Ryoji Matsuoka began as a self taught classical guitar maker in post World War II Japan. The Matsuoka Musical Instrument Company Ltd. was founded in 1959 and was still active in 2014 as a classical guitar and acoustic guitar manufacturer.

T. Matsuoka classical guitars are made by the son of Ryoji Matsuoka.

Source: Ryoji Matsuoka classical guitar catalog 1976.

Source: Matsuoka Gakki website (archived 2014)