Hello Julia,
If you’re getting around by trains, I’d just stick to using a motorized wheelchair because it is so easy to use the trains (the train rides are so smooth, I used them nearly every day of my trips). I recently stayed in Yokohama for a 90-day stay, I brought my motorized wheelchair and as Josh said it was nice to have it for hilly…

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Hello

I live in Tokyo and use a power wheelchair.

I would recommend taking your power wheelchair because you will likely be covering more distance than expected and Kyoto is hilly.

The only benefit to a manual wheelchair would be getting in smaller restaurants or up a step at some restaurants/stores.

Oh no!

Did they help you find another hotel, or did you just need to make do with the original one?