Hello,

Yes at most stations in cities the staff are at the entrance (in some rare occasions you can reach them via an intercom).

You WILL need a staff to help you with the ramp to get on the Shinkansen. There are definitely staff at all Shinkansen entrances. They usually take you to the platform 10min before the train, so you want to likely…

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I think most can to a degree, but you may want to prepare a translator app on your phone. Most let you download the language pairs onto your phone so you don’t need to worry about data when out and about

We came back from Japan 2 weeks ago with a power wheelchair and we experienced a lot trains and Shinkansen, here are some simple tips :

– if you plan several journeys with Shinkansen, prepare a document with all the departures and arrival locations and times, and just go to a Shinkansen office (we went in Tokyo Station) and give the…

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Find the JR office or other metro or train owner office and tell them where you want to go. They will escort you to the platform using elevators as appropriate. They will put a round out for you to use when the train comes. Then they will advise the office at the station you’re getting off at and someone will meet you at the platform with a…

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While not an American, I’m gonna miss Pete Buttigieg, he genuinely seemed like a good person working to make things better.

As a non-American, I am concerned as carriers flying to the US have to follow its rules which means it can tend to ripple out to other countries.

Hopefully the airlines with have accessibility become a point of…

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