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Last updated:15/02/2024

The museum has Braille blocks to guide visitors from the outside to the entrance, as well as barrier-free restrooms and multilingual pamphlets.

Area	Chinatown / Kannai / Yamashita Park
Opening Hours	9:30am - 5:00pm (Last admission 4:30pm) Closed on Mondays (open if holiday), year end & new year holidays, maintenance day
Address	3, Nihonodori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0021
URL	http://www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp/en/index.html
Closest Railway Station	"Kannai Station" (JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line,Yokohama Municipal Subway Line) "Nihon-odori Station" (Minatomirai Line)
TEL	045-201-2100
Ticket Info	Adults: 200 yen Elementary / Jr. High School students: 100 yen
Eating Facilities	café
Barrier Free	elevator, disabled stall
Childcare	baby changing table
Foreign Language Support	English

The accessibility compliance status of this facility is as follows

Number of AEDs (automated external defibrillators) installed	１
Considerations in evacuation flow lines	Guidance of evacuation route by staff

Parking lot	No
Number of wheelchair-accessible parking spaces (350 cm or wider, near entrances and exits)	－

Stairs or steps of 2 cm or more at entrances/exits (barrier)	Yes Only the old building has steps.
Handrails on steps/stairs	No
Ramps for stairs and steps (140 cm or more in width)	No
Wheelchair lifts for stairs	No
Entrance/exit width is 80 cm or more	Yes
Automatic doors at entrances/exits	Yes

Information desk	No
Steps of 2 cm or more on the premises (barrier)	Yes
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)	No
Alternative measures such as personnel support for steps	Yes
Passageway on the premises are more than 140 cm	No Corridor in front of the restrooms by the entrance to the Planning and Exhibition Hall on the 2nd floor of the new wing (105 cm)
Escalators	No
Wheelchair-accessible elevator (entrance width: 80 cm or more, elevator car depth: 135 cm or more)	Yes
Wheelchair lift for stairs	No Only the new building is equipped with an elevator. Not installed on the exterior staircase of the old building.
Benches for resting	Yes
Wheelchair-accessible and dedicated seating (spectator facilities and rides)	－

Barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom)	Yes
Separate men's and women's barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom)	No
Automatic sliding doors	No
Bidet toilet	Yes
Ostomate-compatible	Yes
Universal seats (diaper changing beds that can also be used by adults)	No

Urinals with handrails	Yes
Western-style toilets with handrails	Yes
Private rooms with infant chair	No
Larger sized private rooms (e.g., can accommodate strollers)	No Barrier-free restrooms available

Manual wheelchair	Yes 1
Electric wheelchair (electric cart)	No

Written communication boards at the information desk, communication apps, etc.	Yes
Braille information boards or braille materials	Yes
Audio guidance support (earphone guide, etc.)	No
Braille guidance blocks for the visually impaired on the premises	No
Other	－

Foreign language information displays	Yes Pamphlets and site plan: English, Chinese and Korean
Easy-to-understand Japanese information displays	No
Interpretation services by employees	No
Support by automatic translation tools	No

Diaper changing table	Yes Inside the barrier-free restroom
Nursing room	No
Installation of hot water heaters or kettles	No
Baby stroller rental	No
Temporary storage of baby strollers (baby stroller storage)	No

Discount system based on disability and age (65 and over, etc.)	Admission is reduced or exempted for Hamatomo Card holders. No charge for those with a disability certificate and caregivers upon presentation of the certificate at the time of admission.
Other services and initiatives	－

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