Kyosho History

The top brand in the RC world today, KYOSHO producing the first RC car in Japan. Now in its 40th year is an appropriate time to chronicle the fascinating story of the history of Kyosho.

What was the first Japanese RC car ever produced? It is now 40 years since Kyosho started business and it was in 1970 that Kyosho started selling the DASH 1. Lets take a look back in time to see the birth of the DASH 1, generally agreed by the industry to be the first RC car made in Japan.

The hobby and sport of radio controlled cars, planes, and boats has been around for decades. Some RC history buffs collect vintage vehicles and others prefer to run "old school" RC cars. Explore the RC history of racing, building, modifying, and collecting whether you are new to the hobby or an avid RC enthusiast from way back.

Kyosho is a company committed to Leisure.Kyosho¡¯s aim is to improve and expand the quality of life of our customers with the development and creation of high class products to be enjoyed in their leisure time.

Kyosho¡¯s commitment to the expansion and improvement in the quality of life is also an important factor in the company¡¯s management. It is through this commitment that Kyosho will succeed and prosper.

The purchase and satisfactory use of a Kyosho product should be considered as a direct response to Kyosho¡¯s company philosophy and therefore Kyosho must continually strive to improve its product, and in turn its customer satisfaction.

Kyosho¡¯s employees must acknowledge and personally commit themselves to the company¡¯s philosophy as it is through this commitment, and the enthusiasm of everyone working as part of a team, striving to improve both themselves, the company and its products, that Kyosho will succeed.