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Hi there, would you say that Lake Kawaguchiko is doable for a solo wheelchair user? If one can propel themselves. Also, for your trip on the fujikyu train, did you disembark at any of the stops or chose to stay on the whole time?
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Not gonna lie, if there were proper accessible capsule hotels available in Japan, I would definitely make a lot more effort to travel there more often.
It is a lovely cost effective alternative for wheelchair users who cannot always afford high end style hotels just because the bathroom has a toilet with a handrail.
A capsule hotel would need…
Hi everyone, could anyone comment on their experiences accessing Shibuya Sky or Tokyo Skytree in a wheelchair? Heard some of the areas are not permitted with wheelchair access.
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InakiHi Everyone, hope your weekend is going well. Solo traveller hoping to go to Japan in late January.
1. I’m the process of booking wheelchair accessible hotel through APA hotel chain ( in Tokyo), as according to their website, all locations have a wheelchair friendly room. I am booking it through bookings.com as that seems like the only…
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Hello,
1 you can try to send a message via Booking.com.
3- you can go to Shibuya and hakihabara. And https://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ if you like moovies but if i remember, it’ s a Little far Away and you have to réserve tickets early.
Have a nice trip.
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Good evening.
Regarding #1, why don’t you try calling the APA hotel you are booking directly? The consumer center for the entire group often does not disclose the phone number.
2. I think it is probably best to take the Odakyu line from Shinjuku. There are fewer transfers. Or I recommend taking a taxi from within Tokyo. It is a taxi that…
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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