[kailua74]

Your scooter should be fine parked where the bikes are parked. Just take your valuables.

I have a foldable 4-wheel mobility scooter I just purchased. I see that Japan’s requirements for a mobility scooter is 27.5” wide and 47.24” long (70cm wide and 120cm long). Is there an official form required prior to arriving in Japan that I need to complete for travel in Japan? It is understood that I can ride the scooter in the train stations but have to manually push it on the platforms. If I fold it up like a stroller, am I able to embark and disembark with scooter without having to go to a special train car? Just returned from Japan visit March 2025. After walking with my family and not being able to spend the full day with them because I was not able to keep up with them (8-10 mi./day, I cut my days short and returned to our hotel/airbnb/rental unit by taxi daily. So to avoid thase scenarios, I decided to buy a mobility scooter for travel. I saw that if you’re shopping, stores are not designed for mobility scooters/wheelchairs. Aisles are narrow. Accessibility ok on most streets, although crowded. Many accessible restrooms in most tourist spots. When embarking/disembarking trains, you will need to proceed to doors rapidlly. Thank goodness for elevators at train stations. Hopefully accessibility will grow.