Jinba ittai
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is a Japanese four-character compound describing unity of horse and rider which is pertinent to Yabusame
, Japanese mounted archery. The term was used in the development of the Mazda MX-5
to describe a driver's connection with the car.
Yabusame
is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery. An archer on a running horse shoots three special "turnip-headed" arrows successively at three wooden targets....
, Japanese mounted archery. The term was used in the development of the Mazda MX-5
Mazda MX-5
The MX-5, also known as Miata in North America and Eunos Roadster in Japan, is a lightweight two-seater roadster, of front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan. The model was introduced in 1989 at the Chicago Auto Show...
to describe a driver's connection with the car.