This fascinating market is partly barrier-free and accessible to wheelchair users.  This arcade street (roofed shopping street),  Kuromon Ichiba is a fun place to visit and learn about Osaka's food culture even on a rainy day. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 23

• 24

• 25

• 26

• 27

• 28

• 29

• 30

• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Kuromon Ichiba Market

  Address:  542-0073 Osaka Chuo-ku Nipponbashi 2-4-1

  Telephone Number: 06-663-0007

  Opening Hours: depending on each shop

  Closed: depending on each shop

  General Admission Fee: Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: N/A

  Home Page URL: https://kuromon.com/jp/ (Japanese only)

  Access

  Nearst Station: Nipponbashi Station Osaka Metro Sennitimae Line

  Distance from Nearst Station: 200m from Nipponbashi Station

  Approximate travel time from station: 5 minute walk from Nipponbashi Station
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Good for rainy days, Shopping street is mostly covered

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 1 hour

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Not Available

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Yes, see Photo

  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: １, At Nipponbashi Metro Station

  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 Availale: 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: N/A

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

  Parking Attendents Available: N/A

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, 2 spaces​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​None

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

  Restroom Entryway Width:  80 cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 55 cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: No

  Availability of heated bidet: Yes

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Not Available

  Door Style: N/A

  Door Width: N/A

  Handrail Available: No

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: None

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: Not Available

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No Braille Map

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 23

• 24

• 25

• 26

• 27

• 28

• 29

• 30

• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Mostly flat

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points, Relatively Steep Stairs when accessing to Restroom, See Photos

  Accesibility Path around Steps: Basically No Rampways

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths tiles or concrete

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Restroom Located Downstairs, No Elevator, Alternatively the One at Metro Station Available

  Rest Area: No Free Rest Area Available

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: Accessibility for wheelchairs differs from each shops

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available:  Some stairs have handrails

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: 1, at Nipponbashi Metro Station

  Width Inside Elevato: 140cmx135cm

  Door Width: 90cm

  Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: Yes, See photo (Metro Station)

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: None

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: None

  Braille on Control Panel: Yes (Metro Station)

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​None

  Multilingual Guidance: None

  Multilingual Control Pannel: N/A
• Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

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

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Some shops and Restroom

  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 Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: Depending on each shops

  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