Mazda Museum
Cost
free
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Mazda Museum in Hiroshima Japan
About
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The Mazda Museum is Mazda Motor Corporations "Museum" of its history of production in Hiroshima Japan. The museum is at the Mazda Motor Corporation headquarters and is FREE. Mazda Motor Corporation was founded in Hiroshima in 1920 and still has its corporate headquarters there. In addition to the headquarters, Mazda owns large areas of land in Hiroshima which its uses for research and development, factories, and shipping. Mazda produces over a million cars a year and is a major player in the Japanese and international auto industry. The museum offers a "tour", which is FREE and takes approximately 90 min. (in English or Japanese). reservations must be made online form or by phone in order to take the tour and are accepted up to one year in advance. The museum tour gives an overview of Mazda's history, a look into some of its technology and its future outlook on the automobile industry. The actual tour travels through an actual vehicle assembly line where visitors can see a variety of different car models being produced. At the end of the tour there is a shop featuring Mazda goods.
Tourist and visitors to Hiroshima don't necessarily plan on (or have even heard of) visiting the Mazda Museum along with it's tour but visitors and tourists alike highly recommend visiting. The station to visit the Mazda Museum is only 2 stops from the main JR Hiroshima station and easy to get to. Generally you can call a day in advance (or even early in the morning) to sign up for the English 10:00 a.m. tour. Most all visitors are pleasantly surprised at how great this tour is. Even if your not interested in "cars" specifically it is very interesting to watch a production line and learn how such a major corporation works.
Access
Closest Train Station: Mukainada
3-1 Shinchi
Aki District, Hiroshima 730-8670 Japan
Tel: 082-252-5050
Local train from the main JR Hiroshima Station to Mukainada Station (5 minutes, 190 yen, frequent departures). From Mukainada Station 5 minutes, 190 yen, frequent departures) the Mazda Head Office can be reached in a five minute walk.
Hotels & Lodging
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Hours & Fees
Hours: English tour: 10 a.m.
Closed: Saturday, Sunday; spring, summer, winter and company vacations
Information presented is based on the time it was created. There may be changes since publication. Please confirm information by visiting the Official Website before visiting.
Resources
Website: Mazda Museum Homepage
