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What is the Translation of Jinba Ittai
If you’ve been around Mazda for any length of time, then you’ve likely run into the term “Jinba Ittai.” It’s something that Mazda lives by and defines itself by. It’s an important term when it comes to understanding the spirit of Mazda vehicles, but what is the translation of Jinba Ittai?
It’s never easy to translate something directly from a language as complex as Japanese into one like English. So understanding Jinba Ittai takes some explanation.
You may often see the term translated as simply “Horse and Rider,” but it’s actually more complex than that. Jinba Ittai explains the connection or bond between the horse and its rider. It describes when horse and rider become one. Jinba Ittai embodies the idea of perfect harmony.
Where does the term Jinba Ittai come from?
Jinba Ittai comes from Japanese horse archery, where the horse and rider must be in harmony for the archer to accurately release his arrow. And just as the horse becomes a natural extension of the rider, so too should the car be an extension of the driver according to Mazda belief.
This philosophy is most popularly executed through the iconic Miata roadster. It’s a car that, despite all the changes in modern vehicles, has retained the spirit of driving purity.
The concept of Jinba Ittai is important to understanding what makes Mazda a truly special brand. So, check out the video below to hear it from someone who can explain it best, Takao Kijima, former program manager for the MX-5.
The passion portrayed in that video is incredible and will likely change the way you view driving forever. It’s why we love our Mazda models so much, and hopefully, learning what the translation of Jinba Ittai is has helped you fall in love with them too.
If you’ve been around Mazda for any length of time, then you’ve likely run into the term “Jinba Ittai.” It’s something that Mazda lives by and defines itself by. It’s an important term when it comes to understanding the spirit of Mazda vehicles, but what is the translation of Jinba Ittai?
It’s never easy to translate something directly from a language as complex as Japanese into one like English. So understanding Jinba Ittai takes some explanation.
You may often see the term translated as simply “Horse and Rider,” but it’s actually more complex than that. Jinba Ittai explains the connection or bond between the horse and its rider. It describes when horse and rider become one. Jinba Ittai embodies the idea of perfect harmony.
Where does the term Jinba Ittai come from?
Jinba Ittai comes from Japanese horse archery, where the horse and rider must be in harmony for the archer to accurately release his arrow. And just as the horse becomes a natural extension of the rider, so too should the car be an extension of the driver according to Mazda belief.
This philosophy is most popularly executed through the iconic Miata roadster. It’s a car that, despite all the changes in modern vehicles, has retained the spirit of driving purity.
The concept of Jinba Ittai is important to understanding what makes Mazda a truly special brand. So, check out the video below to hear it from someone who can explain it best, Takao Kijima, former program manager for the MX-5.
The passion portrayed in that video is incredible and will likely change the way you view driving forever. It’s why we love our Mazda models so much, and hopefully, learning what the translation of Jinba Ittai is has helped you fall in love with them too.
So if there was an equivalent for the Blackbird what would it be?
'Innie effingchargingcircuitfliedagain'?
'Innie effingchargingcircuitfliedagain'?
Jinba Ittai: it translates from Japanese to English as "we copied the Triumph Spitfire and made it better"Can anyone figure out what the voice over says at the start of the advert please ?
Its driving me batchy !
It sounds like:
'jimbo the tie'
Quite obviously that aint right
Very poor comparison, a horse is a living breathing animal that often uses it's small brain to do something daft so to get the trust of that animal takes dedication & lots of hours training.
A car starts when you turn the key & does what you make it do so you can never really say you are at one with a lump of metal with no will power.
A car starts when you turn the key & does what you make it do so you can never really say you are at one with a lump of metal with no will power.