Takamine (高峰 or 高嶺) is a Japanese family name, translated literally as high ridge or high peak. It may refer to: Company Takamine Guitars, Japanese acoustic guitar manufacturer founded in 1962 and based in Nakatsugawa, Japan. Locations Mount Takamine, a mountain in Japan. People Gō Takamine (1948-), Japanese film director Hideko Takamine (1924-2010), Japanese film actress Takamine Hideo (1854-1910), Japanese educator Jōkichi Takamine (1854-1922), Japanese chemist Takamine Tokumei (1653-1738), Japanese surgeon Takamine Toshio (1885–1959), Japanese physicist Fictional characters Kiyo Takamine (Kiyomaro Takamine), Seitaro Takamine, and Hana Takamine, Zatch Bell! (Konjiki no Gash!!) Tsukasa Takamine of Sasami: Mahou Shoujo Club Noa Takamine from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight StageSee also Epinephrine, by trade name Takamine'' Japanese-language surnames