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Accessible Toilet Room in a Japanese Public Place – Kanazawa

2011-11-28:  Further to my post, dated 20 October 2010 …

A valuable and essential facility in the grounds of  Kanazawa Castle, Japan … entered directly from the exterior … is this Accessible Toilet Room / WC / Bathroom / Hygiene Room / Rest Room / Sanitary Room (whichever term you are familiar with) provided for public use.  There is no attendant permanently present, and no camera surveillance of the external entrance area.  However, it is regularly cleaned and properly maintained during the Castle’s opening hours.

The following photographs show a far more ‘developed’, ‘civilized’ and ‘person-centred’ approach to the design and fit-out of these public facilities (quite common in Japan) … than here in Europe.

Real Accessibility-for-All in action … with no messing around …

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1 Comment to Accessible Toilet Room in a Japanese Public Place – Kanazawa

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   What wonderful and accessible facilities. It is such a pity the European culture is such that a facility would not be funded in the first place …. and even were it in place, it would be either left in a grotty condition (by users and the provider) or vandalised !!!
therese on November 30th, 2011

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