fans to gather interesting information about our favourite company in one place, but we never thought it would be such […]

Tamiyablog’s main page reaches 100.000 visits

Thanks to your growing support, Tamiyablog reached its first 100.000 visits earlier than we would have dreamed of when we started this blog 18 months ago. For the celebration post we have chosen the Tamiya Black Porsche 934, as it was released to commemorate 100.000 sold 58001 Porsche 934 RC kits in Japan during 1976-1977. […]

TAMIYA BLOCKHEAD MOTORS RC PICNIC sotosotodays CAMP GROUNDS 山中湖みさき”2026

This is an event report on the ‘TAMIYA BLOCKHEAD MOTORS RC PICNIC’, held on Saturday 20 June and Sunday 21 June 2026 at ‘sotosotodays CAMP GROUNDS Yamanakako Misaki’, situated on the shores of Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture. With the theme of ‘RC × Outdoor × Camp’, this event allowed participants to enjoy Tamiya RC […]

“After work, I race Mini 4WD cars in Shinbashi” – TAMIYA reveals the secrets to their 40-year-long success

Mini 4WD cars, which once captivated boys across Japan, are now attracting attention again in the Reiwa era. “TAMIYA’s flagship facility, ‘TAMIYA PLAMODEL FACTORY TOKYO,’ located in Shinbashi, Tokyo, which had its grand opening in 2024, is attracting a large number of people, including office workers on their way home from work,” says a hobby […]

Farewell Ceremony for Chairman Shunsaku Tamiya held at Tamiya Headquarters

Farewell Ceremony for Tamiya Chairman and CEO Shunsaku Tamiya Held on November 14th Venue: Tamiya Headquarters A farewell ceremony for Shunsaku Tamiya, who served for many years as Tamiya’s Chairman and President and Chairman of the Shizuoka Model Teaching Materials Cooperative, and who passed away in July at the age of 90, was held on […]

Tamiya History Museum

Tracing Tamiya’s history through models The Tamiya History Museum showcases Tamiya products, which have evolved with the times since the company’s founding in 1946. In the summer of 2025, the museum renovated its exhibits from the company’s early days. The museum explores the transition from wood to plastic model materials through restored finished models, wooden […]