MemberJosh Grisdale
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Hi everyone, hope your day is going well. I will be visiting Tokyo sometime in January. I have found wheelchair accessible accommodation/hotels ( APA hotel Asakusa Kuramae) but I am absolutely lost as to how I would choose the accommodation that 1. has a convenient store nearby 2. has an accessible train station within walking distance. I am… Read more
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Hello,
I love APA hotels Even if i dont know this one. The only thing is that Rooms are very small. It Could be difficult to enter the weelchair in your room. And some bathroom have a stepp.
1 Рthere are Always some 7eleven store in the h̫tel or nearby. You can buy food .
2. I use Google map to know if There is à station nearby the hôtel. In…
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I was two weeks ago in apa hôtel Ginza Kyobashi : it is a Little old but not so far from Tokyo station and ginza.
And before in apa ueno.
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Reply to Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
We came back from Japan 2 weeks ago with a power wheelchair and we experienced a lot trains and Shinkansen, here are some simple tips :
– if you plan several journeys with Shinkansen, prepare a document with all the departures and arrival locations and times, and just go to a Shinkansen office (we went in Tokyo Station) and give the…
Reply to Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
When you use the Shinkansen, you don’t need to look for station staff on the platform, and no one is waiting for you. Because you can board the train without the staff. Regarding
2), unfortunately, the Shinkansen has not yet opened from Kanazawa to Kyoto. Currently, it is open only to Tsuruga, which is quite far away. The only way to get…
Reply to US Accessibility Standards for Airlines Going Down for the Next Four Years?
It seems like that’ll be the way for wheelchair spaces, but I hope Delta’s program raises the bar and others want to meet or exceed it! However, I hope that government policies that were put in place are enforced and pressured to finish sooner than the like 10 years the US plan gave.
Reply to Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
Find the JR office or other metro or train owner office and tell them where you want to go. They will escort you to the platform using elevators as appropriate. They will put a round out for you to use when the train comes. Then they will advise the office at the station you’re getting off at and someone will meet you at the platform with a…
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