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We stayed at the Nanbyo Centre during the four days we were in Sapporo. It was built for people with disabilities so it was very accessible for people in wheelchairs, as well as those who are blind. It is a accessible residence for people to stay in when you are far away from home
The wide hallway and hand rails at the Nanbyo Centre.
Look how accessible the Nanbyo Centre is. This is the hallway:
Yellow bumpy strips warn blind people about the stairs.
Yellow bumpy strips warned blind people about the stairs. Can you figure out how these bumpy strips work?
The sliding doors are easy to open for people in wheelchairs.
The sliding doors at the Nanbyo Centre were easy to open for people in wheelchairs.
Even the showers were accessible!
Martha and George decided we must dress up in the traditional Japanese Nanbyo Centre bathrobes which were in our bedrooms and I had to try out the accessible shower. It was great! (George was another friend who came from Vancouver to help.)
Noriko, our translator, and me outside the Nanbyo Centre.
Meeting Noriko After breakfast Noriko came to meet us. She lives in Sapporo and speaks both Japanese and English. She was going to be our volunteer guide and translator and just couldn’t wait to take us outside and show us the sights! She asked us what we wanted to see and do and we said "EVERYTHING!" The parks, the people, the food, the food, the houses, everything! We could hardly wait.
