Japan Automotive Hall of Fame

The Japan Automotive Hall of Fame (or JAHFA) is a non-profit organization established to recognize and honor those individuals who have contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese automotive industry and automotive culture, and to designate historical automobiles that were epoch making in their respective times.

The Japan Automotive Hall of Fame is based at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 2000 and, since 2001, five or six people have been inducted in an annual award ceremony held at the museum.

With plans that included involving other museums (as in Kumamoto, where a dedicated display was opened in 2004), the Japanese Automotive Hall of Fame (a registered NPO) continues to serve a useful role by informing people of the outstanding achievements made over the years by motor industry pioneers and their successors. Of even greater importance, it continues to inspire the next generation.