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Kawagoe Matsuri
Quick report that Kawagoe Matsuri (mid-October) was a great trip yesterday! We walked from Kawagoe station via the shopping street to the main festival area with no issues; do note you may have to access the Shrine from a rear (paved) entrance, under the main gate is gravel. Finding a public bathroom right at one of the major intersections with…
Accessible Japan and Josh Grisdale1 Comment-
Awesome!
thanks for sharing- especially toilet info!
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Wheelchair Accessible Entrance in Google Maps
Hello, in looking for wheelchair-friendly spots I’m curious how useful / accurate Google Maps “Wheelchair-Accessible Entrance” flag is, especially for Tokyo restaurants and coffeehouses (pink circled icon, you can also filter by those that are.) Any opinions/insights/findings from others?
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From experience, I feel that in general it errs towards caution and places are by default set to be “not accessible” until marked as “accessible”. So, if it has the mark it should be ok, but if it has a “not” mark, it could mean it is not accessible, or just not yet verified.
You may also want to check out the WheeLog app as well.
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