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Powerchair Charger
As I am planning a trip to japan next year and using a powerchair (permobil m5), I wanted to ask if it was possible to rent a charger (and if anyone has experience with that) for the chair in japan, as my charger only supports 115V 60hz and 230V 50hz (and ill be staying in tokyo so the frequency wont match as well). I plan to bring my own…
Josh Grisdale4 Comments-
Hi,
I would be very surprised if a place just rented a charger (unless it broke mid-trip and they were doing it to help). Permobil has a Japan office with contact information at the bottom of the page you might want to try. https://permobilkk.jp/
You could also possibly get a step up/down converter. But they are big and heavy… *some*…
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Also just asking as you already responded to me, do you know any hotels where the bed is high enough for a hoist (without solid frame) that are averagely priced? Because the fotos on the accessible japan site are not that great for estimating if the beds have a solid frame.
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Onsen Stay Between Tokyo and Osaka that isn't too physically demanding
Hey,
Planning a trip that starts in Tokyo and ends in Osaka, inbetween this I’m looking at doing an overnight Onsen stay. Ideally looking for an option that getting there wouldn’t be to physically taxing/has easy transport to and from train stations either via bus or taxi.
My disability means I can walk but am limited and try to not do too…
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Japan outside of the big cities
Outside of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, what places are you interested in visiting in Japan?
Has accessibility made it hard to get to them?
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We are coming to Yokohama soon, and after Kyoto we go to Kagoshima. I will report accessibility and informations about our journey right after 😉 Next year we hope to visit Sapporo, Hakodate and Aomori…
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I’m in Japan right now, landed today, headed to Kobe, Okayama, Kyoto, Nagoya and Chiba. So far, assistance from JR has been great. I would have definitely been overwhelmed by the trains without it on my first day. Some trips and classes that I wanted to sign up for were not available for wheelchair users but I did manage to find some that work…
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Reply to Finding if a flight has an accessible toilet
Great site! Thanks for sharing.
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Wheelchair Accessible Entrance in Google Maps
Hello, in looking for wheelchair-friendly spots I’m curious how useful / accurate Google Maps “Wheelchair-Accessible Entrance” flag is, especially for Tokyo restaurants and coffeehouses (pink circled icon, you can also filter by those that are.) Any opinions/insights/findings from others?
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From experience, I feel that in general it errs towards caution and places are by default set to be “not accessible” until marked as “accessible”. So, if it has the mark it should be ok, but if it has a “not” mark, it could mean it is not accessible, or just not yet verified.
You may also want to check out the WheeLog app as well.
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Thanks Josh, we found the same thing. Department stores were our go-to when short on time, almost always we could elevator up and wheel into any of the restaurants, once we scored an AMAZING view from above (Soba on the top floors of Mitsukoshi Ginza)
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