Reply To: Wheelchairs in Tokyo
I’d say you are both right!
You will be surprised at the amount of walking you need to do – sometimes the accessible route is the longer route! For example, a lot of the elevators in stations were added after the station was built, so they have been added where they can be added, not where they should be for convenience. So you may need to go to the opposite end of the platform for an elevator only to backtrack to essentially the same spot for the next elevator.
On the other hand, while the crowds shouldn’t be an issue, many shops and restaurants are fairly small and may have trouble fitting two wheelchair users at the same time. Additionally, many elevators can only take one wheelchair at a time – so you might take a lot of extra time getting in/out of places.
Since you are debating getting them, I assume you are both somewhat able to walk? Maybe you could get one and take turns?
