Travelling to Japan in My Silver Years
A place to rest your feet and contemplate life on the Philosopher’s Walk in Kyoto. Jan Grisdale – friend and supporter of Accessible Japan – shares…
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Kyoto in a Manual Wheelchair by Susie from Wheelchair World – Part 2
About Susie – I love travelling, seeing different places, different lifestyles, and different environments. Japan is the 78th country I’ve visited and I truly loved it!…
Kyoto in a Manual Wheelchair by Susie from Wheelchair World – Part 1
About Susie – I love travelling, seeing different places, different lifestyles, and different environments. Japan is the 78th country I’ve visited and I truly loved it!…
From Calligraphy to Independence: Shoko Kanazawa
Shoko Kanazawa is a Japanese calligrapher with Down Syndrome. With the confidence she gained through her work, she decided to take the plunge and start…
Disability in Tokyo: On Vanishing and the Imaginary
Mark Bookman is currently a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. He came to Japan on a Fulbright…
Barrierless City Awards and Competition
On March 26th, the Barrierless City Awards and Competition was held in downtown Tokyo. The competition began as the effort of two architects – one…
