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Looking to travel to Japan and need accessibility information? Join our group discussion on accessible travel in Japan and discover the best tips and tricks.
The Japan group is a community of travelers who are passionate about exploring Japan and sharing their experiences with others. This group is dedicated to discussing all aspects of accessible travel in Japan, including accommodations, transportation, tourist attractions, and cultural experiences, as well as links to accessible travel companies and organizations.
Whether you have been here a million times or planning your first visit, the Japan group is a welcoming community that offers support and encouragement for travelers of all abilities. By sharing their experiences and knowledge, members of the group are helping to make travel in Japan more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Reply To: Yokohama Cruise
We just stayed at the Intercontinental Pier 8 in Yokohama—it was fantastic. Great location, wonderful staff, and wheelchair accessible room was very nice and spacious with ease of access in movement including to/out of restroom. The single downside was the shower chair was quite low to the ground and smaller than we would typically see or what we use at home but my spouse was able to make it work. There was both a bath and a shower available. Would highly recommend for cruisers, we saw our ship from our room the morning of embarkation and the ship appeared deceptively closer than it was but was a nice approximate 25 minute walk from the hotel, short enough that I was able to walk with my spouse (in a manual wheelchair) to the port and have her wait there while I walked back to get our luggage; certainly could have done transport but it was nice to be out amongst other travelers and what I presume were citizens. The walk between the cruise terminal and hotel was generally flat and had good surface, just be sure to follow the wheelchair accessible route (we use Google maps which allows for that designation.) When you are approaching the street entrance to the terminal there are signs posted for the wheelchair route which brings you to a lift (or were when we travelled.) We rented a Sakura mobile WiFi for the cruise trip as well and it worked well in the areas around Tokyo and Yokohama and we are hoping it will work as well in our other ports of call. Safe and wonderful travels to you!