Hi Gloria:

if you are using a Japan Rail pass, you can book seats at any Japan rail office (most major train stations have them). Many of the staff there speak English so you can ask about also reserving a space for your walker.

keep in mind that there is quite a bit of space between seats. If your walker is collapsible it might fit. Not the…

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Hi Ash:

I use a foldable manual chair and can get around a room without it. In March 2023, my husband and I stayed at the Maronuchi hotel next to Tokyo station

https://marunouchi.metropolitan.jp/

i did not request an accessible room and I still had room to keep my chair folded.

The hotel is literally next to Tokyo station which is linked to…

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Seconding @joshgrisdale on the share ability of a hotspot. I travelled with my husband and we could both use our phones and tablets from it.

I have rented a WiFi hotspot in Japan twice and I think it’s totally worth it. We used it mostly for maps and if we needed to translate anything.

I used Japan wireless: https://www.japan-wireless.com/en

you pick it up at the airport and then drop it off in the mail on your way home. Couldn’t have been easier.

have a wonderful trip!