Great to hear, thanks for the update!

UPDATE and FINAL RESULTS : we are back from Japan, and Shinkansen booking was really much more easy than we thought. We went directly to a Shinkansen Ticket office in Tokyo Station at 9:30 AM, with the document we carefully prepared with our 4 journeys on the Shinkansen : Tokyo > Kyoto, Kyoto > Hiroshima (and back the same day), and Kyoto…

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Hello and welcome to tabifolk

I also have CP and use a power wheelchair and have moved to Japan, so it is possible!

1. Where ever you get the helpers, you will need to pay out of pocket. There is a huge lack of helpers here, so it is likely best to bring them with you. Even when I moved here I had someone from Canada with me for about 6 months…

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Keep us posted as it will help future readers as well!

I guess it depends on your tolerance of extra people!

My personal feeling is that it won’t be as big as they expect/say as everything is behind schedule and a lot of people here are not really interested.

I think your biggest challenge will be getting a hotel as accessible rooms are already hard to get, but still should be possible.