The Nishijin Textile Center is a fascinating place to explore traditional Japanese textiles.Nishijin Textile Center is a museum that showcases the beauty and skills of kimono.This museum is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users.  Please see below for information in English on the facility. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: Nishijin Textile Center

  Address: Horikawa-dori Imadegawa, Minamiiri Nishi-gawa, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto

  Telephone Number: 075-451-9231

  Opening Hours: 10:00-16:00

  Closed: Every Monday and New Year Holidays 12/29-1/3 * However, if Monday is a holiday, the museum will be closed the next day (Tuesday)

  General Admission Fee: Free

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Free

  Home Page URL: https://nishijin.or.jp/eng/

  Access

  Nearst Station/Bus Stop: Horikawa Imadegawa,Kyoto city bus

  Distance from Nearst Station/Bus Stop: 3m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 1 minute walk from the bus stop
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: All-weather, An indoor facility

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 30-40minutes

  Parking for those with Disabilities: Available, see photos

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Yes (only for the brochure)

  Map of Wheelchair accesible paths Available: No

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: 7 steps,15㎝ high each step

  Wheelchair accessable Entryway option(Slope）: 3°slope

  Elevator: 2

  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

  Map from Parking to Facility Availale: Yes​

  Multilingual Guide Map of Parking Area Available: Yes

  Surface type of Parking Area: ​Asphalt

  Parking Area Facility with covered Roof Path: No but there is parking available in the basement

  Distance from Parking Area to an Indoor Facility: Next to the centre

  Parking Attendents Available: N/A

  Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Yes, 3 spaces​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: There are steps on the B2F parking lot

  FVehicle Avaible to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: Availble on the B1F
• Toilet

  Restroom Entryway Width: 98㎝

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 55㎝

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: Yes, U bar style

  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:  94cm

  Handrail Available: U bar style

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatile facilities: No

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: No

  Emmergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No

  Diaper Changing Bed: No

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Wheelchair Accessibility from nearest station/bus stop

Wheelchair Accessibility at facility 

Restrooms

Elevator

Parking

Shop and restaurant

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

• Cafe

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map: Yes

  Wheelchair accesible: Yes

  Type of Door: Automatic Door

  Width of Doorway: Over 80cm

  Stairsways present: Yes

  Staircase information/ Step Height:  N/A

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: N/A

  Width of aisles in building: Over 80cm

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

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: No

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

  Other information: There are 3steps from B2 parking to an elevator​

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: None

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points

  Accesibility Path around Steps: N/A

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths are flat

  Inaccesible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​There are 3steps from the B2F parking lot to the elevator

  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
• Escalators

  Escalator: Yes

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: No

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: Yes,2

  Width Inside Elevator:  120×150㎝

  Door Width: 84cm

  Wheelchair Accesible Control Panel: Yes

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: No

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: No

  Braille on Control Panel: No

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​No

  Multilingual Guidance: Yes

  Multilingual Control Pannel: No
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: Yes at the reception​

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

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities:​There are 3steps from the B2F parking lot to the elevator

  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: Yes, only English
• General Information

  Name: Onomiyasu

  Type of food: Japanese restaurant

  Opening Hours: 10:00-16:00

  Cafe Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: None

  Door Width: Over 2m

  Entryway Steps (Height): None

  Slope in place of stairs: N/A

  Seats with Tables available: Yes

  Baby chair/booster seat available: No

  Other Seating Information: May not be available due to group bookings

  Hallways width: over 70cm

  Staff Support（for buffet style meals): Yes

  Menu

  Braile Menu Available: 　No​

  Menu with Photos:　Yes

  Multilingual Menu Available: No

  Special Accomodations

  Accommodation for Special Dietary Needs for those with disabilities:  No

  Vegeterian Meals:　No

  Halal Meals: No