Tokyo Paralympic round-table conference tour of the canoe venue August 21 17:50
Members of a round-table conference that hears opinions from celebrities, etc., in Tokyo to see how they can make barrier-free in Tokyo as well as next year's Tokyo Paralympics, visit canoe and other competition venues to see how barrier-free is handled. confirmed.
The members of the round-table conference set up by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government visited the “Umi no Mori Water Stadium” in the coastal area where canoe and boat competitions take place at the Paralympics.
In addition to Governor Koike, Mr. Koichi Tanigaki, former LDP president who currently falls in a wheelchair and currently lives in a wheelchair, Ms. Muraoka, a gold medalist from Pyeongchang Paralympics, In addition, talents such as Shinichi Enomoto participated.
Members were given an explanation of the barrier-free situation, such as being able to watch 24 of the 2,000 seats on the stand with their attendant in the wheelchair. I also visited.
After the inspection, Governor Koike told reporters, “Thoroughly making the city barrier-free with the Paralympic Games must proceed with a strong will”.
Mr. Tanigaki also said, “We have a lot of innovations, such as an electric wheelchair charging facility in the seat of the stand. People with disabilities can enjoy the joy of moving even a little. I want to make a new society, and I want to help, though I am weak. "
At the round-table conference, we will continue to make efforts to raise interest in the Games by creating new catchphrases for the Tokyo Games.