A marine sports facility built exclusively to cater to people with disabilities is making waves as a place where wheelchair users can have the "zero gravity" experience of floating freely in the sea.
The all-inclusive, barrier-free facility located near a tranquil beach with crystalline coral reef waters in Kagoshima Prefecture is the first in Japan for wheelchair users who wish to scuba dive, snorkel or go boating.
Zero Gravity Seisui Villa founder Junichi Torihata, 66, said while the resort, on Amami Oshima Island, was not the only one in Japan able to host physically disabled guests, it placed special emphasis on maintaining the "dignity" of its visitors.