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Wrote about a cheap tour offered by Tokyo volunteers on Accessible Japan
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Testing Tokyo’s Accessible Tour at the Imperial Palace – Accessible Japan
Explore an accessible guided tour of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace with volunteer guides, highlighting history, navigation tips, and real-world wheelchair experiences.
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Just read it! Excited 😁 visiting the Imperial Palace is one of the things I want to do. I was nervous it wouldn’t be accessible. I also watched some YouTube videos on it and they said it can be difficult to get a tour of the palace because it’s popular. I’m happy to hear that they’re trying to accommodate wheelchairs and making a special tour.…
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This is great Josh. My wife and I (I am an electric wheelchair user) will be sure to check it out when we visit in October. It does mention that there are “a few small steps…” did you experience this?
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Hi. Can anyone recommend an accessible or barrier free hotel in Narita or close by that is suitable for a power wheelchair user and is relatively economical? We had to change our flight plans and are now leaving one day later and from Narita Airport.
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Is Yokohama too far for you? When checking hotels, the APA Hotel & Resort Yokohama Bay Tower confirmed they have a barrier free room that should fit my powerchair and the prices were not that bad considering the area (about 70€/night beginning of November). We dismissed it in the end because I’m high risk for infection and they couldn’t…
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Thanks. I’ll look at it. We are getting off a cruise the 25th, but we’ll need to be back at Narita Airport by the 26th, and will have the problem of moving our luggage along with the hoist.
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Hi! I’m new here so hopefully I’m doing this right.
I have been looking at wheelchair rentals in Japan to see if I could avoid traveling with my Permobil M5, but all I have been able to find are manual chairs and small power chairs without even neck support. Do you know where or if you can rent a powerchair like this somewhere in Tokyo (if we…
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The M5 Corpus is made for more adventure, which gives it a capability all of its own for users who require more speed, stronger motors, higher elevation, better reach and exceptional comfort, stability and traction in varying driving situations. With … Continue reading
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Likely a challenge but maybe @ohayotravel can help?
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We travelled with a manual wheelchair and a powered one. If you fly Finnair the ground staff at Haneda will be JAL. They took very good care of the wheelchairs. I would recommend talking to the airline because you have a wheelchair which meets your needs, a rental one will be a compromise which will be hard work unless you are very lucky.
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5 months ago (edited)
Hi! I’m new here and having problems posting (sorry for the double post), so I hope this work and someone can help!
I have been looking into wheelchair rentals in Japan but all I can find are manual chairs and small powerchairs without neck support. I have an amazing Permobil M5 and it’s the only thing that allows me to leave the house. However I…
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The M5 Corpus is made for more adventure, which gives it a capability all of its own for users who require more speed, stronger motors, higher elevation, better reach and exceptional comfort, stability and traction in varying driving situations. With … Continue reading
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Sorry about that, for some reason it was flagged as spam. I unspammed it.
Unfortunately I think it would be very difficult to get something like that.
There is a Permobil office in Tokyo though. They might be the best bet…
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I fly fairly frequently with my invacare wheelchair with no problems here in Japan. What airline will you be flying?
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Last night I went to the Edogawa fireworks display. Fireworks are a huge part of the Japanese summer experience and everyone should try to go!
At the Edogawa fireworks there are two options for accessible viewing. A free area that is roped off but I think you need to apply for them and be a resident. There are paid accessible seats as well that…
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