Isuien is a beautiful Japanese garden and Isuien means "garden founded on water", and the garden's name is derived from the fact that its ponds are fed by the small adjacent Yoshikigawa River. The main garden is not accessible to wheelchair users due to gravel paths and stepping stones, however the Neiraku Museum that is accessible. ​Japanese cafe restaurant Mitsuhide has a nice garden view. We recommend Isuien Garden for a sunny day. Please see below for information in English on the garden. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Isuien Garden

  Address: 74 Suimon-cho,Nara

  Telephone Number: 0742-25-0781

  Opening Hours: 9:30-16:30(last admission 16:00)

  Closed: Tuesdays (or the following day if Tuesday is a national holiday); from late December to mid January and in the last third of September

  General Admission Fee: Adult:1200JPY High school and university students:500 JPY Junior high school and primary school students: 300JPY

  Discount for those with Disabilities: 500 JPY (one care giver free of charge)

  Home Page URL: https://www.isuien.or.jp/en/index.html

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Oshiage-cho bus stop,Nara kotsu from Kintetsu Nara station

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: 287m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 4 minute walk from bus stop
• Accessability

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 30 mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities: None

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessability

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

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: None

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed: N/A

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: No

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  No Parking Available on Site. Please use nearby paid parking lots. ​
• 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: 166cm×178cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style & adustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: None

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes

  Diaper Changing Bed: Yes

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms
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Cafe

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

• Cafe

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• Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map: No

  Wheelchair accesible: No

  Type of Door: N/A

  Width of Doorway: N/A

  Stairsways present: Yes

  Staircase information/ Step Height: N/A

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: None

  Width of aisles in building: Wheelchair users can't enter the garden

  Availability of tactile floor plans and models to show facilities: No

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: No

  Availability of Braille blocks at entrances and exits, elevator, stairs, etc: No

  Other information: None

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Some, gravel roads and cobblestones

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accesibility Path around Steps: None

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths are gravel roads and cobblestones

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Main garden area

  Rest Area: Yes, Free rest area available

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: None

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: No

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: There are steps at Neiraku Museum. Staff can help those with walking difficulties.

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: There are steps at Neiraku Museum. The staff can assist those if needed.

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Main garden area

  Audio Guide Available: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: No

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: No

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: No

  Multilingual Displays: Yes

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: No

  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 accomodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

  Staff can use Sign Language: No

  Multilingual Staff Available: No
• General Information

  Name: Mitsuhide

  Type of food: Japanese Cafe & Restaurant

  Opening Hours: Cafe 10:30-15:30,Restaurant 11:30-14:00

  Cafe Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: Hinged door

  Door Width:170cm

  Entryway Steps (Height): 20cm and 17cm

  Slope in place of stairs: None

  Seats with Tables available: Yes, 16 seats

  Baby chair/booster seat available: No

  Other Seating Information: No

  Hallway width: 173 cm

  Menu

  Braile Menu Available: 　No​

  Menu with Photos:　Yes

  Multilingual Menu Available: Japanese & English

  Special Accomodations

  Accommodation for Special Dietary Needs for those with disabilities:  No

  Vegeterian Meals:　No

  Halal Meals: No