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    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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    debsydubs39 and Patty
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  • Use of portable "stadium seat" at event venues?

    Our party of four adults will be visiting Japan in April 2026. My 75 year old mother has mobility issues and upright seating needs following back surgery. She can walk shorter distances with a cane, but will use a wheelchair or scooter for longer distances (we will rent something while in Japan). My question, however, is about seating… we…

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    • Hello

      Glad you are finding our site helpful.

      While I have not seen something like this myself, I cannot see it being an issue. I found similar ones for home use

      I know that @wilgo helps out a lot with people going to sumo and other events, perhaps he can comment?

    • Accessibility in restaurants

      I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user – I can stand and walk with canes but steps and stairs are hard for me. Any tips for finding wheelchair accessible restaurants (aside from the info on Accessible Japan) and if a restaurant is too small to navigate with a wheelchair, it is ok/safe to leave my wheelchair outside the restaurant while I just use…

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      • Several site are able to search such as https://r.gnavi.co.jp/city/chiba/cwtav2860000/kods00180/rs/?character=KODS00181

        And also restaurant search by google map have information about accessibility by wheelchair

        I’m wheelchair friendly taxi near Narita airport, I could help to find restaurants following your requirements

        • As you saw the Accessible Japan info, I guess you saw how to filter for accessible options on Gurunavi. WheeLog is a great option for researching restaurants in your vicinity, but as it is crowdsourced it may not have a lot of places.

          Tabelog released an English app recently. However, I can’t download it since it isn’t available in the App…

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      • Luggage Transfer to & from Airport and Tokyo to Osaka

        We arrive in March…has anyone used the Luggage Transfer service from airport to hotel/vice versa and between Tokyo and Osaka?

        We arrive at 6pm and from the research I have done it seems that if we use the Luggage service we may not get our luggage till the next day? Is this correct?

        Thanks

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        • Hello. Yes, that is correct. It depends on the location, but generally, if you leave your luggage at that time, it will usually arrive the day after the next day, even in major cities.

          • Yeah from what I’ve been reading you have to be ok without that bag for 2 days. Just pack concisely and use a bag that is easy for you to carry or pull. Army roll your clothes so you can fit it all in one bag so you can keep all of your stuff handy. Unless you are going for two weeks or more and you have another bag to use for the first few days.

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