By Nicky Durston I‘m Nicky and I’m married to David, we live in the beautiful Cotswolds in the heart of the UK. The main purpose for our trip to Japan is for the Hansa Worlds 2018 sailing regatta which is taking place in Hiroshima this October; David is competing as Read more…
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics just two years away, Tokyo is scrambling to have enough hotel rooms for all the visitors expected to come to the events. For visitors with disabilities requiring an accessible hotel room, the search for a room was even harder as only hotels with Read more…
By Joan Pahisa Hi everyone! I’m Joan and a few months ago I decided to move to Osaka to study Japanese. I had been working really hard on my thesis these past few years back in Spain, aside from a few other projects, and after finishing it I found a Read more…
By Toshiko Kudo For the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Paralympic Games, the accessibility of public transport in Japan is improving. An airport bus with a lift is one improvement. In the Tokyo area, the first airport bus with lift started operations from Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-CAT) to Haneda Airport International Read more…
By Terin Jackson from Kyo Tours Japan All about my day in Tokyo with Accessible Japan and how it got me thinking about disability issues in Japanese tourism. Osaka Castle has a major design flaw. Not a military or structural weak point, but an aesthetic one. The castle keep rises Read more…
By Andy Barrow The time has come to draw a few conclusions from my time in Tokyo (Read part one here, and part two here!). In this post, I’ll be sharing my thoughts about access in the city for those with impairments. I’ll also be asking how Tokyo and Japan will Read more…