Hi,
together with my friend, I will travel to Tokyo and arrive on the afternoon of the 31st of December, and leave on January 6th. My friend will stay in a good hotel in the central Toranomon district of Tokyo.
My friend recently broke his leg, he can only slowly walk with crutches and will have a wheelchair. So we need someone to push him around in the wheelchair during the day, and who can help him change his clothes.
Where can we find such a caretaker? We can pay the caretaker in cash.
We are also interested in a big private taxi (e.g., a Mercedes Sprinter type van) that is wheelchair accessible. The taxi should be available at any time during the day for us when we decide to drive somewhere in Tokyo. Where can we find such a private driver?
Thanks in advance!
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If you need a caretaker at such a short notice during holiday period, you’d probably want to cancel or delay your trip. Note that you would need to hire multiple caretakers due to worktime restrictions.
> We can pay the caretaker in cash.
You don’t want to do this. In fact, you should go through a proper agency, because illegally employing someone may get you in significant legal trouble (as in detention and deportation).
With regard to hiring private taxi – there is [Wilgo](https://odekakeoffice.jp/en/service/) or [Fujikotsu](https://www.fujikoutsu.com/en/). If you need a private driver, your rates will be even higher than hiring a cab company – and restriction on working time apply.
I would probably try and call some of the top hotels in Tokyo and see if they’re connected to such services. You could also try some travel agencies that organize trips for wealthy people.
I personally don’t think you can organize this on such a short notice and even if you could, it will cost you a boatload of money.
I’ve never heard of such a service here.
I googled in Japanese and the best I found was a tour agency specializing in trips for physically disabled people. You have to book a tour through them; they just don’t consult or direct you to services.
https://www.his-barrierfree.com/
Here’s a Tokyo government guide that includes info on “barrier free” access; https://www.sangyo-rodo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tourism/accessible/
If you can’t push him, he’s probably better off delaying the trip.
Can you pay 30k yen a day?
Pay me the cost of the ticket, hotel, and food with some on top and I’ll do it haha
For your information
Accessible Japan
https://www.accessible-japan.com/
Why help him change clothes? Also bad timing for a trip everything is closed?
was that one of your friends you went skiing with?
I would suggest postponing your trip until the leg isn’t broken to save loads and loads of cash.
Driver there’s that one firm with all the Alphards that everyone uses.