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I was based in Ginza Tokyo, we visited Osaka twice on the Shinkansen, Shibuya Crossing on the Ginza Line. Personally I preferred the mobility scooter, I also had my manual wheelchair with me for use at the airports which I used on two days out where my scooter was tricky to manage. What I did find was that their lowered/accessibility kerbs…

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51,720 yen which is around £266 GBP. It’s been a great week scooter for getting around. Robust, sturdy, comfortable and even a whole day at Universal Studios the charge only went down to 42%.

Thanks so much for all the information. No rush as I’m not going until October next year but can you give me a rough cost please? Preferably in Australian but if in Japanese I’ll work it out.

If it’s ok I’d love to hear what places you can’t access with a scooter. I’m so scared of going. There are 6 others going on the same trip but they are…

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That is so helpful, thanks! I’m most nervous about the bus I think. Ironic when it’s the most ‘normal’ mode of transport out of the lot.

Hi!

You can go on all parts of it! The only part that is a bit “tight” is the cable car but even so I have no problem in my Invacare power wheelchair.

I wrote about it here:

https://www.accessible-japan.com/places/japan/kanagawa-1/hakone/attractions/hakone/