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Accessibility / Tips for Visitors with Children

Accessibility

Priority Parking

The eight parking spaces marked with the caring icons are reserved for visitors who need care. We recommend that wheelchair users leave their cars at the museum's entrance and wait inside for their companions to park. 

Assistance dogs

Visitors may be accompanied by assistance dogs, such as guide dogs and hearing dogs.

Vertical and horizontal accessibility

Ramps (both inside and outside of the buildings), elevators, and stairs with handrails are provided to facilitate access.

Entrance width (Automobile Gallery / Cultural Gallery) The width of the entrance is around 190cm when both automatic doors are fully open.
Elevator The elevator can accommodate up to two wheelchairs.

* Wheelchairs and strollers/prams are not permitted to get on escalators.

* Electric wheelchairs with handles (senior cars) are not allowed to enter the museum. Please park in the bicycle parking lot.

Equipments for lending

Wheelchair Please complete an application form to borrow a wheelchair.
(Automobile Gallery 1st fl., Cultural Gallery 1st fl.)

* Availability is limited.

Touch tour

Visitors who are visually impaired may be allowed to touch some of the vehicles on display while wearing gloves under the supervision of our staff.
Please contact us in advance to make a reservation.

Restrooms

There are three wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the premises.
(Automobile Gallery 1st, Cultural Gallery 1st and 3rd fls.)
* If you wish to bring a mat or cot into these restrooms, please notify our staff.

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Nap room

If you are feeling unwell, tell our staff so you can rest in the nap room.

AED

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a medical device that generates electrical shocks for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The museum has two AEDs; one each on the first floor of the Automobile Gallery and the first floor of the Cultural Gallery.

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Tips for Visitors with Children

Restrooms

  • ・Some of men's and ladies' restrooms are equipped with cribs/cots and baby chairs.
  • ・Two of multipurpose restrooms are equipped with cribs/cots. (Automobile Gallery 1st fl., Cultural Gallery 1st fl.)
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Nursing room

There are two nursing rooms equipped with hot-water suppliers and cribs/cots. (Automobile Gallery 1st fl., Cultural Gallery 1st fl.)

Strollers/prams for lending

Please complete an application form to borrow a stroller/pram.
(Automobile Gallery 1st fl., Cultural Gallery 1st fl.)

* Availability is limited.

Restaurant

The restaurant on the 1st floor of the Automobile Gallery offers a children's menu and high chairs for infants.