Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt I don’t mind Mondays, but its rainy days that always get me down. A low pressure system is hovering over Japan, so for twelve hours or so, it will rain solidly, the kind of rain that that Bob Dylan used to sing Read more…
In an effort to help travelers with disabilities enjoy Japan to the fullest, Accessible Japan was born. On February 10th, 2015, we published our first blog post on Accessible Japan. In the year that followed, we had 85 more posts, lots of new information added to the site, and many Read more…
Tomihiro Hoshino was an experienced 24-year-old gymnastics teacher with a real passion for the sport. An active mountain climber and gymnastics instructor, his life changed completely as he was demonstrating a double somersault technique to a group of junior high school students. Hoshino unfortunately injured his neck during the maneuver Read more…
A while back someone forwarded me an article from the Japan Times about a mother traveling in Japan with her daughter who has a disability. After reading it, I looked up the author, Suzanne Kamata, and found she lives in Japan and had written several Pushcart Price-nominated novels as well. While Read more…
A local Fukuoka woman is currently battling a muscular disease that could leave her without the use of her limbs. As if this fight was not bad enough, the gradual atrophy of her limbs through this disease could also cost her the athletic career she has worked so long to build. Read more…
Longtime readers will know our star writer, Dr. Michael Gillan Peckitt. Dr. Peckitt and I first crossed paths in early 2015 when we were both on the NHK program “Barrier-free Variety” about foreigners with disabilities living in Japan. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to meet as Dr. Peckitt was in England Read more…