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MemberJapanese do “Hatsumoude” or the first of the year worshiping visit to a temple or a shrine. Considering the accessibility status, I reccomend the below five for wheelchair users.
Senso-ji Temple 浅草寺 Atago Jinja Shrine 愛宕神社 Hie Jinja Shrine 日枝神社 Nisharai Daishi 西新井大師 Tomioka Hachimangu 富岡八幡宮
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Today I would like to show you 5 barrier-free spots for your shrine/temple visits in Tokyo. Senso-ji Temple 浅草 ...
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It can be crowded, but a great cultural experience!
Thank you for the suggestions!
It can be controversial, but Yasukuni Shrine is very accessible (once on the grounds, there is a hill up to it though). There are ramps up to the sanctuary as well.- View 1 reply
Reply to Getting to Shirakawa-go in a Wheelchair
The only route is by car, I think.
I checked the bus below and it is not accessible unfortunately.
http://www.kaetsunou.co.jp/company/sekaiisan/
There are some car rentals that has accessible cars, so it is one of the choices, if you go with someone who drives.
http://www.carmel-yama.jp/rentacar/
If you ask for accessible car with a driver it would…
Joan PahisaReply to Getting to Shirakawa-go in a Wheelchair
There is one area in Shirakawago and Gokayama and also part of the world heritage whichi is “Ainokura Village” or 相倉集落. I was there recently. There is one accessible restaurant with Kayabuki roof house in the middle of the village. I only checked the accessibility and did not tried the meal but at least the review here is not bad.…
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Time Out Tokyo and Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau signed a broad collaboration agreement. One of their focuses is “Universal Tourism” . Accessible tourism seems to be one of the main strategic fields for the tourism sector in Japan. Those are: luxury tourism, gastronomy tourism, heritage tourism, universal tourism, green tourism,…
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That is exciting to hear, thanks for sharing!
UD Taxi drivers' skills in general?
(Not sure who use wheelchairs in this community but)
Do you use a UD Taxi (for example “Japan Taxi” the black tall car that is designed to accommodate one wheelchair plus one or two passengers) for yourself or have you heard any feedback from someone who has any experience of this?
I am interested in the skills/response of the drivers…
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