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Hello. I am a permanent wheelchair user looking to fly to Japan from Australia with my family for three weeks from mid December to early January. Flying Premium Economy with Qantas – for myself and my husband – seems the best deal we can find, but it’s still very expensive ($8000). And this is before we look for flights for our adult…
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Hi, great you’re looking at going to Japan. It’s a lovely country place to visit. I would suggest looking at business class seats as they can sometimes be cheaper than premium economy. You also need to be careful with Premium Economy seats as they are often in the exit row.
The other thing is that you can sometimes book economy & then… Read more-
Hi!
In addition to the advice about Yokohama, you may want to look at Toyoko Inn as an option for accommodation as the rates are fairly low and don’t fluctuate as much since they are a “business hotel”. They are all over the country and the rooms are standardized so, you will have no surprises.
You may want to consider adding your question as a…
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Did you know there are 5 airports in Japan that use the Sunflower Lanyard?
Quiz! Which airports?
I spent a lot of time outside of Tokyo when I visited in May this year. Thinking of writing a book about my experiences. What do you think?
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That would be awesome! Have you published before?
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If you are interested in writing a blog to start, we’d love to share it on Accessible Japan!
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Elevators at stations are in Japan are operational 99.9% of the time. But that is because they regularly test and maintain them. But during maintenance, there is always a way – these terrifying things!
You get strapped in, wheelchair and all, and it climbs up and down the steps with caterpillar tires.
But, better than “sorry, the elevator is…
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Yeah, I used this a couple of times in Shinjuku and Ebisu.
When stations are under construction or restructuring it could be the only way to reach the platform.
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Omg! I wish I could have used on one of these gadgets before I left Tokyo. I was so unlucky that I had problems with the elevators on the subways 2 times during my 6-day visit to Tokyo. They said there was no elevator at all in one of the stations and I had to use another line. On the other one, they said “we will help you to use the… Read more
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I was wondering what the current restrictions are for mobility scooters for guests travelling to Japan and required to take public transit (local trains, bullet trains, buses, etc.).
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Hi
You might want to check out this post:
https://www.tabifolk.com/groups/japan/forum/topic/disability-scooter/
Also. In contact with a recent scooter user who was just in Japan, she’ll hopefully jump into that conversation after she finishes her trip
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