Yamagato Industries

Yamagato Industries
Programmers sit in their cubicles at Yamagato Industries.
Location:	Tokyo, Japan
Purpose:	Business

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Yamagato Industries (山形 Yamagato) is the company that Hiro and Ando work for as programmers in Tokyo, Japan.

Notable Employees

• A cubicle employee
• Hiro's boss
• Ando Masahashi
• Hiro Nakamura
• Kaito Nakamura (Chief Executive Officer)
• Kimiko Nakamura (Executive Vice President)
• An employee

About

Genesis

Hiro first discovers his powers in his cubicle and rushes to tell Ando, excitedly running about the cubicles. He is scolded by his boss.

Don't Look Back

After teleporting to an future New York, Hiro phones Yamagato to talk to his friend Ando, still in the present.

Graphic Novel:The Crane

Hiro, wanting to live up to his grandfather's legacy, throws away his Yamagato ID badge.

One Giant Leap

At the office, Hiro tries to convince Ando of his powers and shows him the comic from the future. They decide to leave their jobs and begin their mission.

Nothing to Hide

In Charles Deveaux's apartment, Peter reads the New York Telegraph, which reports that Yamagato's stock is down to 215 and an eighth.

Six Months Ago

Hiro tries to call Ando at work, and instead encounters himself from six months ago. Later, Hiro accidentally teleports to the current-day roof of Yamagato where another employee asks why he's returned from America early.

Distractions

Hiro's sister tells Hiro that Yamagato is financially failing. Hiro devises a way to help his father realize that Kimiko is capable of taking over the business.

How to Stop an Exploding Man

Hiro returns Ando to Yamagato after rescuing him from Sylar and gives him Kensei's sword as a promise that he will return.

Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 1

After Hiro drops Ando off at Yamagato, Ando is assigned a new position. He works late, waiting for Kimiko, and walks her home. Outside the office building, they are confronted by a group of sword-bearing bikers.

Heroism is Found in the Heart, Part 2

Outside Yamagato, Ando helps Kimiko to dismount one of the bikers. Kimiko and Ando mount the freed motorcycle and head off into the streets of Tokyo, but the bikers give chase.

Kindred

Ando plays a video game in his office, but is interrupted by his boss. His boss mentions that being friends with the CEO does not mean he can play games at work, and Ando apologizes. Ando opens a file and finds Hiro's sword. Examining the sword, he finds text at the bottom of the sword reading "Ando, open". In it, he finds several scrolls. Hiro tells him that he's in 1671, where he met Takezo Kensei. Hiro tells him he must stay to make Kensei the man they know. He mentions that Kensei has a great power.

Out of Time

Ando is working at his desk when Hiro appears. Hiro learns they stopped the explosion and tells Ando he wishes to see his father. Ando tells Hiro that his father has been murdered.

Notes

• The employees have scheduled workout times on the roof of their building. This is common practice throughout Japan, called calisthenics.
• In The Crane, it is spelled differently — Yamagoto Industries.
• Yamagato produces software which auto translates most of the entries on Hiro's blog.
• Kaito keeps a satellite office in the Kirby Plaza building. (Four Months Later)

Trivia

• The clock in Hiro's cubicle consists of kanji, Chinese characters, that represent the text "One", "Two", etc. instead of the numerical values "1", "2", etc. Modern clocks in Japan typically show the latter.
• Hiro is a programmer with a level 3 security clearance. His ID number is 651283461132, and he is referred to as "a lowly office drone". (The Crane)
• Part of the Heroes 360 experience, yamagatofellowship.org is the real-life website for Yamagato Industries which is headed by Kaito Nakamura.
• After returning from America, Ando has placed an American flag on his desk. (Kindred)
• The kanji for "Yamagato" (山形) translates approximately to "mountain shape" or "shape of mountain".

Gallery

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  Hiro's desk at Yamagato Industries is immaculate.
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  Ando works at Yamagato.
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  Hiro shouts in the middle of his office.
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  Hiro's boss drags Hiro out of the office.
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  According to The Crane, Hiro throws away his security card before leaving for New York City with Ando.
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  Employees have a workout session on the roof of Yamagato Industries.
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  Hiro accidentally "jumps" to work while kissing Charlie.
• Kaito reassigns Ando to Hiro's position.
  Kaito reassigns Ando to Hiro's position.
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  Ando and a co-worker observe Kimiko in her office.
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  Ando and Kimiko appear startled by a a group of bikers outside Yamagato.

See Also

• For the Heroes 360 website about Yamagato, see yamagatofellowship.org.