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Terrifying car ride, Laundry and Tottori Sand Dunes
If you are into scary mountain drives in the rain, with deer, wet leaves, curvy hairpin turn roads without much gas ending with laundry and a camel ride in beautiful weather by the Tottori Dunes this is the video for you.
I mention some accessibility at the Tottori Dunes. Part 1 mentions the ramps. This is a two part video. I’m working…
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Im in Tottori right now!
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I know the Sand Museum was incredible I wish I was so talented. I’m sure pushing a beach wheelchair up those dunes was difficult for your companions.
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Accessible Apartment Stays
Hello, my Japanese wife and I (wheelchair user) have often stayed in universal/accessible hotels. However, we are expecting a newborn and hope to find a bigger place to accommodate a pram, wheelchair, suitcases etc with laundry while we visit her family, like a monthly furnished apartment rental (we’ve seen these are popular for…
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I know one close to Eda Station (Tokyu Den’entoshi Line) which is 30 min. from Shibuya. The bathroom might not be fully accessible. A friend of mine stayed there for three months. OAK Apartment Eda https://www.oakhouse.jp/eng/apartment/910
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Thank you for the tip! We will look into this option, the bathroom looks perfect to transfer on to a shower chair. Judging by the contract fee it looks like a longer term rental.
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Rollin showers
Unfortunately our airline has stuffed up our flights and we urgently need a hotel at Narita or in Tokyo with a roll in shower for this Thursday night 30th October. So far we haven’t found anywhere, any suggestions of places to try would be much appreciated. Thank you, Mary
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We stayed at hotel metropolitan ikebukuro. I know it’s not close, but if you run out of options…
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My first night, I stayed at The Mitsui hotel at Haneda airport because we were flying to Hiroshima the next morning. We flew into Japan at Narita and it was about a 45 minute drive between the airports. Large roll in shower.
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Train travel in Japan for limited mobility travelers
We just spent 1 month in Japan, riding trains and taking taxis. The train system is excellent, once you figure out how it works. My husband has a cane and can only walk about 300 meters without resting. Buy all tickets at the information/help office at any station. Online didn’t work for us -even after many attempts. You have to make your…
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Many thanks for your in-depth article about train travel in Japan, happyorchid
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Possibly Travelling Alone and Terrified
Hi there,
I’m looking for advice on travelling alone as an electric wheelchair user. There’s a possibility that I might need to travel alone for a medical appointment as the person who I was hoping to accompany me to the appointment is being a bit flaky about it, I have to travel to Sudbury, Ontario next week (Oct.24th – Oct 26th); If I have to…
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Hi!
First of all, remember – we are all here to support each other.
I live in Japan now, but I was born and raised in Canada. I also use a power wheelchair and I travelled home by bus once by myself. I can understand it can be unnerving!
I find, personally, knowing what places look like before I go can be comforting. For example, using Google…
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Adding to what Josh has said, let someone back home know where you’re at. I post on my social media accounts where I’m staying at, the restaurants I eat at, and all the sites I visit. Even though I’m alone during most of my trips, I don’t feel alone.
Stick to major streets. Don’t go down alleys or shortcuts that seem deserted. Perhaps avoid…
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