An Excerpt from In the Province of the Gods by Kenny Fries
In preparation for our book review of In the Province of the Gods, author Kenny Fries was kind enough to share the following excerpt. During…
Category: Culture
An Accessible Rickshaw in Asakusa, Japan
If you are visiting Tokyo, Asakusa and Sensoji Temple are likely on your itenerary. When you visit you will see many visitors enjoying rickshaw rides,…
The new Gundam statue in Tokyo is Accessible …mostly
For fans of giant robots and anime, you will be glad to know that the new Gundam statue at Odaiba is wheelchair accessible… mostly. The…
Tokyo National Museum – Accessibility Review
The Tokyo National Museum is not only Japan’s largest museum, it is also incredibly wheelchair accessible. With over 110,000 items on display it is a…
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 – Book Review
by Suzanne Kamata Naoki Higashida became an international literary sensation when his first book, The Reason I Jump, was translated into English by best-selling author…
Finding a Wonderful World a year after the Sagamihara Massacre
Last year, Satoshi Uematsu broke into his former workplace – a care facility for people with severe disabilities – and proceeded to murder 19 residents…