Disability in temples and onsen
Disability in temples and onsen
Hello everyone!I will be in Japan in March, I have an important question and perhaps you can help me, I have a physical disability, a 14 cm shortening of the tibia and fibula in my left leg and I use a lift to walk and I wonder if I can enter the temples with my lift, there is not a problem if I walk for a short time without it, but if I do it during a long visit, my hip hurts. My mother could knit me a kind of bootee to put on when I come in. I have the same doubt regarding the onsen.
I need to put the riser on as soon as I get out of bed
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Hi Bruno,
When I was there in 2018, I remember entering temples using crutches. There were even some accessible temples that I could enter with my wheelchair. Before entering, they carefully wiped my wheels. I also saw some temples, that instead of removing your shoes, people put those plastic covers (like the ones used by doctors at hospitals) over the shoes, so I guess that if you can put any kind of cover, there shouldn’t be a problem to access temples. As for onsen, probably a plastic cover could do. Nevertheless, maybe someone with more experience can confirm this.
Have a great trip to Japan!
Thank you Joan!
Hi,
There is an old conversation on the subject that should still be relevant I think. Check it out here:
Thank you Josh 👍
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