Hi Kat,

Thank you for your post!

I cannot speak to difficulties about luggage and pushing a wheelchair, but I think @melanie_lmt can address this.

The JR Pass is worth it if you plan on using the bullet train (shinkansen) at all.  So, if you go from Niseko to Osaka by plane and only stay in Osaka, it may not be worth it.  However, if you plan… Read more

Hi!

You have quite a challenge ahead of you!  Vegan food is not common here to begin with.

How about you try to find some places you may want to eat from regular vegan travel blogs and then we can confirm accessibility for you?

In the meantime, we have found a few:

• T’s Tantan (Ramen) – http://www.nre.co.jp/Portals/0/shop/tantan/#page1…

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Don’t have too much information, but @ali_muskett may be able to help

Hello

Unfortunately, aside from AirBNB, I don’t know of any hotels with a kitchen in Japan.  For the most part, hotels are very small and have no room for a kitchen.  The rooms that are bigger tend to be in fancy hotels with nice restaurants and therefore no kitchen in the room.  In japan, people often only travel for one or two nights, so… Read more

Hi Betsy,

Friendly Planet doesn’t sound very friendly!

First of all, you may want to look at this post about scooters: https://www.accessibletravelforum.com/forums/topic/mobility-scooters/#post-2956

If it fits those standards, you should be able to use the scooter on the trains etc. Keep in mind though that scooters are fairly uncommon… Read more