Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
Last updated:09/02/2024
Barrier-free restrooms, writing boards, rental wheelchairs and strollers, and baby care facilities are available to ensure that everyone can enjoy the museum comfortably. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
| Area | Honmoku / Motomachi / Yamate |
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| Opening Hours | 9:30am - 5:00pm (Last admission 4:30pm) Closed on Mondays (open if holiday), Dec. 28 to Jan. 4 |
| Address | 110, Yamate-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0862 |
| URL | http://www.kanabun.or.jp/ |
| Closest Railway Station | 10 min. walk from "Motomachi-Chukagai Station" (Minatomirai Line) 20 min. walk from "Ishikawacho Station" (JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line) |
| TEL | 045-622-6666 |
| Ticket Info | Depends on the exhibition |
| Eating Facilities | café |
| Barrier Free | wheelchair rental, slope, elevator, disabled stall, handrail, service dog |
| Childcare | baby changing table, nursing room |
| Foreign Language Support | Japanese Only |
The accessibility compliance status of this facility is as follows
Accessibility Support Status
- Disabled parking (wheelchairs)
- Wheelchair slope inside facility(140 cm or wider)
- Automatic entrance door
- Information counter
- Wheelchair lift
- Dedicated wheelchair seat
- Multifunctional restroom
- Ostomate-friendly
- Urinal with handrails
- Western-style toilet with handrails
- Wheelchair for rental
- Diaper changing bed
- Breastfeeding room
- Baby carriage for rental
Emergency system
| Number of AEDs (automated external defibrillators) installed | 1 |
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| Considerations in evacuation flow lines | Wide ramps, stair handrails, and staff support |
Parking lot
| Parking lot | No |
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| Number of wheelchair-accessible parking spaces (350 cm or wider, near entrances and exits) |
9 9 parking spaces wider than usual. *Please contact us in advance if you wish to use a parking space. |
Entrance/exit
| Stairs or steps of 2 cm or more at entrances/exits (barrier) | No |
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| Handrails on steps/stairs | － |
| Ramps for stairs and steps (140 cm or more in width) | Yes |
| Wheelchair lifts for stairs | － |
| Entrance/exit width is 80 cm or more | Yes |
| Automatic doors at entrances/exits | Yes |
On premises
| Information desk | Yes |
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| Steps of 2 cm or more on the premises (barrier) | No |
| Steep slopes with a gradient of 5° (1/12) or more and a length of 2 m or more on the premises (barrier) | No |
| Ramp for steps (140 cm or more in width) | － |
| Alternative measures such as personnel support for steps | － |
| Passageway on the premises are more than 140 cm | Yes |
| Escalators | No |
| Wheelchair-accessible elevator (entrance width: 80 cm or more, elevator car depth: 135 cm or more) | － |
| Wheelchair lift for stairs | Yes |
| Benches for resting |
－ Located in the lobby of the exhibition hall, in the exhibition rooms, and in front of the museum store |
| Wheelchair-accessible and dedicated seating (spectator facilities and rides) |
Yes 2nd floor hall of the exhibition hall |
Barrier-free restroom (multi-functional restroom)
| Barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom) |
Yes One sanitary box each on the 1st floor of the exhibition hall and in the reading room |
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| Separate men's and women's barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom) |
No Shared men's and women's only |
| Automatic sliding doors | No |
| Bidet toilet | Yes |
| Ostomate-compatible | Yes |
| Universal seats (diaper changing beds that can also be used by adults) | No |
General restroom
| Urinals with handrails | Yes |
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| Western-style toilets with handrails | Yes |
| Private rooms with infant chair |
No Baby seat and baby chair available outside the private rooms |
| Larger sized private rooms (e.g., can accommodate strollers) | No |
Wheelchair rental
| Manual wheelchair |
Yes 3 |
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| Electric wheelchair (electric cart) | No |
Information assurance
| Written communication boards at the information desk, communication apps, etc. |
Yes Writing boards available |
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| Braille information boards or braille materials | No |
| Audio guidance support (earphone guide, etc.) |
Yes Audio guide available on loan or with your own smartphone (Permanent Exhibition 1 only) |
| Braille guidance blocks for the visually impaired on the premises |
Yes From the museum entrance to the general information desk |
| Other | － |
Multilingual support
| Foreign language information displays | Yes |
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| Easy-to-understand Japanese information displays | No |
| Interpretation services by employees | No |
| Support by automatic translation tools |
Yes Major languages supported |
Baby care
| Diaper changing table |
Yes Located in the women's restroom on the 2nd floor of the exhibition hall |
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| Nursing room |
Yes 2nd floor of the exhibition hall |
| Installation of hot water heaters or kettles |
No Installation is currently suspended due to infection control measures |
| Baby stroller rental | Yes |
| Temporary storage of baby strollers (baby stroller storage) | Yes |
Discount system, etc.
| Discount system based on disability and age (65 and over, etc.) | Free admission for disabled persons and one caregiver, reduced admission for persons 65 years old and older, children under 20 years old and students. |
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| Other services and initiatives | Wheelchair-accessible booths are available in the video library of the exhibition room |