Always find the attendant at every station so they can make the necessary arrangements at the arrival station.

Find the JR office or other metro or train owner office and tell them where you want to go. They will escort you to the platform using elevators as appropriate. They will put a round out for you to use when the train comes. Then they will advise the office at the station you’re getting off at and someone will meet you at the platform with a…

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Sending a quick reply. I would expect to arrange the slope service (which we didn’t known about until the end of the trip) for all train travel. It is not the gap you need

to worry about as much as the trains are not flat with the platforms, it is often uneven and can be a bit of a step on and off. Also the attendant will guide you to the nearest…

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I needed a powered wheelchair for our trip beginning in November 22-December 6. Never heard back from Japanese website and then got nervous about their reliability. “What if I got there and they didn’t show up or had other restrictions they never told me about?” And I had never been in one and thought I should practice. Anyway I wound up…

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