HIROSHIMA’S RECONSTRUCTION AND MAZDA
Just after the war, Mazda saw firsthand how urgently a utomobiles were needed so that goods and supplies could be transported. However, the
manufacture of automobiles also required many materials and parts, so it was an open question when production could restart. In the turmoil immediately
after the fighting, Mazda sent people to Kyushu in search of tires, changing trains often as rail service had not been fully restored.
Others bought old fuel tanks, which were cut up for the steel panels. Mazda’s hopes fared well. The company rolled out 10 three-wheeled trucks in December 1945, no more than four months after the war ended.
1950 年代のマツダの三輪トラックと広島市内の風景。マツダの三輪トラックは市民の生活の足となり、戦後復興の一翼を担った。
Scenes from the 1950s showing Mazda’s three-wheeled trucks around Hiroshima City. These trucks were people’s daily transportation and played an important role in the city’s postwar reconstruction.
戦後、海外に向けて発行した三輪トラックのパンフレット。赤く塗装された三輪トラックを表紙に、広島の復興を力強く印象づけた。
Postwar pamphlet produced for overseas distribution, showing a three-wheeled truck. The red truck on the cover made a strong impact, emphasizing Hiroshima’s road to recovery.
平和都市広島とマツダ
「平和だからこそ運転を楽しめる」マツダが皆さまから教えていただいたことです。
PEACE CITY HIROSHIMA AND MAZDA
“We are at peace now, that’s exactly why it’s fun to drive.” This is what Mazda has learned from people.
フラワーフェスティバルとマツダロードスター
(フラワーフェスティバルロードスターパレード実行委員会)
HIROSHIMA FLOWER FESTIVAL AND MAZDA ROADSTER
広島市街とマツダ本社
HIROSHIMA CITY CENTER AND MAZDA HEAD OFFICE
復興に尽力した企業に残る80年前からの資料を基に、広島在住のクリエイターの視点を介し復興を感じ取る場「Pride of Hiroshima」の展示を現地でご覧ください。
Divide the footprints of the era related to reconstruction into six categories
Please take a look at the "Pride of Hiroshima" exhibition, a place where you can get a sense of the recovery through the perspective of creators living in Hiroshima, based on documents from 80 years ago that remain at companies that worked hard for the recovery.