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Josh Grisdale in Japan a year ago
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Elevators at stations are in Japan are operational 99.9% of the time. But that is because they regularly test and maintain them. But during maintenance, there is always a way – these terrifying things!
You get strapped in, wheelchair and all, and it climbs up and down the steps with caterpillar tires.
But, better than “sorry, the elevator is…
alliejay and kenigor10 CommentsYeah, I used this a couple of times in Shinjuku and Ebisu.
When stations are under construction or restructuring it could be the only way to reach the platform.
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Omg! I wish I could have used on one of these gadgets before I left Tokyo. I was so unlucky that I had problems with the elevators on the subways 2 times during my 6-day visit to Tokyo. They said there was no elevator at all in one of the stations and I had to use another line. On the other one, they said “we will help you to use the… Read more
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Josh Grisdale replied to the discussion Disability scooter in the forum Japan a year ago
Quest replied to the discussion Disability scooter in the forum Japan a year ago
I was wondering what the current restrictions are for mobility scooters for guests travelling to Japan and required to take public transit (local trains, bullet trains, buses, etc.).
Hi
You might want to check out this post:
https://www.tabifolk.com/groups/japan/forum/topic/disability-scooter/
Also. In contact with a recent scooter user who was just in Japan, she’ll hopefully jump into that conversation after she finishes her trip
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