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trish replied to the discussion Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan in the forum Japan 2 months ago
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Stephane DEFREYNE replied to the discussion Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan in the forum Japan 2 months ago
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Hi Trish,
I confirm that your travel agency is telling lies.
I’m an Belgian electric wheelchair user, and went 2 times in Japan.
This is the most wheelchair-friendly country I ever visited, and I used almost all the ways of travelling : metro, train, bus, adapted van, boat… You have to find hotels with a lift, but there are plenty of them,… -
gofer replied to the discussion Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan in the forum Japan 2 months ago
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A word of caution about the use of lockers. They are brilliant but you need to read the fine print carefully. They are intended as a short term storage facility, think hours, not days. You can only open the door once, to re-close requires another payment. Also most expire at a fixed time at night.
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gofer replied to the discussion Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan in the forum Japan 2 months ago
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Hi Trish. What the tour operators are saying to you is untrue. I have just come back from nearly 4 weeks in Japan pushing my 25 year old daughter in a wheelchair (I am well over 70). She can walk about 10 yards but has significant spinal problems. We started in Matsue (not recommended because of the steps up to the castle) then went to…
petec We have just finished a tour of Japan at home my husband normally uses a mobility scooter, but we hired a motorised mobility scooter from accessible Japan for our tour, at first we thought it was a little expensive but i am posting this today with high recommendation for this wheelchair as it made our holiday much easier and enjoyable the…
alliejay, petec and 2 others3 Comments-
I was glad to read this. I would love to hire one when we visit in May. Did you have it in every city- Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto because we will be visiting them. Is there possibility you could let me know how much it is, so I could check with my budget. Thanks,
Pam
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Thank you very much Nicky for all the information, highly appreciated, Pam
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