Inspection of barrier-free status for Ebizo and Governor Koike Tokyo Para December 26 17:17
Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa and Governor Koike of Tokyo, as well as members of a meeting of experts who are promoting barrier-free access in Tokyo, inspect stations and roads in Tokyo, and progress toward barrier-free for the Tokyo Paralympic Games next year I checked the situation.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up a round-table conference with experts to excite the Tokyo Paralympics next year and promote barrier-free access in Tokyo.
On the 26th, members of the round-table conference, Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa, and Miho Nijo, who participated in the Rio de Janeiro tournament in wheelchair tennis, toured stations and roads in Tokyo with the chairman, Governor Koike.
The party first visited the platform at JR Yurakucho Station, and was informed that the installation of a platform door would require construction of a platform for the platform that could withstand the weight of the door. Next, Mr. Nijo, who was in a wheelchair, checked the ease of passing through a place where the height difference from the road on the sidewalk near the station was reduced to 2 cm.
After the inspection, Mr. Ebizo said, "I felt that hospitality in the city of Tokyo is getting ready. I hope this will become a legacy and create an environment where everyone can live."
Governor Koike said, "I want to make sure that everyone without disabilities can enjoy themselves and that the tournament goes smoothly."