2019
In Information
Report on the participation programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On November 10 2019, the "Accessible Tokyo" team took part in the event of the participation programme for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Click on the link below to read the introduction of the event. Session 1: History of "Accessible Tokyo" activities and current accessibility of Tokyo Introduction of...
In Information
We are involved in the participation programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
TOKYO 2020 Support Programme The Japanese Red Cross Language Service Volunteers arranges the events to join the "participation programme" which the city of Tokyo has prepared for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first session of the events was held on October 6 2019 and NHK covered it in...
In Nakano
Field Work for a Wheelchair at Nakano Broadway
Hi! I am Hassy, a new Accessible Tokyo member. On September 8th, we conducted our wheelchair accessibility review at Nakano Broadway. Nakano Broadway is known as a sacred place for a so-called "subculture of Japan" and it not only attracts Japanese but also foreign tourists. The subculture of Japan is...
In Kamakura
Field Work on a Wheelchair at the Kamakura-Gu area
My images of Kamakura City before the Field Work were beautiful classical city's temples and shrines, scenery of the town, beautiful shops which are attractive on Instagram, the Sea and "A terrible crowd". In our Field Work this time, we started from the east exit of JR Kamakura station. My...
In Kamakura
Fieldwork on a wheelchair at the Kamakura Station area
Hi! I am YUKORIN, a wheelchair user. Our Accessible members conducted our wheelchair accessibility review at Kamakura which attracts a lot of domestic and overseas tourists. We were divided into groups to go around different tourist spots dotted over the Kamakura area. The outcome will be published on our website....
Fieldwork on a wheelchair at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Hi! I’m YUKORIN. I am a wheelchair user. On March 17th, our Accessible members carried out our first wheelchair accessibility review in 2019 at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace was built on the historical site of the former Edo Palace which was constructed in the...