Numazu Station North Entrance Square
Universal ease of use
JR Numazu Station is the gateway to Numazu, a major city in eastern Shizuoka. The square at the station’s north entrance was redesigned in July 2002 to incorporate universal design elements. The use of universal design in a station front square is a first for Shizuoka and would be considered innovative anywhere in Japan. Recognized for its user-oriented design enabling universal ease of use, the square was awarded the 2002 Twenty-First Century Human and Construction Technology Prize by the Japan Construction Engineers’ Association.
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Bus area barriers have been reduced to 15 centimeters for easy access to non-step buses. |
Shelters have been erected around pickup points to keep passengers using buses, taxis or disabled-access spaces dry on rainy days. |
Ridged guide paths for the visually impaired have been given edging on both sides for enhanced effectiveness. |
Guide chimes for the visually impaired have been provided in front of ticket gates and in restrooms, and recorded guidance messages added to bus terminal and restrooms. |
Variable-height benches give users a choice of seating height. |
The road surfaces of taxi and passenger car pickup points have been designed for ample drainage, preventing puddles forming in lanes adjacent to walkways to enable drier access on rainy days. |
