By NAOMI NISHIMURA / Staff Writer
February 28, 2020 at 11:55 JST
Barry Joshua Grisdale at a ticket counter of the new National Stadium in Tokyo. Josh was pleased that his feet could fit in underneath the counter. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Editor’s note: The theme of Inclusive Tokyo is to explore the metropolis from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities. Tourism officials, with their sights set on the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and an anticipated influx of foreign visitors, are working to make public transportation and popular destinations more accessible. In this series, Barry Joshua Grisdale, a 39-year-old Tokyo resident who uses a wheelchair, navigates iconic locations to assess progress in creating a barrier-free environment. [Read More]
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