Member Josh Grisdale
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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.
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Thank you Josh! We’re going there too so I really appreciate you sharing!
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Hello all!
In planning your trip to Japan, what have been your biggest challenges? (Not on the ground once you got here, but in the planning stage before coming.)
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Hi Josh
For us the most time consuming before arriving – and leaving – was dealing with the one airline.
Although the service was fabulous just trying to get the power wheelchair gate checked and returned to the plane upon arrival took me months of time to get approvals.
When we left on the same airline through Osaka and Haneda the staff took…
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The hotels. Planning the wheelchair accessibility was time consuming and on the arrival some of the hotels didn’t meet the descriptions. In one it was impossible to enter the bathroom (it was only one night so I used an exterior one) and in another it was impossible to enter the room so we had to change it! People always very nice and helpful…
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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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