Member Josh Grisdale
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Reply to Companion/ disability pass
Japan has ones from municipality/city you live in.
An international version would be a great idea!
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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.
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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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