No, we charged the batteries in our hotel room.

I would add, that we used the trains extensively, including the Shinkansen.

If you report to the kiosk at the ticket barrier with your ticket / seat reservation. You will escorted to the right location on the platform. Put down a ramp (slope) for you. On the Shinkansen our travel agent booked seat reservations next to the vestibule. We…

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I spent 3 weeks in Japan from Mid November. Like you, I use a mobility scooter at home. In Japan, I saw none. Through our travel agent, I hired an electric wheelchair. I eventually managed to reverse out of a lift without hitting anything!

We had to get a spare battery for the wheelchair, as we regularly used up one.

September is too early for the Autumn colours – late November is better

I used a powered wheelchair to get around. We chose the last 2 weeks of November and the first week of December. I wanted to see the Autumn colours, which last longer than the spring blossom, which is typically only a week so easy to miss.

The weather was cold but not freezing. If you were in the sunshine and out of the wind, a T shirt and…

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