Hi Mia,

I think that with the change in the new Japan entry regulations that take effect on the 7th September it should be possible, as now travel reservations still need to be done via a travel agency, but group and supervised tours are not mandatory anymore.

I don’t know if @ohayotravel can help you with it. Otherwise, maybe @joshgrisdale can…

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Hi Jay, moving around by cab in Japan can be quite expensive, especially for long distances. For small trips within the city it’s much better. If you arrive at Kansai Airport (KIX), buses going to Kyoto or to Osaka are just outside (on the same ground floor where arrivals get). Here’s a timetable of buses that go to Kyoto Station from KIX: …

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I completely agree with all previous replies. I would view an avatar like an extra accessibility layer, but it would never replace the need of in-place physical accessibility. Actually, the places where the avatar would move around would need to be physically accessible, as its wheels are quite small, unless there were several avatars in…

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By the way, at the time, for the same price, Airbnb apartments were definitely bigger than hotel rooms (which are usually really small in Japan).

Hi Leony,

I stayed at an Airbnb in Japan for 6 months (January-June). It was in Osaka. The experience was really good. In the regular housing market I had lots of issues to find accessible accommodation (for me it’s mainly no steps) and some reluctance about my wheelchair, but fortunately my Airbnb landlord had no issues with it.

The only problem…

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