This famous Great Buddha Hall is mostly barrier-free and easily accessible to wheelchair users.
It houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu. 
​Please see below for information.

• Facility Overview and Access

• Wheelchair accessibility and facilities

• Restroom

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• Facility Overview

  Facility Name:　Tōdai-ji Great Buddha Hall ( Daibutsu-den)

  Address: 406-1 Zoushi-cho Nara-shi Nara-ken 630-8587​

  Telephone Number: +81-742-20-5511

  Opening Hours: Apr – Oct / 9:30 – 17:30 (Last admission 17:00) Nov – Mar / 9:30 – 17:00 (Last admission 16:30)

  Closed: Open Year Round​

  General Admission Fee 13 years old and above 800 yen, 6-12 years old 400 yen

  Discount for those with Disabilities  With Disability certificate issued in Japan Adult: 400 yen, Child: 200yen

  Home Page URL: https://www.todaiji.or.jp/en/information/museum/​ (English)​

  Access

  Nearest Bus Stop: Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden / Kasuga Taisha-mae (City Bus)

  Distance from Nearest Bus Stop: about 600m to Nandai-mon

  Approximate travel time from bus stop:  7 min walk
• Accessability

  Suitable in All Weather: Yes

  Estimated Visiting time for Persons with Disabilities: 1.5 hours​

  Parking for those with Disabilities: No Parking lot available, please use nearby paid parking.

  Multilingual Guidance Available: Yes (English,Chinese and Korean)​

  Map of Wheelchair accessible paths Available: Yes Please use a map on their website https://www.todaiji.or.jp/pdf/todai-ji_MAP(EN).pdf

  Basic Information for Accessability

  Step into Entrance of Facility: ​Stairs outside: 5 steps/18cm Stairs inside: 3steps/17cm Slope is available, width:122cm gradient: 5 degrees

  Elevator: No

  Nursing Room Available: No

  First Aid Room: Yes

  Baby room: ​ No

  Sensory Room: No​

  Prayer Room: No

  Service Dogs Allowed:​ ​No

  Rentals

  Wheelchair Rental: Yes, they have two wheelchairs at the security office in front of the central gate of the Great Buddha Hall.

  Baby Buggy/Stroller Rental: No

  Audio Guide Rental: No

  Other Available Rentals: No
• Toilet at West entrance to the Great Buddha Hall

  Restroom Entryway Width: 146cm

  Toilet Stall Entryway Width: 50cm

  Western Style Toilets Available: Yes

  Western style Toilets with Handrails Available: No

  Availability of heated bidet: No

  Toilet Information for those with Physical Disabilities

  Toilet stall for those with Physical Disabilities: Available

  Door Style: Sliding door​

  Width of Entryway and Inside Stall:  Doorway: 93cm Inside: 218cm x 206cm

  Handrail Available: Right side U type(movable)/ Left side L type(fixed)

  Warm Water Bidet Available: No

  Ostomate-compatible facilities: Yes

  Universal Changing bed（for adults）: No

  Emergency Alert Button in Stall: Yes

  For Young Children

  Baby Chair in Restroom stalls: No

  Diaper Changing Bed: Available

  For the Visually Impaired

  Audio Guide Available: No​

  Braille Guide, Braille Map Available: No

  Toilet for Seeing Eye Dog Available: No

 Todaiji Museum Bus Stop

Inside and Path to Todaiji Museum

Restrooms

Elevator

• Walkways & Stairways in Facility

• Information & Guidance System

• Temple Office ( Juyosho and Goshuin)

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• Facility

  Layout plan of buliding available/Map:  No

  Wheelchair accesible: Yes

  Type of Door: Open

  Width: Doorway: 125cm, Inside the hall: 80cm

  Steps present: Stairs in central

  Staircase information/ Step Height: 10steps/21cm and 2steps/23cm

  Methods of avoiding steps for wheelchair users: ElevetorSlope at west side: width:165cm gradient: 6~12 degrees

  Width of aisles in building: Over 80cm

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

  Possibly Hazardous Areas: No

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

  Other information: No

  Paths & Walkways at Facility

  Uneven surfaces on Paths: Yes

  Stairs at Facility: Yes

  Accessibility Path around Steps: Slope: width:165cm gradient: 6~9 degrees

  Pathway Surfaces: Stone paving

  Inaccessible Areas to those with physical disabilities: front approach to the hall

  Rest Area: None

  Braille Ground Blocks : None

  Braille Exhibit Guide Information: None

  Other difficult to traverse areas: None
• Accomodations for Different Needs at Facility

  Support & Guidance Available: Staff at the west exit of the Great Buddha Hall will assist with wheelchair entry. No guidance.​

  Areas not accessible to those with Physical Disabilities: ​ There is a slope that allows wheelchair users to enter the Great Buddha Hall.

  Audio Guide Available: Wheelchairs cannot enter the approach to the grounds of the Great Buddha Hall.

  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: Yes (Japanese, English and Chinese)

  Multilingual Audio Guide, Headset Audio Guide Available: None

  Accommodations provided by Staff

  Staff trained to accommodate those with Physical Dissabilities: Yes​

  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: No
• General Information

  Name: Temple Office ( Juyosho and Goshuin)​

  Opening Hours: Apr – Oct/7:30 – 17:30                         Nov – Mar/8:00 – 17:00