[1][2] The museum relocated to its current location in Ishikawa Prefecture after the original building was demolished to make room for widening Route 8.

[1] This move was done to widen potential visitors to not just car enthusiasts, but also to tourists visiting the nearby onsen.

Maeda spent the latter years of his life on opening the MMJ and expanding its collections, and as a result he was inducted in to the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame in 2004,[3] alongside Shinroku Momose and Tatsuo Hasegawa.

The current main hall is three stories tall and made in brick, with the total floor area spanning 11,550m2.

[1] These toilets have attracted the attention on social media, as they are posted on sites like Instagram alongside the 500 displayed vehicles.