Memberkaitlynhudson
MemberReply to Wheelchair accessible restaurants in Tokyo and Kyoto
Great suggestion @ohayotravel and it reminds me of Shibuya Yokocho under Miyashita Park. The inside is a bit tight, but outside seating is possible as well. There is an accessible toilet too.
https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/shibuya-yokocho-a-daily-food-festival/63435
Ame Yokocho in Ueno also has a number of places with outdoor seating.
Reply to Guides for Disability Living in Japan
While this site is focused on travel, these questions do seem to come up frequently enough that maybe there should be a group for it!
Implementation of services is done by the city/town/ward, so the best thing is to look at the website of the local government as they tend to have English versions of their sites, or offer machine…
Mr.MarshReply to Vacation Disaster Preparation for People with Disabilities
After living in Japan so long, I’m fairly numbed to them. Which is a bad thing!
Tokyo has a preparedness guidebook, but it mostly focused on residents: https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/bosai/index.html
Since you are leaving yourself at the mercy of the hotel in terms of preparing rooms and supplies, the most you can do would…
Vacation Disaster Preparation for People with Disabilities
When you go on vacation, do you think about disasters and how to prepare? This article highlights the extra challenge for people with disabilities in disasters:
Similarly, in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, people with disabilities…
Not directly travel related but you might want to try reaching out to a disability organization like this one:
They could possibly help you find transportation at least. The first time I went to Okinawa an independent living center provided transportation in exchange for a donation to the organization.
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