Keep in touch as you plan.  🙂

Yes, things are in high-gear here!  Looking forward to having you here in 2020!  Keep asking questions 🙂

Hello,

I have been to Dejima and it was pretty good for accessibility (considering it is a historical site).  One of the buildings (captain’s room) even has an elevator in it so you can get to the second floor.  Other buildings have separate entrances/ramps.  It has been a few years, so my memory is a bit foggy, but I remember feeling I was… Read more

Great news!  This was great to see as well:

Aside from ensuring wheelchair-accessible hotel rooms, municipalities across Japan must also craft barrier-free policies after Nov. 1 and identify areas that need attention in order to implement them.

So great Japan got the Olympics/Paralympics (and now the World Expo in Osaka)!

Hi,

Hmmm… tough question.  I would divide parks in Japan into public parks (ie an area with an open space and usually some sort of lawn) and Japanese-garden “parks” (usually a charge to get in, very sculped, no lawn areas usuall just follow the path).

Since cherry blossoms are so popular here, both typically have them.

Typical cherry… Read more