@inet Thank you so much, that is fantastic to hear!  We’ll be sure to connect people with you who need to rent oxygen.

First of all, welcome to Japan!!!

thank you for the new information. Please do keep us posted on the prescription medication or any over the counter ones you try (if you do). It will help others with IBS visiting Japan.

Hello again,

If you have any other issues, JR East has an English information line: 050-2016-1603 （10:00 ～ 18:00）

Hope that helps

Hello,

All the routes I can find from Kyoto are about 4hrs… so not really a day trip.  Takayama Green Hotel has an accessible room: https://www.takayama-gh.com/en/rooms/

Unfortunately, as @joanp can tell you, the only way to Shirakawa-go is via a highway bus with luggage space in the bottom and steps up into it.  If the wheelchair is… Read more

@wilgo is very highly recommended!