An award-winning accessibility info app for anyone, with or without disability! Wheelchair users, persons with visual or hearing impairments, persons sensitive to noise, parents with strollers, seniors and foreign tourists… What do they have in common? They all benefit from accessibility information on the places they want to visit. Bmaps Read more…
Traditionally Japanese castles are made of wood, which made them vulnerable to fires and other natural disasters. As such, the many castles across Japan are mostly post-war reconstructions made of concrete. These reconstructions maintain the outward look of a castle, but the insides are often museums with artifacts and information Read more…
A forum? …in 2017?!? Yup. We are starting a community forum for Accessible Japan for a few reasons: First of all, Accessible Japan exists to get accessibility information out to people with disabilities who are interested in traveling to Japan. However, a lot of that information doesn’t fit neatly in Read more…
Experiencing authentic traditional Japanese cuisine is something everyone will want to do when visiting Japan. Every cramped street and every department store is filled with choices and specialties that will make any mouth water. Whether it is high-class Michelin-starred restaurants – which Japan has plenty of – or something more Read more…
By Accessible Japan reader, M. G. Koe no Katachi, or as it is known in English, A Silent Voice, is a 2016 Japanese anime movie based on the manga of the same name by Yoshitoki Ōima. On first look, its story is about being disabled or being bullied. However, after finishing the Read more…
Experiencing authentic, traditional Japanese cuisine is reason enough to travel all the way to Japan. For those interested in high-dining, Japan has three of the top ten cities with the most Michelin stars in the world (#1 Tokyo, #2 Kyoto, #4 Osaka). For those interested in more budget-friendly options, the Read more…