Coming to Tokyo for New Year’s Eve
What hotel should I stay in for the best views of Tokyo’s celebration of the new year? I would like my own bathroom with a bathtub. I am ok with them just putting a bench in a normal bathtub but I need to make sure that the door to the bathroom is 69cm or wider bc I cannot shrink my wheelchair. I understand a lot of handicapped bathrooms have…
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About Disneyland, website have explanations and video. It may help you. ahttps://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdr/bfree.html
Accessible Japan have hotel information.
I’m not sure best view of new year.
Normally Japanese visit temple such as Meiji Jingu.
I’m wheelchair friendly taxi near Narita airport.
If you visit Disney land from Tokyo hotel, I…
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I assume you mean the next new years and I’m not to late!
We have hotels listed on Accessible Japan but just a drop in the bucket… but it can be a good place to start. I may suggest getting a travel agent to help with booking hotels.
As for Disney, in general, the rule is that you must be able to evacuate by yourself in an emergency…
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Wheelchair or scooter?
When I travel abroad, I usually hire a scooter for outdoors and an electric wheelchair for indoors.
We are coming to Japan in September and will be staying in five different locations. This means moving a scooter and a wheelchair will probably be too hard.
So, I have rented a Whill model F.
Anybody know if this is suitable…
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It is designed for both indoor and outdoors and you see them frequently. No problems in restaurants (more than any other wheelchair anyway).
You may be able to rent an extra batter as well. Then less to worry about when going long distances.
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I run a taxi company in Osaka for people with disabilities. I also use Whill. I think the F model is a great, compact, and good model, but compared to the C2 model, it is significantly less capable of overcoming bumps and running on gravel roads. Kyoto’s shrines and temples have many gravel roads, so you may have some difficulty…
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My next professional trip to Japan
Hello from Paris (France)
As an accessible travel consultant working with a tour operator in France, I will be in Japan for a 10-day scouting trip from February 9 to 20. Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara are my three stops. It would be a pleasure to meet you if you would like to share your experiences, tips and tricks on accessibility, or anything else…
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Hi Marie,
Thank you for your message — I’d be happy to share what I can.
In Tokyo, I can recommend cultural experiences that let wheelchair users enjoy “Japan” comfortably (for example, traditional culture/hands-on activities that are accessible).
And in Kyoto and Nara, I can introduce English-speaking care taxis and professional caregivers if…
Repair wheelchair
Hej Hello, we arrived in Japan for 10+ days ago and my father’s wheelchair couldn’t handle all the bumps from the road so I wonder where we can repair the front (previously I wrote rear, but I meant the tiny front wheels) wheels or buy some new parts?
The wheels are pretty much bent and can barely take my father’s weight and the height of…
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Hi! I’m not sure whether we can repair your father’s wheelchair directly, but I can introduce places in Osaka where you may be able to rent a wheelchair or buy replacement parts / a new wheelchair.
If you need help, please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]
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What type of wheelchair? Likely @tak is your best option for getting connected in Osaka. There is also https://www.ngt-k.com/en/ in Osaka.
If it is just tightening some screws/bolts, or even patching a tire, often bicycle shops are kind enough to do little things.
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Norwegian
What are people’s thoughts and feelings about Norwegian Cruise lines and their accessibility?
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I’m in a wheelchair, and we cruised to the Norwegian Fjords a few years ago on a Cunard ship and had the most marvellous time. We had lots of options for dinner seatings; we could have eaten in about five different restaurants on board, each of which was spectacular! We only got off the ship once at Bergen and were fascinated by the…
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