This wheelchair accessible museum holds treasures from the Nara period (710 to 784 AD), plus Buddhist and decorative art from around Japan with explanations in English. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Nara National Museum

  Address: 50 Noborioji-cho, Nara-city

  Telephone Number: +81-50-5542-8600

  Opening Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm, (Every Saturday is closed at 8pm) ※Open hours will be different when The annual Exhibition of Sho-so-in Treasures is held.

  Closed: Mondays(If it's holiday, it's open and next day will be closed.) and Dec. 28th ~ Jan. 1st.

  General Admission Fee: 700 yen, College Students 350 yen, Free for under 18 years old

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Free admission with Disability certificate issued in Japan for the person and one guardian

  Home Page URL: https://www.narahaku.go.jp/english/

  Access

  Nearest Bus Stop: Himurojinja/Nara Kokuritsu-hakubutsukan (City loop line bus from Kintetsu Nara Station)

  Distance from Nearst Bus Stop: 50m

  Approximate travel time from bus stop: 3 minute walk
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Yes

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 1 hour

  Parking for those with Disabilities: No

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Yes

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: Yes

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: No

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: Yes

  Elevator: Yes, 1 elevator (for people with disabilities)

  Nursing Room Available: None

  First Aid Room: None

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes (Total 11 wheelchairs)

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: Yes

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Parking is not availavle, please use nearby parkings​
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: 100 cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 52 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:  Available at the underground corridor

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 85 cm Inside Size: 240cm x 224cm

  Handrail Available: L bar style & U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available in a toilet in the underground corridor and 1st floor of East wing.

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Braille on Toilet Operational Panel, No Braille Map

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest bus stop & cafe

Restrooms

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

• Cafe

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: None

  Stairs at Facility: Yes

  Accesibility Path around Steps: N/A

  Pathway Surfaces: concrete

  Inaccesible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Yes

  Rest Area: Yes

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: not accessible by wheelchair at the west wing.

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: Yes

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: １ available
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: Yes but no commentary guidance​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: It has a low exhibition stand that can be viewed by wheelchair users.

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: The garden, which will be open to the public with the special exhibition, is difficult to navigate without a caregiver.

  Audio Guide Available: Yes

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Visually impaired & Blind: None

  Displays/Exhibits made for the Hearing impaired & Deaf: Yes

  Speech to Text Conversion Available: None

  Multilingual Displays: Titles are written in Japanese, English, Chinese & Korean.

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: Yes. Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean for regular exhibitions and Japanese and English for special exhibitions.

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: Staff training to welcome wheelchair users​

  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: Yes (English and Chinese)
• General Information

  Name: Cafe Half time ( at the underground)

  Type of food: Cafe style

  Opening Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm (Last order: 4:30pm)

  Cafe Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: No Door

  Seats with Tables available: Yes, (Table height: 72cm)

  Baby chair/booster seat available: Yes

  Other Seating Information: more than 100 seats

  Staff Support（for buffet style meals): Yes

  Menu

  Braile Menu Available: 　None​

  Menu with Photos:　Yes

  Multilingual Menu Available: Japanese, English and Chinese

  Special Accomodations

  Accommodation for Special Dietary Needs for those with disabilities:  No

  Vegeterian Meals:　None

  Halal Meals: None