This garden is popular in​ Tokyo for its massive weeping cherry blossom tree, autum foliage and evening lights. On a day with good weather, Rikugien is perfect for a stroll. Some bridges and stairs are not wheelchair accessible. With plenty of information in English and website translation, this garden is good for overseas visitors as well.  

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Parking

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name: ​Rikugien Gardens

  Address: 113-0021 Tokyo Bunkyo-ku Honkomagome 6-16-3

  Telephone Number: 03-3941-2222

  Opening Hours:  9:00am - 5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm)

  Closed:  December 29th to January 1st

  General Admission Fee: 300JPY (65yrs or older:150JPY)

  Discount for those with Disabilities: Free with presentation of a Japanese government issued disability card. Also free for one carer.

  Home Page URL: https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/about031.html  Website in Japanese: Top right hand corner has options for English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Korean and French.

  Access

  Nearest Station/Bus Stop:  JR Yamanote Line Komagome Station (JY10): South Gate OR Tokyo Metro Namboku Line Komagome Station​ (N14)

  Distance from Nearest Station/Bus Stop: JR Komagome Station 530m

  Approximate travel time from station/bus stop: 7 minute walk from JR Komagome Station/Tokyo Metro Komagome Station
• Accessibility

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

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 90 - 120  mintues

  Parking for those with Disabilities: None

  Mulitlingual Guidance Available: Most signs in English & Japanese

  Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: Yes (both at the Park and on Website)

  Basic Information for Accessibility

  Step into Entrance of Facility（Height）: N/A

  Wheelchair accessible Entryway option(Slope）: N/A

  Elevator: None

  Nursing Room Available: Yes

  First Aid Room: Yes

  Babysitting/Childcare: None

  Sensory Room: None

  Prayer Room:​ ​None

  Service Dogs Allowed:　Yes

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes, 7 available at Rikugien Service Center

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: Tokyo Parks Navi App available. Also free English guide provided on 1st and 3rd Sundays, at 11:00am and 2:00pm

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Parking Area

  Map from Parking to Facility Availale: N/A​

  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: N/A​

  Steps on Pathway from Parking Area to Entryway: ​N/A

  Vehicle Avaible to Drive up to Entryway for drop off: No
• Toilet	Near the Main Entrance	Near Fukiage Chaya
  Restroom Entryway Width	120 cm	110 cm
  Toilet Stall Entryway Width	55 cm	55 cm
  Western Style Toilets Available	Yes	Yes
  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available	Yes, L bar on the left	Yes, L bar in front of the stall
  Availability of heated bidet	Information Not Available	Information Not Available

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilites:  Available to the right side after entering the main gate

  Door Style: Sliding Door

  Width inside toilet stall: 185 cm x 175 cm

  Handrail Available: nonadjustable U bar on both sides

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: None

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: None

  Emergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes, 52 cm above the ground

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: ​Yes in accessible restroom

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available in accessible restroom

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: Yes in accessible restroom​

  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

Non-Accessible Areas

Multilingual Guides

Cafe & Rest Area

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Escalators & Elevators

• Information & Guidance System

• Cafe

• Rest Area

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• Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Some cobblestone paths

  Stairs at Facility: Steps at several points, See Photos

  Accessibility Path around Steps: None

  Pathway Surfaces: Most paths fine gravel or dirt

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: Steep hills and stone bridges ​including Togetukyo Bridge, Tsutsuji Chaya, Fujishiro-toge pass

  Rest Area: Yes, Free rest area available

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braile Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas:  Some bridges over the pond as steep as 8-10° at the center top,  may not be accessible for wheelchairs

  Condition of Stairways at Facility

  Wheelchair Stairlift Available: No

  Handrail Available: Almost all stairs have no handrails

  Braille Labelled Handrails: No
• Escalators

  Escalator: None

  Audio Guidance to Escalator Available: N/A

  Elevators

  Number of Elevators Available: None

  Width Inside Elevator:  N/A

  Door Width: N/A

  Wheelchair Accessible Control Panel: N/A

  Rear-view Mirror in Elevator: N/A

  Audio guidance at Destination Floors: N/A

  Braille on Control Panel: N/A

  Visual Display of Destination Floor: ​N/A

  Multilingual Guidance: N/A

  Multilingual Control Panel: N/A
• Accommodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: None​

  Facilities & Exhibits that are accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Some relatively flat areas

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: Steep hills and stone bridges including Togetukyo Bridge, Tsutsuji Chaya, Fujishiro-toge pass

  Audio Guide Available: Tokyo Parks Navi

  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: 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 accommodate the Hearing Impairments & Deaf: No

  Staff can use Sign Language: No

  Multilingual Staff Available: No
• General Information

  Name: Fukiage Chaya

  Type of food: Cafe style, Japanese green tea and Japanese sweets

  Opening Hours: 9:00am - 4:45pm (LO 4:30pm)

  Cafe Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: N/A, open cafe

  Entrance Width: 103 cm

  Entryway Steps (Height): 3 cm

  Slope in place of stairs: None

  Seats with Tables available: No

  Baby chair/booster seat available: No

  Other Seating Information: Japanese style Red Carpeted Seats

  Hallways width: 85 cm

  Staff Support（for buffet style meals): N/A

  Menu

  Braille Menu Available: 　None​

  Menu with Photos:　Yes　(for some items only)

  Multilingual Menu Available: Japanese & English

  Special Accommodations

  Accommodation for Special Dietary Needs for those with disabilities:  No

  Vegetarian Meals:　Japanese Green Tea and some Japanese sweets

  Halal Meals: None
• General Information

  Name: Iidaka Baiten

  Type of Rest Place: Store with rest place

  Opening Hours: 9:00am - 4:30pm

  Entryway & Interior Information

  Door Type: N/A, open space

  Entrance Width: 190 cm each, 4 entrances

  Entryway Steps (Height): 7 cm

  Slope in place of stairs: Yes

  Seats with Tables available: Yes, 6 seats

  Hallways width: accessible for those with wheelchair