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accessible info : Kobe
Metro
/ JR / Hankyu
/ Hanshin
/ Hotel
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Kobe
Port |
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Kobe Universal Tourist Center " is located on 2nd floor of Port tower
building. They help tourist with disability and elderly. Bay cruise ship is
one of the main attractions for tourists. Accessible port, ramp to
ships, and kind staff. "Luminous Kobe 2" cruise is
wheelchair accessible: a lift to the ship but only stairs to the upper deck.
Great night view from the sea.
http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/
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Kobe
Harbor Land |
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Shopping,
gourmet food, amusement, cinema, and hotels. All wheelchair
accessible. Metro and JR stations are also wheelchair accessible. Cruising ship
"Concerto" leaves harbor land. Concerto is not perfectly
accessible, but has kind staff.
http://www.harborland.co.jp/en
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Kobe
Chinatown |
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Popular
tourist spot, especially for Chinese food. Many Chinese
restaurants and food stalls. Smooth and no-step roads. Kobe is a
port city, so many foreign cultures have been brought to Kobe from
old days in Japan.
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Kitano
Area |
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Foreign
merchants and diplomats settled in Kobe after the Kobe Port was opened to foreign trade in
the 19th century. Many of their mansions remain and are open to the public as
museums. They are located on the mountain side. Nice boutiques,
cafes, and variety shops. But this area is located on a steep hill.
Wheelchair users find it so tough to climb up and down the hills.
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Kobe
Animal Kingdom |
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Play
with birds in the beautiful flower gardens. The park is very interesting,
which is fully wheelchair
accessible. We can touch and feed many birds and smell flowers. It
is located in Kobe Port Island near Kobe Airport. All the
stations of Port Liner are accessible.
http://www.kobe-oukoku.com/
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Oji
zoo |
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Kobe
city's zoo, famous for panda. This zoo is wheelchair friendly because
many families with baby baggies visit it. Fully wheelchair accessible. Hankyu
Railway Oji-Koen Station is also accessible.
http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/culture/leisure/ojizoo
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Sake
breweries |
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The
seaside area between Osaka and Kobe is famous for sake breweries.
There are some sake breweries, museums restaurants and shops.
http://plus.feel-kobe.jp
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Suma
Aquarium |
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Fully
wheelchair accessible. The aquarium has ramps and lifts. Wheelchair spaces in dolphin
show theater. It is possible to touch dolphins or seals on
wheelchairs if you book before the show.
http://sumasui.jp
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Arima
Onsen |
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Very
historical Onsen area. 1 hour car drive from Kobe and Osaka. Located behind
Rokko mountains. The hilly roads are a big problem for wheelchair
users. Many steep roads and old Japanese style buildings. It is
very difficult to make them wheelchair accessible.
http://www.arima-onsen.com
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Akashi
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Akashi
Park is famous for cherry blossoms. Akashi is a fisherman city.
Fresh fish caught in the morning are sold in the shopping arcade. Nice
seafood, specially octopus. Akashi channel bridge has the longest central span of any suspension
bridge in the world at 1991 meters.
http://www.yokoso-akashi.jp
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Awaji
island |
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Connect
with Akashi Kaikyo bridge. 1 hour from Kobe by car. 90 min from
Osaka. Very popular destination for local Japanese. Big botanical garden, big flower park, resort hotel, fishing, eating,
playing in the park. Onion is most famous agriculture product in
Awaji. If you have a time, visit Tokushima Naruto Kaikyo Ohashi to
watch whirlpools
http://awaji-kaikyopark.jp/en/
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Himeji
Castle |
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40
minutes train ride from JR Kobe Sannomiya Station. 1 hour train
ride from JR Osaka Station. Very steep ramps and steps at two
gates. But wheelchair users enter the gates with someone's push. No lift in
the castle tower. The old-style castle is not wheelchair
accessible because it should preserve the original structure.
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Shoshazan
Enkyoji |
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One
of the best temple in Japan. famous as movie " Last samurai
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and parking. Stairs at station but there are a stair lift. Some
wheelchair route (= evacuation route for fire truck ), but it is
very hilly. Wheelchair users need a big push. Temples are very
old. No ramp and no lifts. Feel the sanctuary place.
http://www.shosha.or.jp/ |
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Kobe
