This famously beautiful shrine is near Osaka Castle. Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa.Hokoku Shrine is good for a sunny day. For wheelchairs users some of the stone pathways and loose gravel will make travel difficult but over all the shrine is accessible. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name:  Osaka Hokoku Shrine

  Address: 540-0002 Osaka Chuo-ku Osakajo 2-1

  Telephone Number: 06-6941-0229

  Opening Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Closed: Open Year Round

  General Admission Fee: Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: N/A

  Home Page URL: https://www.osaka-hokokujinja.org/ (Japanese only)

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Osaka Metro, Tanimachi Line, Tanimachi 4-chome Station

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Tanimachi 4-chome Station 1000m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 15 minute walk from Metro Tanimachi 4-chome Station
• Accessibility

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 20 mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities: No special spaces available

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: Partially stepped, some entrances without steps.​

  Wheelchair accessible information on paths: Undulating road surface, with hills 2.7° in front of the main gate​

  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

  Parking Available: Parking,15 spaces but stairs to shrine are present​

  Map from Parking to Facility Availale: None

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​Asphalt

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No

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

  Parking Attendents Available: No

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Drop-off area only​

  Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: Yes
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: 90 cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 60 cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: Yes, L bar style

  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: 85 cm

  Handrail Available: L style bar on left, folding U bar on right

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: Yes

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Braille and tractile map available but only in Japanese

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Restrooms

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Mostly stone paths, loose gravel areas as well

  Stairs at Facility: Total of 8 steps (i) 1 step under the torii (ii) 7 steps in front of the main shrine​

  Accessibility Path around Steps: None, West Gate has no steps, See Photos

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths cobblestone or tiles, wheelchairs may get stuck

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Honden (main shrine)

  Rest Area: No

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: The precinct is graveled, making it difficult for wheelchairs to drive themselves, and a total of eight steps need to be climbed to visit the temple. There are some stone paths, but the ditches are deep, making self-propulsion somewhat difficult.

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: No handrails

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Elevators

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

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

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

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Honden

  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: Some English available

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: No​

  Staff trained to accommodate the Visually Impaired & Blind: No

  Staff trained to accommodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

  Staff can use Sign Language: No

  Multilingual Staff Available: No