2017
Field Work on a Wheelchair at Hie Shrine and the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho
Hi! I’m Maki. I will tell you about the second part of the field work, from Hie-Shrine to Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho. Hie Shrine After the toilet break, we went down the slope which is diagonally left to the Prime Minister's Office. It was rather steep. I had my wheelchair...
Field Work on a Wheelchair at the National Diet of Japan
Hi! I’m Maki. Today I’m going to give you my report on our field work at the National Diet of Japan (the House of Representatives), the Hie Shrine and the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho. We carried out our wheelchair accessibility review at these places on a weekend at the beginning...
Field Work on a Wheelchair at the Shinjuku Gyoen.
Hello, this is JJ. Today we are reporting on autumn leaves at Shinjuku Gyoen with Accessible members on a weekend in the end of November in a clear autumn weather. Our meeting point was at the information center in JR Shinjuku Station South Exit Campus. Information Center in Shinjuku Station...
Way to Haneda Airport by monorail
Move from Hamamatsu-cho station The way to the ticket gate of the monorail from JR Hamamatsu-cho station south ticket gate is ac-cessible free of steps. Ticket office is at the front. The elevator to the platform is on the other side of the ticket gate. Wheelchair users would use this...
Way to Haneda Airport with train
There are several means to move from the metropolitan area to Haneda Airport, but if you use trains, use the Keikyu Line. Since the Keikyu Line connects into the Asakusa line you can get on from each stations of the Asakusa line, but this time we will introduce the route...
Transportation from Haneda Airport to Tokyo central area
There are three transportation options from Haneda Airport to Tokyo central area upon arrival. Taking the Keikyu line train by way of Shinagawa Station to Tokyo central area.Taking Tokyo Monorail by way of Hamamatsucho Station to Tokyo central area.Taking airport limousine buses to main stations and hotels in Tokyo central...
In Daiba
Fieldwork Hotaruna Cruise
Daiba Report（２） There is also a wheelchair accessible toilet next to the ticket office of the Tokyo Cruise This is the "HOTALUNA" vessel which has been built to Matsumoto Reiji's design. Getting Onboard HTARUNA You can find a wheelchair position by the entrance astern of the vessel which is a...
In Daiba
Fieldwork Daiba
Fieldwork Daiba (1) Four of us gathered at Hamamatsucho station (JY28・JK23). "Minato-ward Barrier-free guide" brochure is available at the tourist information center adjacent to the elevator of the Tokyo-Monorail station (MO01). Moving to Takeshiba station (U03) of the Yurikamome line without barrier. It was hard to find the elevator to...
In Asakusa/Ueno
A Hato bus tour on a wheelchair to enjoy Tokyo night views and the Tokyo Skytree
Hi! I'm YUKORIN. I'm a wheelchair user. Accessible members and I enjoyed a Hato bus tour arranged at night on June 10, 2017. Hato Bus Hato buses are tour buses taking you around some sightseeing spots mainly in Tokyo or Yokohama. They offer half-day tours, one-day tours and tours for...
In Asakusa/Ueno
Fieldwork on a wheelchair at the Sumida Hokusai Museum
Hi! I'm YUKORIN, a wheelchair user. In the blog post, I will show you around the Sumida Hokusai Museum in terms of wheelchair accessibility. We went there in the latter half of our fieldwork in Ryogoku area. The Sumida Hokusai Museum After I met Accessible members at the West Gate...
In Asakusa/Ueno
Lunch at Chanko Nabe restaurant
Yoshiba Before visiting The Sumida Hokusai Museum in the afternoon, some of the members including me, ALFA, had lunch together. The museum is located in Ryogoku, known as the town of Sumo, so we had Chanko Nabe at Yoshiba, Chanko Nabe restaurant. Chanko Nabe is one of pot dishes with...
In Daiba
Field work in Odaiba
Introduction The Accessible field work extends to the Odaiba area. One of the members, A.S., reports. Through the field work, the accessibility of trains and stations was checked and several interesting and candidate facilities for further investigation were viewed. Yurikamome Odaiba's city design is spacious, because the area has been...
Field work in Chidorigafuchi
Hello, I am HIYOKO, I became a member of Accessible Tokyo in 2016. We had the field work at Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo on February18, 2017. We were six female members including wheelchair user YUKORIN. Chidorigafuchi is located along Kitanomaru Park next to the Imperial Palace. It is one of the most...
Marunouchi illumination tour on a wheelchair
It is getting colder day by day. How have you been? I would like to introduce the Marunouchi Illumination which I went with Accessible members the other day. It has been recognized as “the 2016 Tokyo night view heritage”. YUKORIN, who is a wheelchair user, was with us. We got...
Walk on a wheelchair in Meiji Jingu
Visit and offer prayers at the shrine In the first days of the New Year, I visited the Meiji Jingu which is the most popular shrine for the year's first prayers (Hatsumode). Meiji Jingu attracts the largest number of New Year visitors in Tokyo. I visited the shrine early in...