Candee
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Hotel or Airbnb or any place to stay in Kyoto
I have a trip to Kyoto planned for March 31-April 4 and the only wheelchair accessible hotel is over $500/night. Can anyone help with reasonable accomodations? I only expect to sleep there and be out and about for the days. I don’t care if it is a bit on the outskirts if there is a subway station with an elevator nearby.
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We stayed at Hotel Emion in Kyoto, one local train stop away from Kyoto Station. It was less than $200/night a couple weeks ago. The station has an elevator and wider gate for wheelchair exit/entry. The hotel itself was wheelchair accessible. We stayed (family of 3) in a barrier-free room. You might ask them for pictures of it and see if it…
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Hello.☺️
I completely understand how you feel. However, this time of year is the busiest tourist season in Kyoto. Also, there are still relatively few wheelchair-accessible rooms in Japan. I don’t know which hotel you found, but did you find Granvia Kyoto or Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Sanjo? If you are planning to travel by public transport,…
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Maryland and Washington DC
Hi. I live in Maryland, between Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington DC. If you have questions about accessibility for most tourist attractions, I think I can guide you. I have lived in the area for 55 years so I have been around!
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I would love to know all about Maryland. Could you possibly tell me your top 3 accessible places to visit there?
Japan on my bucket list
Hi all. I enjoy travel and hubby and I are retired. He is able to walk a few yards but mostly uses a wheelchair when we travel. I am physically able to assist him, manage luggage, walk and push the chair. He has an electric chair for big outings. We have traveled Spain extensively as well as the US (home) but I have Japan on my bucket list.…
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I haven’t been to Japan but know that there are a few people who have expert knowledge of Japan
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Hi @CVI – great to have you in our community.
You can check out my website http://www.accessible-japan.com for the basics to help you get started, and then any questions you have, come and join us in the Japan group: https://www.tabifolk.com/accessible-travel-groups/japan/ ! - View more comments
