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Reply to Takayama Inari Shrine
Looking to the Gmaps photos, it looks like this is concrete everywhere, lucky !
I asked if alternate paths exist everywhere stairs are present.
I’ll keep you in touch.
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Reply to Takayama Inari Shrine
Hello Stéphane,
Bonjour de France 😅
I asked to the shrine by email and I am waiting for a reply !
Often slopes are not concretes and at best gravel roads. Is it ik too?
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Hello all,
we continue gathering informations about Northern Japan and what we can do there with my electric wheelchair. We found a nice shrine near Aomori that seems really amazing, but we have some difficulties finding accessibility informations. It is said that it is difficult because of gravel and steep slopes. But it should not be a…
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Hello, Guys. I am considering the possibility of solo traveling to japan in a wheelchair. I have traveled alone before, but never internationally. My biggest concern, as you can imagine, is my wheelchair breaking, so I would like to know if there is any type of insurance or other type of company that could provide help in an emergency like…
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Sounds like a great adventure – but totally understand the concern.
I’m not aware of any insurance, but emergency repairs can happen. It would depend on your wheelchair though. Can you share the type?
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Boa noite Vinicius, tudo bem?
Josh just told me about your post and I couldn’t help but notice you mentioned that you have a Brazilian chair? I am edging ever closer to needing to purchase a new chair myself, here in RS. Do you have any recommendation for me? I am a manual wheelchair user. Which brand is the best here, would you say? I have…- View 1 reply
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Another person (@John in Japan) asked a tandem question, so I hope this will help us both: I use a cane and have chronic hip and back pain so hikes, steep hills, and ice are problems. Can anyone advise if sidewalks and paths are icy in January in rural and semi-rural Japan? I will be transiting between Kamakura, Fujinomiya, Gujo-Hachiman,…
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Going to ask @joanp to jump in on this one as he is an onsen expert and been to more rural areas.
For the cane it unfortunately may very well come down to being case-by-case where some places understand and others don’t. I’m not sure if you speak Japanese or not, but you may want to prepare something to explain your need and offer to wash it.…
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