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Shizuoka prefecture defines universal design as " Shizuoka with Comfortable Space " where both residents and visitors feel pleasant. In the future, the prefecture is going to adopt this concept for Shizuoka's various projects.
The prefecture, however, cannot promote universal design alone. It is inevitable that municipalities, businesses and the people of Shizuoka prefecture cooperate in the promotion of universal design. Universal design is for everyone and everyone should practice it.
We would like to hear your comments and questions regarding universal design. So please write to us.
PACIFIC FLORA 2004 was held from April 8 th through October 11 th , 2004 at Lake Hamana Garden Park in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
5.5 million people visited the event and enjoyed the flowers and greenery.
Universal design was applied both in construction and management of the event.
The 10 th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People (TRANSED 2004) was held in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka prefecture, in May 23-26, 2004.
370 participants from 32 countries nd regions made Asia's first TRANSED a great success.
Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture was selected as the host city of TRANSED 2004 because the Shizuoka Prefectural Government had established a Universal Design Office in 1999, the first local government to do so in Japan, and made tremendous efforts including hosting the first national convention on universal design.
As the conference motto "Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies For Success" implied, TRANSED 2004 served the purpose of enabling international delegates to exchange experiences of strategies.
On May 24 th , Yoshinobu Ishikawa, the Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture represented the residents, made a keynote speech about "Administrative Steps Towards Universal Design".
keynote speech"Universal Design" (15.7kb PDF) Yoshinobu Ishikawa (the governor of Shizuoka Pref.)
The main roads in Mt. Fuji Children's Kingdom slope gently so that people in wheelchairscan move around easily.
On a guide map, braille and pictures, which can be touched by people with visual impairments, are used. Wheelchairs for outside use are provided so that all children can play together.
When the Shizuoka prefectural government holds events, it prepares sites and manages events by setting up family restrooms, and guidance via braille and voice messages.
The following are events scheduled this year:
| Name | Office in Charge | Place | Related to universal design |
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| Environment Fair | Environment Policy Office | Shizuoka City |
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| Housing Show | Housing Development Office | Shizuoka City |
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| Welfare Equipment Show | Regional Industry Office | Shizuoka City |
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We would like to hear comments and suggestions from people in various fields by holding meetings open to the public four times a year.
Prefectural PR newsletters "Newsletters to People of Shizuoka" and " My Shizuoka" carry articles on universal design.
In addition to promoting universal design through the above-mentioned newsletters, we have been promoting universal design on as many occasions as possible.
Special projects will be developed in order to promote policies based on the idea of universal design systematically and premeditatedly.
Besides the above- mentioned promotion, we practice universal design in every field of the prefectural government.
