What is "takara"

Takara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955 that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd.

The company motto was 「遊びは文化」 (asobi wa bunka), which means "playing is culture."

Takara is an American rock band, formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, California. Since 1992, Takara has recorded 6 studio albums for several different record labels in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Founding member and lead guitarist Neal Grusky, and bassist Carl Demarco have remained permanent fixtures in the band since its early days.

Takara is a Japanese toy and video game company now part of Takara Tomy.

Takara may refer to:

• Takara, Central African Republic, village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture
• Kathryn Waddell Takara (b. 1943), American poet
• Marcio Takara, Brazilian comic book artist
• Takara Holdings, a Japanese company that produces beverages, food, medical and computer supplies
• Takara (band), an American rock band
• Takara (whale), a killer whale living at SeaWorld San Antonio