Hi everyone! My husband, a quadriplegic in a power wheelchair, and I are traveling to Japan n October. I tried to ask my questions on the other page but im getting an error message.
Here is my question: i need bleach to clean medical supplies. Is bleach available in Yokohama or Tokyo? In the USA I use clorox bleach.Thanks everyone!
tabifolk6 Comments
Welcome!
Sorry to hear about your error. Can you contact us at info@accessibletravelforum.com and tell us the error so we can fix it? Thanks!-
Check with your medical professionals but isopropyl alcohol should be just as effective for cleaning and disinfecting medical supplies and equipment. That way you could carry a supply of small and/or large alcohol wipes easily. And alcohol is less corrosive on things than chlorine bleach.
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Thanks Bob, but unfortunately it must be bleach. We have this issue wherever we travel outside if the USA. Do you know whether it is available in Japan?
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I can understand where that would be required. Unfortunately I am still working on traveling to Japan myself and I was only replying with my technical knowledge.
But according to my Japan-English/English-Japanese dictionary bleach the noun is called “hyouhakuzai” (Romanji) ひょうはくざい (Hiragana) 漂白剤 (Kanji). Romanji is how we would read it but the i is pronounced like a long e (as in eat) in Japanese and Hiragana is the regular Japanese phonetic alphabet, where Kanji is the shortcut borrowed Chinese characters Japanese use. Having these on a card while you travel in Japan may be help you locate your bleach by comparing the card to labels you see or showing a store employee to help you find it. Cut and paste the lower part of this message if your computer supports Japanese characters or take a close up photo of it and print it on a card. I did this with my Logicool (Logitech) keyboard I got a while back.
bleach hyouhakuzai ひょはくざい 漂白剤
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Hi, I live in Japan. Bleach (hyohakuzai) is readily available at drug stores (yakkyoku – the double “k” is a kind of short “k” sound, if that makes sense) and some supermarkets (called su-pa). I checked on the Japanese Amazon site and they sell Clorox, but I see “Lemon” or”Lavendar” available, not “Regular,” if that’s important). Hope this helps. If you need more info, please PM me. One of my friends who lives in a Tokyo uses a powered wheelchair. He may be a good resource.
Ben
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Thank you Ben!
