Hello Nick,

Credit cards are usually accepted at hotels, big franchise restaurants, supermarkets/grocery stores (if they aren’t tiny), department/mall stores, and just about every expensive high-end shop. I also have found that most convenience stores (7&I Holdings, Lawson, Family Mart) in the city take credit cards as well (my guess is this is…

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Hi Kathie,
Firstly if you haven’t, before your flight make sure your flight ticket is marked as needing Wheelchair Assistance, sometimes under “special assistance” (I recommend talking with your airline company directly to ensure this). This typically will let the airport attendants in Japan know in advance that you will need help, which they…

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I agree with Josh, Narita Airport is far from Tokyo and Yokohama. If you can adjust your booking to Haneda Airport instead you may save yourself an hour or two travel.

I’m glad you found my post interesting, and thank you for sharing your experiences.

As you’ve said, visiting Japan with a disability does still require some research to ensure you are able to even visit some places. Unlike the US, Japan’s codes for providing accessibility to public places are still fairly new in comparison, so many of the…

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There are useful items at 100円ショップ (Hyaku En Shops or 100 Yen Shops): Like Dollar
stores in the US, you can find many inexpensive things here
that you may need for daily life (for both long or short stays). During my recent long stay in Japan I frequented
one conveniently located at my closest train station, and all the stuff I
bought didn’t…

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