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Reply to Mobility scooter on trains and at shrines
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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Reply to From Nagano to Fujikawaguchiko
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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Reply to Reliable Japan Rail Timetables
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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Reliable Japan Rail Timetables
Hi all! We are travelling to Japan soon and will have a Japan Rail pass. I am putting together a list of train combinations so that I have that written down when we book our seats at the ticket counter. I have used apps (e.g., hyperdia) before to find the train combinations that would work best as the train system is so vast. I understand…
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Just wanted to share something from my activities last week. I had a routine visit with my neurologist and I brought up my upcoming travel. They gave me some general tips on disabled travel but admitted that the support varies from country to country and that they didn’t really have much specific information. So, I pointed them to this site…
Eleonora, Ohayo Travel and 2 others2 Comments-
That is awesome!
I’m glad we were able to help and can keep helping in the future!
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