You can’t get a Japanese Disability Certificate if you’re not a resident of Japan. I’m bringing my Canadian Proof of Disability and getting the The Help Badge you can get in Tokyo to (hopefully) get recognized as disabled (even though I am in a wheelchair and it should be obvious).

https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/what-is-a-help-mark-badge-in-japan/70029

My concern for Akita is I believe they get a lot of snow which makes it difficult to navigate. Trust me, I live in Canada. Otherwise, hit their websites and Google maps to check the street conditions around the university, could be deciding factor.

Wakarimasu. I used to live in Hokota (BW-before wheelchair) and its all country roads with the occasional rice planting machine. But the people are friendly. I don’t remember an elevator at Oarai, but I wasn’t looking for them at the time at this would be around 2003-2008. No idea about Taxis except they did hang around Oarai station.

Japan has an aging society and you will see Lots of people using 3-legged stools. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were sold in the 100 yen shops, so no difficulty setting up and using. I like browsing Amazon Japan (use the postal code of any Japanese hotel for full list of items available) to get an idea what is available. I am actually…

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Do you mean Oarai the seaside town with the aquarium? It’s not really close to the flower park unless you meant the seaside park with amusement rides.