Japanese wheelchair traveler / photo / China

Nanjing - Suzhou - Shanghai / 10 days / research trip / 1997

My first trip to China was research with classmate in university.
Just watching what happens in China.

Guanzhou - Guirin / 5 days / with some friends / 2001

A woman sent e-mail to me.
" My brother who use a wheelchair has just one dream. Going to china. Because he likes playing Chinese Chess".
Half year later, we traveled together.

Shenyang - Dalian / 5 days / alone / 2004

Moving by train alone for wheelchair users in China is the most tough in the world.
No accessibility. Too many passengers. Nobody cares about others. But some kind people there.

So many bicycle in town. There are many bicycle path.
It means easy to go around by wheelchair.

Eating a Chinese dumpling is my main purpose of this trip.

Yunnan / 8 days / alone / 2008

Lijiang is a great historical city in Yunnan, China. Old city is like a maze.

The altitude of Lijiang is 2400 m. We can see the holy mountain 5596 meter high.
At square women enjoyed dancing. Please watch the video.

Dali is also nice tourist city. Nice old city is there. The altitude is 2020 m.
Behind cities, over 4000 meter high mountains.

Temple of Dali is not accessible. I could not enter there. Many stairs at entrance.

Chinese food is so nice. Yunnan food is also nice.
Lijiang special cooking is " Cray pot rice ". Dali special cooking is " Cray pot fish ".

It is very famous for rice noodle. Chicken cool rice noodle taste great. Nuts and chile are good harmoney.

Xishuanbanna famous night show in a park. Accessible ramp and toilet were there.
They guide me to front center seat. I watched the show at the best place.

Dancing video Fishing dance ／ 1st act finale ／ bamboo dance

Stone forests is located 90km from Kunming.
First, I walk around by myself. But many hill. One kind driver helped and picked me up.
A nice Chinese couple agreed to let me to get in their cart. I was so lucky to meet nice people.