Booking Shinkansen as a wheelchair user
I know that I have to reserve a wheelchair seat on the Shinkansen (bullet train). I’m planning to do this to go between Tokyo and Kyoto. I’ve read that since there are many trains with many seats one can just book at the station. Since we are flexibile about departure times, I’m leaning towards doing this so that we don’t arrive at the…
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Book. Whilst there’s plenty of trains there are only a few wheelchair seats per train and everyone else reserves them. You need to turn up 30 minutes before your train which departs on the second at it’s scheduled time. Trying to get a ticket on the day might mean sitting around for the whole day which is a waste of time. You will also pay…
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Good morning.☺️
I recommend that you get your Shinkansen tickets in advance. Go to “Midori-no-madoguci” a few days before the day you want to board the Shinkansen, on a day when your schedule is relatively flexible. Every Shinkansen train has wheelchair-accessible seats. The train you want to board may be booked. But don’t worry. There’s a…
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Cultural activity
Looking for an wheelchair-friendly Japanese calligraphy workshop in Tokyo.
Thank you for your help
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Here is an accessible, and apparently free(!), you can try:
Transportation and tour guides
I have reached out to the tour operators that are listed on the Accessible Japan website and I haven’t been able to get much response. I’m looking for transportation. I am currently in the process of getting one quote that I started last night and waiting on hearing a back about that, but I also would like to know if anyone has any experience…
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Transportation services:
1) BridgeMAIT https://www.bridgemait.com/en/
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Hi Bre
Can I ask when you sent your requests to the operators? Did you use the form or go to their websites directly? We (I run Accessible Japan and tabifolk) had a server issue a few weeks ago and emails didn’t get sent. This may have been when you sent your request…
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Naples, Italy
Will be taking a cruise in late spring and one of our ports will be Naples. Any guidance on how we might spend a day in the area separate from going to Pompeii? We are two travelers, one who uses a manual wheelchair.
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Are you attempting Pompeii? We did Herculaneum instead. I was doable in a power chair. The viewing platforms and accessibility was excellent. Good luck…..otherwise just eat Pizza!!!
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Invisible Disability
Hello Everyone.
I recently came across Accessible Japan Blog and found it very helpful. I wanted to ask if you happen to know whether a Philippine PWD ID is recognized or accepted in Japan.
I have a psychosocial disability and was wondering if presenting my Philippine PWD ID and/or a medical certificate would be sufficient when accessing…
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Regarding transport, I would think most of them would not accept foreign issued disability certificates. But you always can ask and they may allow you to purchase disability discount.
Other than that each venue management has its own rule for disability discount. So you should ask every time to check whether or not they accept your Philippine PWD ID.1 -
I’ve been to Manila, Philippines before!
By the way, what kind of public transportation or attraction tickets are you looking to purchase in Japan?
I can also help check and confirm the requirements for you.
If you’d like, feel free to contact me anytime at:
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