Taizo-in is a small Zen Buddhism temple on the quiet and spacious grounds of Myoshinji Temple. This beautiful temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users. We recommend Myoshinji Temple Taizo-in for a sunny day. Please see below for information in English on the temple. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Myoshinji temple Taizo-in​

  Address: 35 Myoshinji-cho, Hanazono Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8035

  Telephone Number:  075-463-2855

  Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00

  Closed: Open Year round

  General Admission Fee: Adult (High school student and over)600JPY Student(between6-15): 150JPY Under 5 years old: Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Half off general admission with presentation of disability certificate issued in Japan

  Home Page URL: http://www.taizoin.com/en/

  Access

  Nearest Bus Stop: Myosinji mae bus stop, Kyoto city bus No.26 from Kyoto station

  Distance from Nearest Bus Stop: 650m

  Approximate travel time from bus stop: 9 minutes walk from the bus stop
• Accessability

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 20 minutes

  Parking for those with Disabilities: None

  Multilingual Guidance Available: N/A

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: None

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: N/A

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: N/A

  First Aid Room: N/A

  Babysitting/Childcare: N/A

  Sensory Room: N/A

  Prayer Room:​ ​N/A

  Service Dogs Allowed:　N/A

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: No

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Toilet	Taizo-in	Myoshinji Temple
  Restroom Entryway Width:	N/A	N/A
  Toilet Stall Entryway Width:	N/A	N/A
  Western Style Toilets Available:	Yes	Yes
  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available:	Yes	N/A
  Availability of heated bidet:	Yes	N/A

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities	Taizo-in	Myoshinji Temple
  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:	None	Yes
  Door Style:	N/A	Sliding Door
  Door Width:	N/A	76cm
  Handrail Available:	N/A	L bar style & adjustable U bar style
  Warm Water Bidet Available:	N/A	Yes
  Ostomate-compatile facilities:	N/A	Yes
  Universal Changing bed（for adults）:	N/A	None
  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall:	N/A	None

  For Young Children	Taizo-in	Myoshinji Temple
  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​	N/A	Yes
  Diaper Changing Bed:	N/A	Yes

  For the Visually Impaired	Taizo-in	Myoshinji Temple
  Audio Guide Available: ​	N/A	N/A
  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available:	N/A	Yes
  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available:	No	No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms(Taizo-in)

Restrooms(Myoshinji temple)

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

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• Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map: Yes

  Wheelchair accesible: No

  Type of Door: N/A

  Width of Doorway: N/A

  Stairsways present: Yes

  Staircase information/ Step Height: 2steps,4-8cm

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: Slope

  Width of aisles in building: N/A

  Availability of tactile floor plans and models to show facilities: N/A

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: N/A

  Availability of Braille blocks at entrances and exits, elevator, stairs, etc: N/A

  Other information: N/A

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths:Cobblestones and gravel path

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accessibility Path around Steps: Slope

  Pathway Surfaces: Cobblestones and gravel path

  Inaccesible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Offering Hall

  Rest Area: None

  Braille Ground Blocks : N/A

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: N/A

  Other difficult to traverse areas: Garden

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: N/A

  Handrail Available: N/A

  Braille Labelled Handrails: N/A
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: Availble on the guide app​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities:None

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Offering hall and garden

  Audio Guide Available: Yes

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: Yes, sound trip(see picture)

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

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: None

  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 accomodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

  Staff can use Sign Language: No

  Multilingual Staff Available: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: None

  Width Inside Elevator:

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  Wheelchair Accesible Control Panel:

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator:

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors:

  Braille on Control Panel:

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​

  Multilingual Guidance:

  Multilingual Control Pannel: