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Do most of the train station attendants at the ticket office speak English (specifically in Tokyo, Kyoto, Kanazawa) or is it difficult to communicate if you don’t know any Japanese?
Reply to Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
Thank you everyone for the thoughtful responses! I am worried about finding an attendant at each station. Are they usually around the ticket gate area?
I am also worried about finding an elevator in some of the bigger stations. Is the signage for the elevator access good or is it difficult to find?
So I booked a wheelchair space on the…
Shinkansen and general train/metro questions
I’ll be traveling to Japan next week and have a power wheelchair. I’m still a little confused about certain trains and booking the Shinkansen. For example, if I book a wheelchair spot in advance, do I still need to find an attendant at the station or will somebody be waiting for me by the train platform?
1) I need to book the Romance Car…
Thank you, I will check that out. No we don’t have a travel agent. I’m doing all the planning and we plan on visiting Tokyo, Mt Fuji area, Takayama, Kanazawa, and Kyoto. We’d like to rent the WAV for the Mt Fuji/Takayama/Kanazawa portion since we’ll be visiting places that may not have wheelchair accessible transport.
I wonder if our hotel in…
It also mentions this in Step 1: “You can get on and off smoothly while remaining in your wheelchair. Two types are available: lift type and slope type.”
I am not sure what that means exactly…
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