Hello,
I’m currently saving and preparing to travel to japan for 1 month around September/October 2023.
As the title says I am handicapped, in which I need help with some basic stuff. I am also wheelchair bound, which means I can’t walk or even stand on my own.
I’ve searched a lot of handicapped travel websites to see if I could find an organised trip to japan for handicapped people, but I couldn’t find any. They go to a lot of different places, but not japan it seems… which Is really sad
I don’t have anyone to go with me to help me. My mother is willing to go with if I don’t find anyone, but she doesn’t really want to go. And as we all know, a Japan trip is really expensive. I feel bad to have her pay a lot of money for a trip she doesn’t really want to take.
Do any of you know maybe an organisation or some other way that I can go to japan with help?
Or any other helpfull handicapped and accesabillity that is in japan?
[Edit: the care I need is mostly personal care. Getting dressed, bathing and such things]
I really appriciate anything
Thank you for reading!
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This website is just what you need: https://www.accessible-japan.com
Is it nursing-care level of assistance that you need, or more just someone to guide and show you around and help you on and off transit?
It might be worth hiring someone over there to provide these services, but it’s hard to know what to recommend without knowing exactly what level of assistance you require.
Since you’re completely wheelchair bound, it will be prudent to assume that a lot of attractions that will work best for you will be more modern ones, within the city centres. Several neighbourhoods in Tokyo are wheelchair friendly, but not all, and same with Kyoto.
Sorry that i may not be much of a help but i would suggest visiting Tokyo, because i have been there a few times and i’ve seen that there are a lot of wheelchair friendly places to visit, i have even seen quite a few locals on wheelchair taking trains and moving around so i guess it wouldn’t be an issue. Your travel might be restricted within the city but Tokyo has a lot to offer. As for hotel, you might need to prepare to spend a bit more because you will need a bigger room to accommodate your movements.
As for personal care, i’m not too sure on this but i think it will be great to have someone to travel with you.
All the best in working out your itinerary and i hope you will enjoy your visit to Japan!
You may find that specific service difficult to arrange from inside Japan, however you could check with Carer facilities in your home country. I worked for an company that provided personal care services to both aged/less able people and one of the rarer services that we offered was ‘vacation assistance’. The designated carer travelled with the client on their vacation and provided all necessary care from personal (showering/dressing) through to help with transportation etc. The downside is that it is very expensive as you need to not only pay a fixed daily rate for the carer, but you also need to pay for all of their travel expenses also (flights/motel/transport/food).
If you know someone living in Japan you may very well be able to hire a carer for a few hours in the mornings just to help you shower and dress etc but I’m guessing this will be very difficult without a local person or at least someone who can speak Japanese in order to find/communicate with any relevant companies to find one suitable/that has English speaking carers (assuming you don’t speak Japanese fluently ..if you do, that’s one less hurdle)