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In this park, you can enjoy the changing nature of the seasons, such as cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. There is also a teahouse within the park, where you can savour tea in a relaxing atmosphere.
The entire area of the Sakura Castle Ruins Park is now open to the public as the Sakura Castle Ruins Park. Sakura Castle Ruins Park is a historical space where you can walk around in a wheelchair.The National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku) is a huge museum with a total floor area of approximately 35,000 square meters, built on approximately 130,000 square meters of land within the park.
Physically, the person is at a level where they can fully operate a wheelchair and move around, such as with lower limb paralysis.
In terms of facilities, there are some challenges, such as stairs and slopes within a certain range, but they are at a level where they can be used independently in a wheelchair.
There are two handicapped parking spaces located closest to the entrance in the first parking lot.
There is a nearly 200m slope from the disabled parking lot to the Rekihaku entrance, and there is no roof. The building is structured so that cars cannot be parked near the entrance, so wheelchair users who cannot use umbrellas are recommended to visit on a day when the weather is stable.
There is a promenade from the parking lot, so you can walk around most of the area in a wheelchair. Even if you go off the boardwalk, you can still use a wheelchair to navigate the flat, well-trodden unpaved areas. There are some places where wheelchairs can get stuck in the sand.
The ruins of a castle were built to take advantage of the topography, so there are some ups and downs as a whole, but as long as you follow the promenade, the inclination is not that extreme. It is also accessible to people using wheelchairs.
The tea room in the park is Sankeitei. It is not barrier-free and you will need to climb over small steps. During the day on holidays, you can enjoy tea and sweets.
It is difficult to understand just by looking at the current state of the castle ruins, but if you look at the reconstruction of the castle from that time and see the remains of the empty moat, you can understand the military significance of the castle's structure.
About 25 minutes walk.
Take the bus from the north exit of the JR Sakura station, Chiba Green Bus bound for Tamachi garage.Get off at Miyakojicho → walk for about 10 minutes (toward Kurashino Botanical Garden).Get off at “National Museum Entrance/National Museum of History and Folklore” → walk for about 5 minutes.Chiba Green Bus is a low-floor bus, so wheelchair accessible.
Rekihaku has a three-floor structure. The reception floor is on the 1st floor. For wheelchair access to the basement floor, use the elevator. There is a restaurant and museum shop on the middle floor. Wheelchair users should use the elevator to go to the MF or 1F exit.
The travel route between the three exhibition rooms on the 1st floor is a gentle ramp. The route from BF's 4th exhibition room to 5th exhibition room is under the roof, but outside overlooking the courtyard.
The nearest station:KEISEI Sakura StationJR Sakura Station
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There are two handicapped parking spaces located closest to the entrance in the first parking lot.
Sources of the above two images:Huge Museum National Museum of Japanese History Wheelchair Access Guide Barrier-free Information
There is a nearly 200m slope from the disabled parking lot to the Rekihaku entrance, and there is no roof in between.
Overhead view of the National Museum of Japanese History
The National Museum of Japanese History is accessible by wheelchair to the courtyard located on the first basement floor.
Sakura Castle was a castle without stone walls, and it seems that it was defended with earthworks and a dry moat.
The park has tea rooms, plazas, rest areas, etc., and although some areas are unpaved, the facilities are barrier-free.
Sources of the above two images:Chiba Tourism Guide: Sakura Castle Ruins Park
This toilet is difficult for people who need a large space to use.
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