MemberStephane DEFREYNE
MemberReply to Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan
Hi Trish,
I confirm that your travel agency is telling lies.
I’m an Belgian electric wheelchair user, and went 2 times in Japan.
This is the most wheelchair-friendly country I ever visited, and I used almost all the ways of travelling : metro, train, bus, adapted van, boat… You have to find hotels with a lift, but there are plenty of them,…Reply to Landing in Japan and trains schedule
Hello,
from my personal experience, don’t be stressed too much about timings and seats availability in the Shinkansen. Trains in Japan are very efficient, so the help for wheelchair users is efficient too. If you have 2 hours between landing and taking the train, it seems in fact comfortable.
The main difference with express trains in Europe is…Reply to Shinkansen and Limited express trains - Wheelchair Seats
Hello,
we are coming back to Japan in late october.
Last year, we went to Tokyo station to book 1 wheelchair space ticket + 1 companion seat for several Shinkansen journeys, about 1 week before the travels. Do you think we can keep this method this year for booking wheelchair seats, or do you think we would reserve them 1 month before using the…
Hello,
in fact, wheelchair accessible rooms in Japan are called ‘universal’ or ‘barrier-free’.
I think it may be hard to find a big universal room, but maybe you can book a “normal” room next to your accessible room. Japan is really very sure and secure, and people are really gentle and helpful, this kind of solution may be OK I think.
For…
I guess you can ask them for renting in another cities also.
I know this “training” question may seem strange for people outside Japan, but they want to be sure that you will use the materiel appropriately and will not harm yourself using it. Maybe you can ask to do the training only once in the first city you rent the hoist, I think it will…- Load More
