Kimono for Wheelchair Users：車椅子着付け | A11y Tokyo Meetup
詳細
- Japanese version of the event information is also available
- Registration Form If you'll join us at the venue in Tokyo, you must get an entry pass. Please fill in your name on the form so that you could get it at the entrance gate on the 2nd-floor.
- How to get to the venue
- Venue: You won't be able to enter the venue after 19:30. Although this meetup page says it is an in-person event, this is a hybrid-format event by using Zoom.
- Language: This session will be conducted in Japanese.
- Japanese caption and its auto-translation will also be available
Don't be shy. Our event team members can speak English.
## Award-winning Accessible and Inclusive Kimono Portraiture Experience
At INKIMONO, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone—regardless of nationality, age, body type, gender, or physical characteristics—can enjoy kimono culture with peace of mind. We focus on the various barriers that exist in accessing traditional culture and provide kimono experiences tailored to each individual’s needs.
These efforts were recognized, and we won awards in two categories—“Best Accessible Travel” and “Best LGBTQ+ Travel”—at the Japan Travel Awards 2026. Selected from among 206 applicants, we were recognized as a business committed to realizing accessible tourism and inclusive travel experiences.
## Wheelchair Users can Enjoy a Kimono
In this session, I’ll share the techniques and adaptations I use in my work to help wheelchair users put on a kimono.
Wearing a kimono may seem difficult to some, but by finding a method tailored to each individual, even wheelchair users can enjoy wearing one.
Furthermore, I prioritize ensuring that everyone can feel at ease and be themselves—not only during the dressing process but also during photo shoots. Drawing from my own work with kimono and photography, I’ll discuss my thoughts on accessibility and my daily efforts to help more people enjoy Japanese culture.
Accessible, Hybrid, Multilingual Meetup
A11yTokyo Meetup is a unique meetup that features various genres of 'accessibility', conducted in a hybrid format of on-site and online broadcasting, primarily in Japanese and English.
Many foreigners participate in the on-site venue in Tokyo, building networks through socialization sessions. We use the voice recognition technology app 'UD Talk' to provide real-time captions, and its automatic translation feature allows for multi-language subtitle translation.
In past Tokyo venues, many Japanese and foreigners have participated. The post-session networking opportunity is a chance to build a global network! Additionally, people from various countries participate online from both within Japan and abroad.
Time Schedule
19:15 Venue Open
19:30 - 19:45 Introduction
19:45 - 20:30 Presentation
20:30 - 21:00 Networking (Only at the venue)
Speaker Profile:
Stasia Matsumoto
Founder of award-winning kimono portraiture experience INKIMONO
Born in Poland. She moved to Japan in 2012 and founded “INKIMONO,” a kimono experience and portrait studio based in Asakusa, Tokyo, in 2018. As a kimono stylist, kimono-dressing instructor, and photographer, she handles every aspect of the process—from kimono dressing and styling to photography and photo editing.
She began studying kimono at the Aoyama Kimono Academy in 2017 and earned certifications as a kimono-dressing consultant and stylist. In 2022, she obtained her First-Class Instructor certification and has mastered techniques to meet a variety of needs, including dressing wheelchair users and assisting with the wearing of furisode and hakama.
She has also been active as a photographer since 2016 and has shot over 1,000 kimono portraits to date. She has been involved in projects for KIRIN Australia, GirlGaze, and Minato Ward, among others.
Drawing on her perspective as someone originally from Poland and the kimono expertise and skills she has cultivated in Japan, she advocates for traditional culture and accessibility, as well as inclusive tourism that allows everyone to enjoy cultural experiences.
Access to Venue
- Live on Zoom *URL is to be available.
- Location: Open Collaboration Hub LODGE (LINE Yahoo Co., Ltd., Kioicho Office)
- Registration form for joining us at the venue
- Online participation is planned via a Zoom.
URL and other details will be provided in advance. - Japanese caption and its auto-translation will be available on Zoom.
- Address: 17th Floor, Garden Terrace Kioicho, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (directly connected to Nagatacho Station)
- The detail is documented in How to Get to the Venue
Sponsors
Thanks to LINE Yahoo for providing their venue.