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Japanese 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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Besides, Meiji Jingu Shrine in Harajuku, THE Hatsumoude Place for people living in Tokyo, has now paved way all through to Honden Main Shrine. It was last year (or the year before?).
https://bei-magazine.com/2019/07/18/tokyo-2/
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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.-
When you visit Yasukuni Jinja Shrine, Yushukan Museum 遊就館 is good place if you are interested in Japanese military culture and history after Meiji Restoration.
https://www.yasukuni.or.jp/assets/pdf/english/yusyukan/yushukan_pamphlet_en.pdf
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