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MemberTokyo: best area for wheelchair user
From the website it looks like it should be accessible. There is an accessible toilet on the 1st floor and they don’t mention any areas that are inaccessible on the website: https://hokusai-museum.jp/modules/Page/pages/view/103?lang=en
If you do go, please let us know how it was!
Blindness accessibility information for a year spent all over japan
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So, first about the Japanese disability card, you can get it as a resident (ie not a tourist staying for under 90 days). However, you need to be a resident of a certain area with a fixed address. So, if you will be living in an area and using that as a base to travel, it should be possible to get one, but if you are constantly traveling I’m…
TokudAw (https://www.accessible-japan.com/custom_tour/custom/tokudaw/) could handle this as well as Wilgo and Ohayo Travel.
Getting to Shirakawa-go in a Wheelchair
There are accessible rental options, but not at every rental location. A common lift-equipped van is the Toyota Hi-Ace, but there are mini-van options with ramps in the back – just be sure to measure and be sure your husband can fit in. I use an Invacare power wheelchair and can get in some if I recline my backrest. If we are going to do…
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