A volunteer group is applying the principles of universal design to a beach in Hyogo Prefecture so people with disabilities can better enjoy the popular location.
The group is led by two wheelchair users — Shunsuke Kido, a 31-year-old event producer in Kobe, and Shinya Furunaka, 37, a company employee in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.
Kido's lower body is paralyzed from a spinal injury suffered in a traffic accident in 2015 when he was working in Tokyo.