Hasedera Temple is the head temple of the Buzan School of Shingon Buddhism. Also well known as the 'Flower Temple' as the temple grounds are decorated with flowers during every season.​
​This temple is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users.  Please see below for information in English on the temple. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: Hasedera Temple​

  Address:  731-1 Hase, Sakurai, Nara

  Telephone Number: 0744-47-7001

  Opening Hours: 8:30-17:00 (April-September) 9:00-17:00(October, November and March)​ 9:00-16:30(December-February)

  Closed: Open year round

  General Admission Fee:  Adults(18 years old and older): 500JPY Student(Junior high school students and High school students): 500JPY Children (primary school students): 250JPY

  Discount for those with Disabilities:  Yes, half off general admission with presentation of disability certificate issued in Japan. Half of also for one carer.

  Home Page URL: https://www.hasedera.or.jp/

  Access

  Nearst Station: Hasedera sandoguchi bus stop, Hasedera station

  Distance from Nearst Station: 1.1km from the bus stop,1.3km from the station

  Approximate travel time from station: 15 minutes walk from the bus stop​,21 minutes walk from the station
• Accessability

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 40-60 mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities: None

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: No

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: Yes

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: There is a long stone stairs

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）:  The stairs have slope(maximum10°, 2m width, 80m length)

  Elevator: No

  Nursing Room Available: No

  First Aid Room: No

  Babysitting/Childcare: No

  Sensory Room: No

  Prayer Room:​ ​No

  Service Dogs Allowed:　No

  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: Yes​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: N/A

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​Asphalt

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: None

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: Approximately 200m

  Parking Attendents Available: Yes

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: No​

  Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​Accessible by wheelchair

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

  Restroom Entryway Width: 61 cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 81 cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: Yes

  Availability of heated bidet: Yes

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Door Width: 90 cm Inside size: 77cm width

  Handrail Available: L bar style & adustable U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatile facilities:No

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: No

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes

  Diaper Changing Bed: Yes

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: Yes​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: Yes

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms

Parking

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

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• Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map: Yes

  Wheelchair accesible: Yes

  Type of Door: No door

  Width of Doorway: 2m

  Stairsways present: None

  Staircase information: None

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: Slope (Approximately 10°)

  Width of aisles in building: Over 1m

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

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: Some overhangs

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

  Other information: The Offering Hall is not accessible to wheelchair users because shoes are strictly prohibited.

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: This temple is mostly barrier-free

  Stairs at Facility: Yes with slope

  Accessibility Path around Steps: There are slopes

  Pathway Surfaces: This temple is mostly barrier-free, asphalt

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: Torou(Niomon gate to the Offering Hall)and Niomon gate

  Rest Area: Yes

  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: Only at the reception​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Transportation service to the offering hall

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: ​ Torou(Niomon gate to the Offering Hall)and Niomon gate

  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: 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: Some yes