Spring has sprung and domestic travel restrictions have lighted up a bit in Japan, so I decided to pop down to Kyoto and enjoy the…

Accessible travel was awarded at the 2022 Japan Travel Awards, with the Fukushima Barrier Free Tour Center not only winning for Most Accessible, but also…

This past weekend I came across a Christmas Market in Yokohama. In the past few years, Christmas markets have become very popular in Japan.  They…

In preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics (which hopefully will go forward in 2021!), Japan started to put more effort into accessible tourism…

I was recently researching hotels and looking at a relatively new property and my heart sunk.  Nearly every room featured needless steps in it’s design.…

For the most part, vending machines can be hard to use in a wheelchair.  The buttons to order an item are often too high.  And…

Do you know the story of the 47 Ronin (Or 47 Samurai)? Lords Asano and Kamei were new to the Shogun’s court and were under…

I have always wanted to visit Japan’s most important religious site – The Grand Shrine at Ise.  It is dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the sun…