Toyo

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Toyo is a common element of Japanese company and camera names.

It is likely to stand for either of two words, words that sound entirely different to fluent speakers of Japanese but that may confuse others. One is the short "Toyo"; the other the long "Tōyō". (To Japanese ears, the latter is twice the length of the former.) But whether out of convenience or a desire not to confuse those unused to macrons and the sounds of Japanese, the latter too is often simply written in roman letters as "Toyo".

Toyo (short)

"Toyo" here typically is, or is derived from, 豊, now only used in names. (Cf Toyota, the car company.)

• Toyo View, Toyo Field
• Toyoca, Toyocaflex

Tōyō (long)

"Toyo" here typically is, or is derived from, 東洋, meaning "oriental" (literally, "eastern ocean").

• Tōyō Diecast (東洋ダイカスト), a company listed in "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras")
• Tōyō Kōgaku
• Tōyō Kōki
• Tōyō Seiki
• Tōyō Seiki Kōgaku, manufacturer
• Tōyō Shashinki-zai, distributor
• Tōyō Shōkai
• Toyoflex