MemberRachel chen
MemberGreat idea, I second this (though I haven’t tried the restaurant personally). Also, when picking a time I recommend trying to be at SkyTree at least an hour before sunset, the city view is awesome and almost has a different personality in day and night (see attached, though it’s way better in person).
Hello Amy,
If you’re worried about moving quickly or getting lost at a train station, renting a motorized wheelchair could be a solution for you. Getting across the crossing in my wheelchair wasn’t a problem and I didn’t feel rushed to cross either, and at train stations you’ll get so much help getting to your train in a wheelchair that…Innovations that help with safety, whether you live with a disability or not, don’t necessarily have to cost as much as we may expect. Reading this article was an interesting peek into the function and safety designs that allow Japan’s train to run the way they do!
www3.nhk.or.jp
QR codes cut costs of subway safety doors | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Railways across Japan are installing doors on platform edges to keep their passengers safe, but costs are getting in the way. Now, officials with the Tokyo government have found a way to make things radically cheaper.
Josh Grisdale2 Comments-
That is really cool. Not only people with visual impairments, but for myself as well feel much safer. It would take just one person looking at their smartphone bumping into my joystick to push me on the tracks…
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Reply to First time to Japan - but now disabled
Hello Kelvin,
Tabifolk’s sibling site, Accessible Japan, can suggest some companies. However, most have stopped renting scooters (specifically) since they cannot be used at every station.
Here is the rental form if you haven’t been there already:
https://www.accessible-japan.com/renting-wheelchairs-hoists-japan/
I hope that helps,
-JustinReply to Mt Fuji from Fujikawaguchiko
The city buses should all be accessible, sightseeing buses often are not (although the Red-Line, Green-Line, and Blue-Line buses are called sightseeing buses, they are also regular accessible city buses). If you don’t have an issue riding in accessible buses where you’re from, you probably won’t have issues here (personally, the rides around…
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