Member Stephane DEFREYNE
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flying in Japan with power wheelchair - timing before next plane
Hello all,
we plan to go back from Kagoshima to Haneda airport by plan with ANA, which is 3 times cheaper and faster than with Shinkansen.
We should board in Kagoshima at 7 PM on Oct 31 and land at Haneda at 9 pm Oct 31. Our next flight for France take off at 1 AM Nov 1, so 4 hours after we arrived at Haneda.
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Hello all,
we continue gathering informations about Northern Japan and what we can do there with my electric wheelchair. We found a nice shrine near Aomori that seems really amazing, but we have some difficulties finding accessibility informations. It is said that it is difficult because of gravel and steep slopes. But it should not be a…
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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,… - Load More
