By Nicky Durston I‘m Nicky and I’m married to David, we live in the beautiful Cotswolds in the heart of the UK. The main purpose for our trip to Japan is for the Hansa Worlds 2018 sailing regatta which is taking place in Hiroshima this October; David is competing as Read more…
By Joan Pahisa Hi everyone! I’m Joan and a few months ago I decided to move to Osaka to study Japanese. I had been working really hard on my thesis these past few years back in Spain, aside from a few other projects, and after finishing it I found a Read more…
By Toshiko Kudo For the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Paralympic Games, the accessibility of public transport in Japan is improving. An airport bus with a lift is one improvement. In the Tokyo area, the first airport bus with lift started operations from Tokyo City Air Terminal (T-CAT) to Haneda Airport International Read more…
By Andy Barrow I have a confession to make. My two-part blog may have grown somewhat… Sorry! (Read part one here!) Basically, I felt that summing up my thoughts on access in Tokyo and how the city will cope with hosting two world events back to back in 2019 and 2020, Read more…
By Andy Barrow My name is Andy Barrow and I’m an international speaker who also happens to be a full-time wheelchair user. I’ve spent over half my life in a chair after sustaining a spinal cord injury during a rugby game in 1997 that left me paralysed from the chest Read more…
By Kim Almas In October 2017, our family took an 8-day/5 port Diamond Princess cruise around Japan. My husband is partially disabled, so having one place to call “home” for the week (with meals included!) while we visited places all around the country was ideal for our first time visit. Read more…
