Member Josh Grisdale
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Reply to Companion/ disability pass
In Japan residents are given disability certificates (with a photo like a passport) from their local municipality. This allows discounts at many places.
For foreign visitors, while they should get similar discounts at tourist attractions, we have found there have been discrepancies based on the facility’s policies or misunderstanding of staff…
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I went to Kamakura over the weekend and rode one of my favourite trains – Enoden.
Check out the accessibility of the train and stations here:
accessible-japan.com
Riding the Enoden Train in Kamakura in a Wheelchair – Accessible Japan
The Enoden railways a great way to get around Kamakura and Enoshima. There are a few points to keep in mind for wheelchair users. Read more about accessibility.
Lady Jo, alliejay and Pao5 Comments-
Thank you Josh! We’re going there too so I really appreciate you sharing!
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Reply to WHILL Mobility scooter/wheelchair hire
Great info, thank you for sharing!
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Reply to Northern Japan in summer
Hello,
As with any other country, the further you get from the big urban areas, the harder accessibility becomes.
I’ve been to Aomori (Hirosaki to see the castle), Hakodate, and Sapporo. Sapporo should be fine in the main city area as even when I was there 10+ years ago the trains and subway were accessible.
In Hirosaki, there were accessible…
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Reply to Help transfer in the plane (overweight)
There is a lift/hoist for airplanes called the Eagle lifter I think…
However, I have not heard of them in Japan. The staff will assist with lifting/transferring here though
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