Thread by @sebastienplus, 72 hours in #Wakayama and #Tokushima prefectures to help improve local transportation [...]

72 hours in #Wakayama and #Tokushima prefectures to help improve local transportation

and tourism inclusiveness

#Nankai #Shikoku #Japan

Osaka→Wakayama comfortable #Nankai trains

Revised (perplexing) drawings and more translations would help foreign tourists in the trains & stations

#JapanTravelOsaka #JapanTravelWakayama

Wakayama→Tokushima stable ferry, not seasick, seems OK with wheelchair

Useful English signs at both ports. Vegan snacks & souvenirs at Tokushima port but must read Japanese to know

#JapanTravelWakayama #JapanTravelTokushima #AccessibleJapan #VeganJapan

Tokushima→Kamiyama modern bus in super narrow streets with skilled female driver

Urban then rural sights with nice mountains. Avoid big bags! #JapanTravelTokushima #JapanTravelKamiyama

Freezing #Kamiyama welcomes us with a stream, forest, heron, camellias, bamboo groves...

#JapanTravelKamiyama #TokushimaPrefecture

Excellent French-style dinner (me: vegan course) in a former saké warehouse, after relaxing at #Kamiyama Onsen. Fine with kids. Space for wheelchairs but 1 step at the entrance. Warm staff speaking English & French

#VeganJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama – at Café on y va

Excellent French-style dinner (me: vegan course) in a former saké warehouse, after relaxing at #Kamiyama Onsen. Fine with kids. Space for wheelchairs but 1 step at the entrance. Warm staff speaking English & French #VeganJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama – at Café on y va

Starry sky + restful sleep in a valley at warm 200 y.o. #GuestHouse Saraya on tatami mats (beds OK too)

Waking up: birds singing, frosty fields

Modern toilets, OK with cane not wheelchair, kids would love, basic English

#Kamiyama #JapanTravelKamiyama #TokushimaPrefecture

Starry sky + restful sleep in a valley at warm 200 y.o. #GuestHouse Saraya on tatami mats (beds OK too) Waking up: birds singing, frosty fields Modern toilets, OK with cane not wheelchair, kids would love, basic English #Kamiyama #JapanTravelKamiyama #TokushimaPrefecture

Delicious breakfast at Kamiya bakery: all-you-can-eat bread with local kiwi/mandarin jam, all-you-can-drink coffee, mandarin juice... Cosy, sunny, terrace, electric plugs... Slope & restroom for wheelchairs. Takeout nearby

#VegetarianJapan #AccessibleJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama

Delicious breakfast at Kamiya bakery: all-you-can-eat bread with local kiwi/mandarin jam, all-you-can-drink coffee, mandarin juice... Cosy, sunny, terrace, electric plugs... Slope & restroom for wheelchairs. Takeout nearby #VegetarianJapan #AccessibleJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama

Artistic #brewery with covered seats and nice view upstairs

Beer for the team; tasty #shiso (beefsteak plant) soft drink for me

Low mobility OK. Fun surprise when washing my hands

#PlantBased #JapanTravelKamiyama

Artistic #brewery with covered seats and nice view upstairs Beer for the team; tasty #shiso (beefsteak plant) soft drink for me Low mobility OK. Fun surprise when washing my hands #PlantBased #JapanTravelKamiyama

Lacquered wooden cup & plate at Shizq, which got a good-design award

Coating for long-term preservation, choice of trees to cut that helps replenish local water (think forest maintenance)... Not cheap but impressive

#SustainableJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama #Sustainability

Lacquered wooden cup & plate at Shizq, which got a good-design award Coating for long-term preservation, choice of trees to cut that helps replenish local water (think forest maintenance)... Not cheap but impressive #SustainableJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama #Sustainability

Delicate cake (美人ケーキ) topped with local green citrus #sudachi at Kuri Café. Apparently top 3 in #TokushimaPrefecture

#VegetarianJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama

Delicate cake (美人ケーキ) topped with local green citrus #sudachi at Kuri Café. Apparently top 3 in #TokushimaPrefecture #VegetarianJapan #JapanTravelKamiyama

Awesome 500 y.o. maidenhair tree, 38m tall, 13m around, 4th biggest in #TokushimaPrefecture. Accessible by car. #JapanTravelKamiyama #JapaneseNature

Rare designs at Ryozen-ji Buddhist temple: giant straw sandals behind the 2 Deva Kings, statues of praying babies, many bright lanterns in the hall of Fudo-myo... OK with a cane. #JapanTravelNaruto #TokushimaPrefecture #Shikoku

My #LuckyCharm bell for happiness (幸せ守鈴) from Ryozen-ji. In #Japan, bells are thought to ward evil off. Ryozen-ji is the first Buddhist temple of #Shikoku pilgrimage so the bell may also serve to reveal your presence, scare animals... Pleasant sound

#JapanTravelNaruto

My #LuckyCharm bell for happiness (幸せ守鈴) from Ryozen-ji. In #Japan, bells are thought to ward evil off. Ryozen-ji is the first Buddhist temple of #Shikoku pilgrimage so the bell may also serve to reveal your presence, scare animals... Pleasant sound #JapanTravelNaruto

Phil & I made unique handkerchiefs during an indigo-dyeing activity at Aizumi-cho Historical Museum. Easy & quick, kids & wheelchairs OK. You can buy related natural products on site. #JapanTravelAizumi #TokushimaPrefecture #AccessibleJapan

Incredible! Salad at the entrance of APA Hotel Tokushima-ekimae, served fresh for breakfast along with persimmons

#VeganJapan #Tokushima #JapanTravelTokushima

Incredible! Salad at the entrance of APA Hotel Tokushima-ekimae, served fresh for breakfast along with persimmons #VeganJapan #Tokushima #JapanTravelTokushima

Saw #AwaOdori dances (styles pre-WW2, post-WW2, now) and practiced with the crowd, dancers & musicians at Awaodori-kaikan. I was crowned a champion of the day! Easy & fun with kids too. English & Chinese OK. Cane OK, not wheelchair?