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Accessible Japan replied to the discussion Care agencies in Japan in the forum Japan 5 years ago
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Hello,
Do you mean provide personal care (showering, getting in/out of bed, toilet, etc)?
Since everything here goes through the city government and health care system, there really aren’t any temporary companies. There is only one company that may help (https://www.aelclub.com/). Please send me a private message (after accepting my friend… Read more
Bringing A Guide Dog Or Service Dog To Japan
At a recent event on accessibility in the service industry, we were excited to meet members of the Japanese Service Dog Resource Center (JSDRC). As bringing a service dog or guide dog to Japan is not an easy process, we asked the JSDRC to share about… Read more
Accessible Japan started the discussion Bringing a guide dog or service dog to Japan in the forum Japan 5 years ago
Bringing a guide dog or service dog to Japan
Unfortunately, there are many rules surrounding bringing guide dogs and service dogs to Japan. You must actually apply to get a “Temporary Certificate for foreign Assistance Dog Users” from a certifying organization.
Here is a PDF of the procedures from the government: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000434841.pdf
It is unfortunate there… Read more
Accessible Japan started the discussion Nikko Toshogu Shrine Wheelchair Accessibility in the forum Japan 6 years ago
Nikko Toshogu Shrine Wheelchair Accessibility
Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a registered UNESCO site and very important to Japan – nearly every middle-school student in Japan visits on a school trip!
Unfortunately, those who do plan to make the trip should be aware of the distance (2 hours from Tokyo by train) and lack of accessibility (particularly for wheelchair users) when there. Of the… Read more
Accessible Japan posted a new post. 6 years ago
Visiting Nikko in a WheelchairNikko, a small town about 2 hours north of Tokyo Japan, has a number of cultural world heritage sites, with Nikko Toshogu being the most…
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