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. 

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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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

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

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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