This garden is popular in Tokyo as a former family garden of the Tokunaga Shogun and a former detached palace for the imperial family and has been designated as the country's Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Special Historic Site.
​On a day with good weather, Hama-rikyu Gardens is perfect for a stroll. Some bridges and steps are not wheelchair accessible. With plenty of information in English and website translation, this garden can be enjoyed by overseas visitors as well.  

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Hama-rikyu Gardens

  Address:  1-1 Hamarikyu-teien Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0046

  Telephone Number: 03-3541-0200

  Opening Hours:  9:00am - 5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm)

  Closed:  December 29th to January 1st

  General Admission Fee: 300JPY (65yrs or older:150JPY), elementary school students or younger: Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Free with presentation of a disability certificate issued in Japan. Also free for one attendant.

  Official Website URL: https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/about028.html  Website in Japanese: Top right hand corner has options for English, Chinese (simplified characters and traditional characters), Spanish, French, Korean.

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop:  Tokyo Oedo Subway Line Shiodome Station (Exit 5 or 6)

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Tokyo Oedo Subway Line Shiodome Station 500m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 7 minutes walk from the subway station

  Access map: https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/top/pdf/hama_underground.pdf
• Accessibility

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

  Estimated Visiting Time for Persons with Disabilities: 60-90 minutes

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Yes, with presentation of government certified disability card

  Multitlingual Signs Available: Most signs in English & Japanese

  Map of Wheelchair Accessible Paths Available: Yes (both at the Garden and on Website)

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: Yes

  Wheelchair Accessible Entryway Option (Slope）: Yes, 6° slope

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: Yes in Otemon Garden Office

  First Aid Room: No, but Otemon Garden Office can accommodate if needed

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed: Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes, 4 available [Otemon Garden Office: 3 (2 electric wheelchairs), Naka-no-gomon Ticket Office: 1]

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No, but multilingual audio guide app "Tokyo Parks Navi" for smartphone/tablet PC is available (free download) ​https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/special/tokyoparksnavi/index.html

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Available: Yes​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: Yes

  Surface Type of Parking Area: ​Asphalt

  Parking Area Facility with Covered Roof Path: No

  Distance from Parking Area to Indoor Facility: 30m

  Parking Attendants Available: No

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, with the presentation of government certified disability card

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​Yes, but rampway available

  Vehicle Available to Drive Up to Entryway for Drop Off: No
• Restrooms	Near Otemon Garden Office	Near Hobai-tei	Near Matsu-no-ochaya	Near Waterbus Boarding Area
  Restroom Entryway Width	76cm	89cm	93cm	116cm
  Toilet Stall Entryway Width	67cm	60cm	60cm	60cm
  Western Style Toilets Available	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
  Western Style Toilets with Handrails Available	Yes, horizontal bar on the left	Yes, L style bar on the right	Yes, L style bar on the left	Yes, L style bar on the right
  Availability of Heated Bidet	Information Not Available	Information Not Available	Information Not Available	Information Not Available

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities	Near Otemon Garden Office	Near Hobai-tei	Near Matsu-no-ochaya	Near Waterbus Boarding Area
  Toilet Stall for those with Physical Disabilites	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
  Door Style	Sliding Door ​110cm	Sliding Door ​116cm	Sliding Door ​88cm	Sliding Door ​88cm
  Width inside Toilet Stall	178x161cm	180x200cm	186x194cm	102x202cm
  Handrail Available	fixed L bar on the left, adjustable U bar on the right	fixed L bar on the left, adjustable U bar on the right	fixed L bar on the left, adjustable U bar on the right	fixed L bar on the left, adjustable U bar on the right
  Warm Water Bidet Available	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
  Ostomate-Compatible Facilities	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
  Universal Changing Bed（for Adults）	​No ​	No	No	No
  Emergency Alert Button in Stall	30cm and 85cm above ground level	30cm and 83cm above ground level	32cm and 84cm above ground level	28cm and 82cm above ground level

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom Stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: Yes

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Braille Guide Available, No Braille Map

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from Nearest Station/Bus Stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at Facility 

Restrooms

Parking

Multilingual Signs

Teahouse 

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

• Nakajima-no-ochaya (Teahouse)

• Taka-no-ochaya

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven Surfaces on Paths: Some cobblestone, stone pavement and dirt paths

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accessibility Path around Steps: None

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths fine gravel, stone pavement or dirt

  Inaccessible Areas to those with Physical Disabilities: Taka-no-ochaya, Nakajima-no-ochaya

  Rest Area: Yes, some benches and gazebo in the Garden

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other Difficult to Traverse Areas:  Some slopes and steps as steep as 2-10° may not be accessible to wheelchair users

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: Almost all steps have no handrails

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: None
• Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are Accesible to those with Physical Disabilities: Some relatively flat areas

  Areas not Accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Taka-no-ochaya, Nakajima-no-ochaya

  Audio Guide Available: No, but multilingual audio guide app "Tokyo Parks Navi" for smartphone/tablet PC is available (free download) ​​https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/special/tokyoparksnavi/index.html

  Displays/Exhibits Made for the Visually Impaired & Blind: None

  Displays/Exhibits Made for the Hearing Impaired & Deaf: None

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: Mostly English, some Chinese and Korean

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: See the above information on multilingual audio guide app for smartphone/tablet PC
• General Information

  Name: Nakajima-no-ochaya

  Type of Food: Cafe style, Japanese powdered green tea and Japanese sweets

  Opening Hours: 9:00am - 4:45pm (last call at 4:30pm)

  Teahouse Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: Sliding Door kept open

  Entrance Width: No Information Available

  Entryway Steps (Height): 2 wooden steps, 24 cm

  Slope in Place of Stairs: None

  Seats with Tables Available: Yes

  Baby Chair/Booster Seat Available: None

  Other Seating Information: Wheelchair inaccessible to the interior of the teahouse

  Hallways Width: No Information Available

  Staff Support（for Buffet Style Meals): N/A

  Menu

  Braille Menu Available: None​

  Menu with Photos: Yes (for some items only)

  Multilingual Menu Available: Japanese & English

  Special Accommodations

  Accommodation for Special Dietary Needs for those with Disabilities:  No

  Vegetarian Meals: None

  Halal Meals: None
• Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: N/A, open space

  Entrance Width: over 80cm, but inaccessible to wheelchair users

  Entryway Steps (Height): 3 stone steps on the way (8,13,13cm each), wooden (14,12cm each) and stone step-like structures around the thresholds

  Slope in Place of Stairs: 2° ramp

  Hallways width: over 80 cm

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