Places to explore while in Japan.
Akihabara, or Akiba, has gained worldwide recognition as the heart of Japan’s high-tech and otaku (ie nerd/geek) culture. Almost everyone who comes to Japan wants to visit it to shop, find anime/manga, go to a maid cafe, or see AKB 48. However exciting it is, it is not terribly wheelchair Read more…
Sandwiched between Shinjuku and Shibuya, Harajuku is a great place to see youth culture up close. Named after the area around Harakuju Station, and brought to many people’s attention by Gwen Stafani’s Harajuku Girls backup dancers, Harajuku not only offers the latest in youth fashion, but is also close to Read more…
The Meiji Shrine, or Meiji Jingu, is an essential stop for anyone visiting Japan. It is a great way to see some Japanese culture, enjoy a walk through the woods, and – if lucky – see a traditional Japanese wedding. The accessibility is a bit of a mixed bag, though. Read more…
Located a stone’s throw from both the Sumo Museum and the Edo-Tokyo Musum, the Kyu-Yasuda Teien Gardens can help you continue your history kick in Tokyo. Unfortunately, if you are in a wheelchair, you can only enjoy half of it. But, that is enough likely. Check out the review below. Read more…
The Sumo Museum is wheelchair accessible, and can be an interesting place to pop into while visiting the Edo-Tokyo Museum next door – but, being very small, is not something that should be a destination on its own. The museum is located on the first floor of the Ryogoku Kokugikan Read more…
Though settlements have existed in the Tokyo area since 3000 BCE, things really started in the 12th century CE when Edo Shigenaga, the military governor of a large Kanto province, erected his castle in present day Tokyo, calling it Edojuku. Celebrating Tokyo’s long past, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is an excellent Read more…