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Bareer-free accommodation for a group of wheelchair tourists
Hi everyone!
I’m happy to join your community!
Being a wheelchair user, I hope soon enough I’ll be able to come to Japan myself but for now I’m trying to help some nice people out 😌
I’ve been trying to find bareer-free accommodation for a group of 4 wheelchair users + 2 walking people. They have three important conditions: 1) they need at least…
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Which cities are you looking for?
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Oh sorry, I’ve been really going a bit crazy with all that research😅
I’m looking for accommodation in Tokyo.
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Onsens/private baths wheelchair
Are there any accessible onsens or private baths you can reccomend? Noticed I won’t be able to access a couple of the hotels. I have booked pool areas. Some of them are just saying no wheelchair is allowed in the pool area. Others are saying there are steps to the pool area. I was really planning on going to the pool or Jacuzzi every day.
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Which city are you thinking of?
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There are many wheelchair-accessible, barrier-free onsen options across Japan.
If you could share your location and travel dates, I’d be happy to recommend some suitable places for you.
Feel free to contact me anytime at:[email protected]
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Help with Wheelchair use and needs in Japan
Hello, I am traveling to Japan in March. I am a very limited walker who wears braces. I know at Disneyland I can rent an electric scooter. I am assuming in Disney see I can also rent one. Does anyone know if I need to reserve it ahead of time. I’m also wondering at other places like temples, can I get a wheelchair there just for that…
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I think Disney is first come first serve
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It is first come first serve and they are very limited so I recommend getting there early. Also, be aware, the electric scooters in Disney are VERY slow. They go a max of 2km per hour. I’m in a similar situation of not being able to walk full Disney days as an above the knee amputee. You might find this helpful. …
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Accessibility in restaurants
I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user – I can stand and walk with canes but steps and stairs are hard for me. Any tips for finding wheelchair accessible restaurants (aside from the info on Accessible Japan) and if a restaurant is too small to navigate with a wheelchair, it is ok/safe to leave my wheelchair outside the restaurant while I just use…
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We had great luck on the top floors of department stores … generally a variety of restaurants, easy elevator access, and you can eyeball which will fit a wheelchair (though leaving outside was an option..) Bonus is sometimes you get city views too :-).
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Hi there! I am also partially ambulatory and had no issues either leaving my wheelchair (it’s foldable) near the restaurant entrance or even outside (like at a mall or food court).
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Fuji Excursion Limited Express Train
Hello! My husband I will be traveling from Shinjuku Station to Kawaguchiko in February. We are hoping to take the FUJI EXCURSION limited express train. I haven’t found a way to reserve a wheelchair accessible seat for this train online. We are located in Canada. Does anyone have experience with taking this train, and reserving…
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If you are leaving from Shinjuku you will use the Fuji Kaiju that goes to Mt Fuji/Kawaguchiko.
As for buying them, in theory you can buy them through eki-net.com but I’m not sure you can select the accessible seat there. (I tried to quickly check but you needed an account and my login for the Japanese version didn’t work for some reason..)
You…
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As Josh mentioned, you can make your reservation at ticket window or online. Honestly speaking, the process to book wheelchair seats at Eki-Net is cumbersome, especially wheelchair travelers. At this point, online reservation is available for tickets for FUJI EXCURSION until February 25th, but as long as I’ve tried, seats including…
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