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Osakajo Tenshukaku/Osaka Castle Museum

This famously beautiful castle museum is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users. We recommend Osaka Castle Museum regardless of weather. Please see below for information in English on the Castle Museum. 
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  • Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

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  • Facility Overview
    Facility Name: ​Osakajo Tenshukaku/Osaka Castle Museum
    Address: 540-0002 Osaka Chuo-ku Osakajo1-1
    Telephone Number: 06-6941-3044
    Opening Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm)
    Closed: Dec 28 - Jan 1
    General Admission Fee: Adults:600JPY, Kids under 15 years of age: Free 
    Discount for those with Disabilities: Free for those who carry disability certificate issued in Japan
    Home Page URL: https://www.osakacastle.net/​ (Japanese website, but can be translated with google translator in top right hand corner of webpage)
    Access
    Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Osaka Metro, Tanimachi Line, Tanimachi-4-chome Station​
    Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: Osaka Metro Tanimachi-4-chome Station 1500m
    Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 20 minute walk from the Metro Station
  • Accessibility
    Suitable in All Weather: Accessible for rainy days, Mostly indoors
    Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 1 hour and 30 mintues
    Parking for those with Disabilities: Not Available
    Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Yes, some in English, Chinese and Korean
    Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: Yes, see Photo
    Basic Information for Accessibility
    Step into Entrance of Facility(Height): 16-21 cm
    Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope): Rampways, 1st Floor: 0.5-2°, 2nd Floor: 8°
    Elevator: 1Outside, 2 Inside
    Nursing Room Available: Yes in First Aid Room
    First Aid Room: Yes 
    Babysitting/Childcare: Yes in First Aid Room 
    Sensory Room: Yes in First Aid room
    Prayer Room:​ ​Yes in First Aid Room
    Service Dogs Allowed: Yes
    Rentals
    Wheelchair Rental: Yes
    Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No
    Audio Guide Rental: Yes (English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean)
    Other Available Rentals: No
  • Parking Area
    Map from Parking to Facility Availale: None​
    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 Attendants Available: N/A
    Information for those with Physical Disabilities
    Parking Space for those with Disabilities Available: Castle Park's public parking is not accessible, Tanimachi-4-chome Station area's private parking lots recommended ​
    Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​N/A
    Vehicle Available to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: No
  • Toilet
    Restroom Entryway Width: 58-80 cm
    Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 54 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 on the 3rd Floor
    Door Style: Sliding Door
    Door Width: 97 cm
    Handrail Available: L bar style & adjustable U bar style
    Warm Water Bidet Available: Yes
    Ostomate-compatible facilities: None
    Universal Changing bed(for adults): None (First Aid Room available upon request)
    Emergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes
    For Young Children
    Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​No
    Diaper Changing Bed: Available in Women's restroom only  
    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

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  • Paths & Walkways at Facility
    Uneven surfaces on Paths: Mostly flat 
    Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points 
    Accessibility Path around Steps: 0.5° - 8° Rampways, See photos
    Pathway Surfaces: Most paths concrete
    Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: ​Parking Area
    Rest Area: Yes, Free rest area available on 8th Floor
    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: Almost all stairs have handrails
    Braille Labelled Handrails: No
  • Escalators
    Escalator: None
    Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A
    Elevators
    Number of Elevators Available: 1 Outside, 2 Inside
    Width Inside Elevator:  160x135cm (both Outside & Inside)
    Door Width: Outside 98 cm, Inside 94cm
    Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: Yes, See photo
    Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: Yes, See photo
    Audio guidance at Destination Floors: Yes
    Braille on Control Panel: Yes 
    Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​Yes
    Multilingual Guidance: Yes
    Multilingual Control Panel: Yes
  • Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility
    Support & Guidance Available: Yes​
    Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Most areas 
    Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: None
    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 Convertion Available: None
    Multilingual Displays: Some English available
    Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: Audio guide available in English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean
    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
For Guests:
We are a guide matching agency and do not arrange for accommodation.
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For Travel agencies:
Thanks to our connections within our government licensed guide network, we have become known as one of the best DMCs for FIT in Japan.

Please contact us directly if you have any questions regarding small group day tours for your clients.We cannot offer tours that are not listed on our site. 

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