{"id":670,"date":"2026-08-26T09:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/?page_id=670"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:04:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:04:04","slug":"wheel-chair-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wheel-chair-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheel chair access"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"670\" class=\"elementor elementor-670\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8de69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e8de69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c57dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1c57dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barrier-Free Access for Wheelchair Users<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d73f0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d73f0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c397a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c397a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>From JR Sendai Station<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From either the Shinkansen concourse or the JR concourse, take the elevator to <\/span><b>BF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take another elevator to <\/span><b>B1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where Subway Sendai Station is located.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After passing through the subway ticket gates, take the elevator down to <\/span><b>B2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Subway Namboku Line.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f28c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15f28c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-675\" alt=\"This image shows the Subway Sendai St. East Gate.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image4.jpg 1933w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Subway Sendai St. East Gate.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5281270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5281270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the signs and take another elevator down to <\/span><b>B3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where the Namboku Line platforms are located.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the Namboku Line from <\/span><b>Platform 1 toward Tomizawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and get off at <\/span><b>Itsutsubashi Station<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is one stop away.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>From Itsutsubashi Subway Station<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the elevator up to <\/span><b>B1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pass through the ticket gates.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>South Exit 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a wheelchair lift. To use it, press the call button to ask a station staff member for assistance. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note: as of August 2026, the lift is out of service, and its operating instructions are available only in Japanese. While the lift is unavailable, use the elevator near <\/span><b>South Exit 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reach street level.<\/span><\/i><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15efae e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f15efae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cffe24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cffe24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-672\" alt=\"The image shows the lift instructions and the out-of-service notice.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image1-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The lift instructions and the out-of-service notice.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f27df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-673\" alt=\"The image shows English translations of the instructions and notices. Because notices may change, please use an image translation service to check the latest information.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2.png 748w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">English translations of the instructions and notices. Because notices may change, please use an image translation service to check the latest information.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2c137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2c137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>South Exit 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has an elevator to street level.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><b>South Exit 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, go down the ramp and turn around. <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccac3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bccac3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-676\" alt=\"This image shows the South Exit 2 and the ramp. The arrows indicate the route.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image5.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image5-1536x1153.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The South Exit 2 and the ramp. The arrows indicate the route.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d9b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d9b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cross the street in two stages, using the pedestrian signal on the traffic island to reach the opposite side.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa28f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa28f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-674\" alt=\"The image shows the two-stage crossing and the traffic island in the middle. The arrows indicate the route.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image3.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image3-1536x1153.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The two-stage crossing and the traffic island in the middle. The arrows indicate the route.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53eafe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53eafe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use <\/span><b>South Exit 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you will already be on that side of the street.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc292d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdc292d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5606fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5606fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>From Itsutsubashi Station South Exit 1<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc68015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc68015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image7_2-1024x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-682\" alt=\"The map provides an overview of the route and marks FamilyMart, Lawson, and the campus gate.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image7_2-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image7_2-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image7_2.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The map provides an overview of the route and marks FamilyMart, Lawson, and the campus gate.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e91a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e91a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn north, the opposite direction from the <\/span><b>Iris Ohyama Building<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and continue straight. When you see a <\/span><b>FamilyMart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the street, turn left.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue straight. When you see a <\/span><b>Lawson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, turn right and cross the street. For safety, continue along the sidewalk on the right-hand side.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue straight until you reach the <\/span><b>campus gate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Turn left and cross the street.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the campus. The venue is in the second building on your right.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674eb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"674eb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-677\" alt=\"The arrows in the image show the route from the campus entrance to the venue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image6.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image6-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The arrows in the image show the route from the campus entrance to the venue.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8b30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46c8b30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9990d16 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9990d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d493825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d493825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acae5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acae5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>VRST 2026\u00a0Accessibility Chairs<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Xiyue Wang,\u00a0Miraikan \u2013 The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Japan<\/li><li>Makoto Kobayashi, Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"mailto:accessibility2026@vrst.acm.org\"><u>accessibility2026@vrst.acm.org<\/u><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barrier-Free Access for Wheelchair Users From JR Sendai Station From either the Shinkansen concourse or the JR concourse, take the elevator to BF. Take another elevator to B1, where Subway Sendai Station is located. After passing through the subway ticket gates, take the elevator down to B2 for the Subway Namboku Line. The Subway Sendai &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wheel-chair-access\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wheel chair access&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-670","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":699,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/670\/revisions\/699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}