Member Stephane DEFREYNE
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Reply to Northern Japan in summer
We are frightened by news coming from Japan about heavy rain and floodings, is this common each summer ? Everywhere ? Or just this year ? Is is this buzz from journalists ? Is there any real risk (with an electric wheelchair)?
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Hello, we plan to visit North Japan in summer 2026, so we try to gather informations about some cities we would like to visit : Aomori and Hakodate mainly, and maybe Sapporo. We already experimented Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and even Miyajima with absolutely no difficulies, so is it easier in northern cities ?
I found some old informations about… -
Reply to Advice about travelling with some mobility issues in Japan
Hi Trish,
I confirm that your travel agency is telling lies.
I’m an Belgian electric wheelchair user, and went 2 times in Japan.
This is the most wheelchair-friendly country I ever visited, and I used almost all the ways of travelling : metro, train, bus, adapted van, boat… You have to find hotels with a lift, but there are plenty of them,… -
Reply to Landing in Japan and trains schedule
Hello,
from my personal experience, don’t be stressed too much about timings and seats availability in the Shinkansen. Trains in Japan are very efficient, so the help for wheelchair users is efficient too. If you have 2 hours between landing and taking the train, it seems in fact comfortable.
The main difference with express trains in Europe is… -
Reply to Shinkansen and Limited express trains - Wheelchair Seats
Hello,
we are coming back to Japan in late october.
Last year, we went to Tokyo station to book 1 wheelchair space ticket + 1 companion seat for several Shinkansen journeys, about 1 week before the travels. Do you think we can keep this method this year for booking wheelchair seats, or do you think we would reserve them 1 month before using the…
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