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Fieldwork on a wheelchair at the Edo-Tokyo Museum and the Japanese Sword Museum

Hi! I’m YUKORIN. I am a wheelchair user. On June 17, Accessible members and I went to the Edo-Tokyo Museum and the Japanese Sword Museum as a part of our wheelchair accessibility reviews. We met at the West Gate of JR Ryogoku Station. Firstly we set off for the Edo-Tokyo...

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...

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...

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...

Field work in Akihabara area

Hello, I'm Maki. This is a report of our visit to "Akihabara". As you know, Akihabara is very popular to foreigners. We visited a Maid-Café, the Anime-Center and Yodobashi-Camera in June. It is the first time to visit a Maid-Café – Unknown world for me! MaidCafe Let me introduce "@home...

Fieldwork on a wheelchair at Asakusa and Ueno area (2)

Senso-ji Temple Hi! I am YUKORIN, a wheelchair user. I’ll report the latter half of our field work in Asakusa. We checked wheelchair accessibility at Senso-ji Temple. There are no steps at the entrance of Senso-ji Temple which is known as Kaminarimon Gate. Wheelchair users can pass smoothly. What a...

Fieldwork in Asakusa and Ueno area (1)

We went to field work in Asakusa and Ueno area today. The schedule in the morning is visiting Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center and the shopping complex "Marugoto Nippon". One of the members who is a wheelchair user will join us in the afternoon and will visit Senso-ji Temple and...