What happened
The Sportscar Jinba-Ittai Museum will hold a preopening event on Aug. 23 at a former elementary school in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture. The museum is being led by Takao Kijima, 77, a former chief engineer of Mazda's Roadster, who relocated to the city in April to help transform the community.
Why it matters
The museum centers on the jinba-ittai concept—literally 'a horse and a rider as one'—which was a key philosophy behind Mazda's Roadster development and embodies the company's approach to seamless harmony between a car and its driver. The project aims to turn the area into what organizers hope will become a pilgrimage site for motorsports fans.
What to watch
The museum will open this summer at the former Kuruhara Elementary School site in the Takamiya district, marking a new cultural use for a shuttered school building in the region.
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