Me again! Just wanted to report back on this discussion. As I mentioned, I ended up not requesting station assistance as my husband was able to push me onto most of the metro trains we took and I was able to step onto the shinkansen myself. However, I do want to point out that station staff were very helpful in pointing out where the…

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Hi All:

Manual wheelchair user here. I have just returned from Japan and was on several Shinkansen. My wheelchair folds up and it was very easy to put it behind the last seat in the car.

The one thing I will say is that I had not realized you really should reserve that space so we didn’t think to mention it when we were getting our…

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I just wanted to add an additional remark to this thread in case anyone in future is looking for similar information. We decided to make some changes to our original itinerary and as it worked out, decided to return from Fuji to Tokyo by car. It was closer to the end of our trip and both my husband and I decided to treat ourselves to a…

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Thanks for all the responses. With the Japan Transit Planner I was able to piece together some additional options. My husband is going to be with me to help push the chair and I can get on and off a train without a ramp so it should not require additional assistance. I did give us plenty of time and if we do have to wait a while, there’s…

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