Finding Accessible Restaurants
Finding Accessible Restaurants
Hi everyone! I need some advice on websites or apps with reviews and information about restaurants that are wheelchair-accessible. I find it quite frustrating trying to figure out where to eat breakfast or dinner comfortably, especially in places that aren’t too crowded and can accommodate a wheelchair. For example, will I be able to eat in a sushi restaurant or in one of those izakayas I’ve heard can be quite cramped? If you’ve found any resources or have recommendations that made dining out easier for you, I’d really appreciate your insights. Thanks in advance!
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Gurunavi allows you to filter for accessible restaurants:
https://www.accessible-japan.com/wheelchair-accessible-restaurants-japan/
You may also want to check out WheeLog as well. The app not only allows you to look for restaurants but also toilets, stores etc: https://wheelog.com/hp/
Oh, thank you very much!
On our recent trip to Japan we used Google maps to find restaurants. Many were listed as not accessible but a check of the photos of the restaurant often showed that the only impediment was a single step which was easily surmountable by our wheelchair. We found restaurants invariably helpful.
Our experience was most smaller places were not large enough to accommodate a wheelchair either through the entry or in the walkways around tables, but some larger restaurants or those in shopping malls or similar often could. We found staff were quite kind and worked to seat us when they could. Perhaps checking with your hotel would be a place to start.
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