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Sending a quick reply. I would expect to arrange the slope service (which we didn’t known about until the end of the trip) for all train travel. It is not the gap you need
to worry about as much as the trains are not flat with the platforms, it is often uneven and can be a bit of a step on and off. Also the attendant will guide you to the nearest…
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was it a day trip or did you book a hotel? We are looking for a hotel that has in room
onsen in Fujikawaguchiko —- I may have spelled it wrong…
We will be in Japan in one month! We are bringing our Atto mobility scooter. Does anyone know if the local buses that are accessible allow for us to bring it on? My wife can navigate some spaces with canes. Do the busses “kneel”?
Josh Grisdale3 Comments-
Yes, the regular route buses kneel and the driver will provide a ramp for you to get on. (In the city, they are nearly all accessible but as you go to the country, they may still have non-kneeling buses on some routes.)
Inter-city highway buses do not though. 🙁
As for the scooter, maybe @ohayotravel can comment on how is past client faired. In…
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Reply to Does anyone going to Japan have an Atto mobility scooter?
Excellent advice. Thank you!
Does anyone going to Japan have an Atto mobility scooter?
My wife and I are traveling to Japan in 34 days. We have been going back and forth as to whether we should bring her new Atto scooter or just the rollator. She cannot walk long distances even with rollator so I was thinking we would enjoy our stay better with the scooter as well. We will be in Japan for 6 weeks. What do you all think?
