Reply To: Quadriplegic Travel Osaka
Look for the term “universal room”. Not all hotels have universal rooms, but there are quite a few and some chains that have them. Accessible Japan has a full list of hotels that have universal rooms on their website so you can find the range within your budget as well.
Another site that is good for figuring out accessibility for specific attractions or locations to visit Japan is this site: https://www.japan-accessible.com/
It has a list of all the locations around the Japan and you can select where you want to go. Then it includes all the popular tourist locations.
Trains should be OK as long as you make sure to map out which stations definitely have an elevator (not all do). Prepare at least an additional 10-20 minutes prior to the train arriving and ask the train station staff for help and where you will be getting off at. They will help you with a ramp both on and off the train (this will definitely happen, it’s not usual for them to ignore or forget you that’s rare).
The biggest difficulty will be taxis if you ever choose one. I would suggest that any hotel you stay at to ask them for help if you already have it preplanned for the day. If you decide to go back, perhaps the Go Taxi app might be useful but know that taxis equipped to help you are near to none and you may need to give up on this unless renting a car that can handle it and your caregiver driving for you. That said I don’t really recommend a car in Osaka unless you want day trips where public transit gets more sparse.
