@joshgrisdale Hi Josh,

My name is Joyce. I also have CP and live in CA. Thinking to travel to Japan one day, so gathering information.

Is the info you posted here the only info you have for power wheelchair accessible transport in Japan?

Thanks,

Joyce

Mary,

I don’t know much about “help mark,” from what I can find it may be possible to get as a foreigner. I found this with some specific locations on where to obtain one: https://www.fukushi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/helpmarkforcompany//multilingual/en.html

Nevertheless, I haven’t tried to get one so I can’t say for certain. I’m not sure he needs/has…

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Which store are you going to? An electric store or the supplier? As @joshgrisdale said, it is advisable to ring beforehand.

That’s the correct company, @joshgrisdale. When I talked to them last, they were not yet in Japan but hoping to be soon. Definitely worth contacting. Let me know if you don’t get a reply, and I can dig up a biz card.

@joshgrisdale 　I also have no new information. Some information show that both Gifu and Toyama Prefectural Government has their policies or targets to raise the rate of non-step buses to improve the mobility of aged residents, but not sure for Shirakawago route.　

By the way, “non-step bus” rate is 15% nationwide and it is 12% in Gifu. …

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