This famously bustling area is partly barrier-free and accessible to wheelchair users. We recommend Dotonbori area for a sunny day. Please see below for information in English on the area. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Dotonbori Area (Ebisubashi)

  Address: 542-0071 Osaka Chuo-ku Dotonbori 1-chome

  Telephone Number: N/A

  Opening Hours: Each store has different hours, however the street is always open to walk down

  General Admission Fee: ​Public street. No fees.

  ​Discount for those with Disabilities: N/A

  Home Page URL: http://www.dotonbori.or.jp/en/ (webpage is available in Japanese, Mandarin, & Korean)

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Osaka Metro Midosuji Line Namba Station

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Namba Station 500m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 15 minute walk from Namba Station
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Not good for rainy days, All outdoors

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 5 mintues (Ebisubashi only)

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Not Available

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: N/A

  Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope）: N/A

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: No

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Available: N/A​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: N/A

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​N/A

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: N/A

  Parking Attendants Available: N/A

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: N/A​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​N/A

  Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: No
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: Information not available

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 85 cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: No

  Availability of heated bidet: None

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 87 cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emergency Alert Button in Stall: None

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: No

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms

Elevator

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Mostly flat, Ebisubashi 0.5° - 1.0° slope

  Stairs at Facility: None

  Accessibility Path around Steps: N/A

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths concrete

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​None

  Rest Area: Some seats available along the river

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: None

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: N/A

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: １, At Namba Metro Station

  Width Inside Elevator:  160x144cm

  Door Width: 90cm

  Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: Yes, See photo

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: Yes, See photo

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: No Information Available

  Braille on Control Panel: Yes

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​Yes

  Multilingual Guidance: No Information Available

  Multilingual Control Panel: None
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Most areas

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: None

  Audio Guide Available: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: None

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: None

  Speech to Text Convertion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: None

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staffed trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: Depending on each store​

  Staff trained to accommodate the Visually Impaired & Blind: Depending on each store

  Staff trained to accommodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: Depending on each store

  Staff can use Sign Language: Depending on each store

  Multilingual Staff Available: Depending on each store