Our experience was most smaller places were not large enough to accommodate a wheelchair either through the entry or in the walkways around tables, but some larger restaurants or those in shopping malls or similar often could. We found staff were quite kind and worked to seat us when they could. Perhaps checking with your hotel would be a place to start.

Hi and best wishes on your upcoming travel! As others have shared, it likely depends on the airline with whom you are traveling. We have traveled Delta multiple times and JAL once for long distance flights and in all cases there has been an aisle chair on board, a small chair which allows for transfer through the airplane to get to the…

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Went to Shirakawa-go two days ago with a manual wheelchair for one and the other providing the manual labor. It was very doable and a wonderful experience. We did not attempt to go into any buildings but also didn’t feel a need to. This was part of an organized tour and so bus transportation to/from the site was arranged. Provided you are able…

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