jjwalsh
MemberHow Far In Advance to Plan for 2025 World Expo in Osaka
A little embarrassing but I didn’t realize it was on that long!
Like anywhere else in the world, everyone here will likely be interested in going near the beginning (“finally, it started!”) and near the end (“better go while I have a chance!”), so May-September will likely be good.
A few other times to consider avoiding:
- Rainy: mid-June…
Help! Wheelchair Charger Broken
Oh no!
Here is a list of Permobil dealers in Japan.
https://permobilkk.jp/support/dealer-list
Are you at a hotel? If so, you can ask the person at the front desk to call for you. I recommend the place called Abilities
How Far In Advance to Plan for 2025 World Expo in Osaka
Excellent advice from Justin.
Currently, only 0.4% of all the rooms (not hotels) in Japan are classified as accessible. The law only requires hotels with more than 50 rooms to have an accessible room. Before the Olympics and Paralympics they were only required to have one accessible room, now it is 1% (ie 1 accessible for 50-199 rooms,…
Wheelchair taxi in Akita City or Omagari
That is fantastic, thank you! Will start with this.
And yes, what a surprise to find it in English!
Wheelchair rental/lending at tourist sites in Kyoto
I’m not sure if he is still doing tours etc, but @kyotoursjapan is an expert in Kyoto and interested in accessibility. He can likely give you the answers the fastest.
I’ll start checking these for you, but, in general I would say that places with an entrance fee / specific “entrance” (as opposed to multiple entrances) are more likely to…
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