Hi!

Glad it was helpful 😊

Bmaps is great, but limited by user-base. So it is much less useful in the country-side.   Please do register for it and be the first to submit some info about Himakajima on it!

As for the other island, yes that would be great if you added another thread when you have a chance 😃

You certainly are heading into unknown territory!  Bmaps doesn’t even have any reviews yet: Bmaps

Looking at the ferry, since there is a ramp for cars, it should be possible to get on in a wheelchair physically. They also say there is an accessible toilet and stair lift on the Shimayuri Car Ferry (http://www.meikaijo.co.jp/guide.html,… Read more

Thank you for the real-world confirmation @Alison!

@mailisa, any time!  Feel free to ask any other questions you may have (^_^)

Hi @mailisa

Thank you for contacting us.

Since I don’t drive and do not have first-hand experience, I asked a friend about this.

Basically, she has two items:

• A handicap-mark sticker that she bought at a regular store, and is not from the government
• She also has a 歩行困難者使用中 (basically “in-use by a person with difficulty walking”)…

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Hi again @Julie

How about this taxi company: http://www.ace-fukushi-taxi.com/index.html
They are located in Kita and have an email inquiry form, so they should be easy to contact.  They charge depending on the type of trip (ie either by distance, or time etc), but you can rent out a block of time at 2,000 / 30-minutes.

This one is… Read more