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Kanagawa Plaza for Global Citizenship (Earth Plaza)
Last updated:09/02/2024
A comprehensive facility for thinking and acting on issues such as international understanding of world cultures, lifestyles and international peace. The main entrance is on the 2nd floor, but there is a wheelchair-accessible elevator, and visitors can move without any barriers in the flow line from the underground parking lot or the 1st floor.
| Area | Minato Mirai 21 / Sakuragi-cho |
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| Opening Hours | The exhibition rooms (5F)：9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. *Closed：Mondays (open on holidays), Year-end holidays and New Year holidays *Please check the official website for information on temporary closures. *Restaurants, cafes, and other in-house facilities are closed on other days. |
| Address | 1-2-1 Kosugaya Sakae-ku Yokohama |
| URL | http://www.earthplaza.jp/ |
| TEL | 045-896-2121 |
| Ticket Info | 5 Floor : Adults 400yen, Students 200yen, Children 100yen |
The accessibility compliance status of this facility is as follows
Accessibility Support Status
- Parking
- Disabled parking (wheelchairs)
- Step inside facility
- Wheelchair slope inside facility(140 cm or wider)
- Automatic entrance door
- Information counter
- Dedicated wheelchair seat
- Multifunctional restroom
- Ostomate-friendly
- Urinal with handrails
- Western-style toilet with handrails
- Infant seat or highchair
- Wheelchair for rental
- Diaper changing bed
- Breastfeeding room
- Baby carriage for rental
Emergency system
| Number of AEDs (automated external defibrillators) installed | 2 |
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| Considerations in evacuation flow lines | Announcements, handrails on stairs available. If the elevators are not available, staff will guide visitors through the evacuation route. |
Parking lot
| Parking lot | Yes |
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| Number of wheelchair-accessible parking spaces (350 cm or wider, near entrances and exits) |
2 In addition, there is a parking lot for large vehicles where people with disabilities can park upon prior application. |
Entrance/exit
| Stairs or steps of 2 cm or more at entrances/exits (barrier) | Yes |
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| Handrails on steps/stairs | Yes |
| Ramps for stairs and steps (140 cm or more in width) | Yes |
| Wheelchair lifts for stairs | No |
| 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) | 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 | Yes |
| Escalators | No |
| Wheelchair-accessible elevator (entrance width: 80 cm or more, elevator car depth: 135 cm or more) | Yes |
| Wheelchair lift for stairs | － |
| Benches for resting | Yes |
| Wheelchair-accessible and dedicated seating (spectator facilities and rides) | Yes |
Barrier-free restroom (multi-functional restroom)
| Barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom) | Yes |
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| Separate men's and women's barrier-free restrooms (multi-functional restroom) | Yes |
| Automatic sliding doors | No |
| Bidet toilet | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Larger sized private rooms (e.g., can accommodate strollers) | Yes |
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 |
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| Braille information boards or braille materials | No |
| Audio guidance support (earphone guide, etc.) | No |
| Braille guidance blocks for the visually impaired on the premises |
Yes Only in the area leading from the museum entrance to the general information and certain facilities. |
| Other | － |
Multilingual support
| Foreign language information displays |
Yes English, Chinese (simplified), and Korean are available in some of the library facilities. |
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| Easy-to-understand Japanese information displays | No |
| Interpretation services by employees |
No However, conversational support is available for English, Spanish, Chinese, and French. |
| Support by automatic translation tools | No |
Baby care
| Diaper changing table |
Yes Inside the barrier-free restroom |
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| Nursing room |
Yes 2 rooms |
| Installation of hot water heaters or kettles |
No Hot water available at the restaurant on the 2nd floor |
| Baby stroller rental | Yes |
| Temporary storage of baby strollers (baby stroller storage) | No |
Discount system, etc.
| Discount system based on disability and age (65 and over, etc.) | The permanent exhibition rooms are free of charge for visitors with a disability certificate (physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or mental disability certificate), medical care certificate for specified medical expenses (designated intractable diseases), medical care certificate for pediatric chronic specified diseases, war injury certificate, or atomic bomb victim's health certificate and up to two caregivers. |
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| Other services and initiatives | － |
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