Hello,

There certainly are accessible places to live (ie https://www.athome.co.jp/mansion/chuko/theme/barrierfree/tokyo/shinjuku-city/list/), but you will need your school to act as a go between and guarantor as you can’t just rent a place out of the blue here.  Is there a coordinate for international students at your school?

@Jacinta_S, I asked someone I know from an airline and they said that equipment is purchased/maintained by the airport as opposed to an individual airline, so you may want to contact Haneda and suggest they get an Eagle Lifter:

https://www.haneda-airport.jp/inter/service/contact/showPostInfo?langId=en

Hi!

That is so exciting!!  Actually, one of our members – @bookman – just started a one year program here as well, so he is an expert on coming here to study!  (I came here 11 years ago, so it is a lot fuzzier in my mind. 🙂 )

I would recommend bringing your own wheelchair as you may not be able to get one quickly that would meet your needs,… Read more

Both excellent points!  Nothing worse than blowing a battery charger on vacation.

A number of major power wheelchair companies have resellers here in Japan.  In addition to discussing your battery charger, they may be able to put you in contact with a local repair shop in case something comes up. 🙂