Hi Andrew,

The only places I know that are great at setting up tours for people with disabilities are Ohayo Travel ( @ohayotravel , https://ohatra.com/en ) and Inside Japan Tours. Ohayo Travel has lots of experience helping with rentals* etc and has a network of accessible tour centers across the country they can tap into. Inside Japan Tours has…

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I don’t think there is any legal reason, but maybe @ohayotravel knows more.

I haven’t heard anything… maybe @ohayotravel has new info?

I’m on a government board for accessibility and transportation and brought it up… hopefully it will be taken into account and changed…

The other thing we can do is get in touch with the bus company and tourism board from time to time and ask. If they don’t have people asking about…

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Hi Nad,I was in Himeji in 2018, but only visited the castle. The inside of the castle is not wheelchair accessible, as there are many flights of stairs. The outside is partially accessible (you can see the accessible route in the map shared by @ohayotravel), although some of the slopes are a bit steep. As for other places in Himeji,… Read more

Thank you for the follow up! Yes, @ohayotravel is incredible!

Even though your trip is over, we hope you stick around and help share your new knowledge with others, for Japan, other places you have visited, or your home country!