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Josh Grisdale replied to the discussion Taking the train to Kawaguchiko in a wheelchair in the forum Japan 2 weeks ago
alliejay replied to the discussion Taking the train to Kawaguchiko in a wheelchair in the forum Japan 2 weeks ago
Taking the train to Kawaguchiko in a wheelchair
I am feeling quite chuffed to be able to answer one of your questions for a change! 😃
We took the direct train last year. Even though I am partially ambulatory we still didn’t want to risk the non accessible buses. The time table for the direct trains is more limited but I think it’s doable with a little planning and worth it in my opinion.
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Josh Grisdale started the discussion Taking the train to Kawaguchiko in a wheelchair in the forum Japan 3 weeks ago
Taking the train to Kawaguchiko in a wheelchair
So, even though I’ve lived in Japan for 17 years I’ve never been to Kawaguchiko. Has anyone gone in a wheelchair?
I know the buses from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko are NOT accessible, so I’ll be going by train.
There are several direct Fujikyu trains from Shinjuku until 10:30 but after that you need to take a regular train to Otsuki and then…
Josh Grisdale replied to the discussion Renting a WAV in the forum Japan 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t hurt to ask! You may want to see if a travel agent here would be willing to handle communication for a fee.
travelfan0805 replied to the discussion Renting a WAV in the forum Japan 3 weeks ago
Thank you, I will check that out. No we don’t have a travel agent. I’m doing all the planning and we plan on visiting Tokyo, Mt Fuji area, Takayama, Kanazawa, and Kyoto. We’d like to rent the WAV for the Mt Fuji/Takayama/Kanazawa portion since we’ll be visiting places that may not have wheelchair accessible transport.
I wonder if our hotel in…
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