A friend of mine is coming to Japan with her family. Since her grandmother will also be with them and there’s a lot of walking involved when traveling around Japan, my friend would like to rent a wheelchair. This way, it won’t be as tiring for her grandmother to go around as it can be.
Does anyone have any tips regarding this? Thanks!
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A few years ago I used http://www.ido-support.com/english/wchair.html to rent out a wheelchair for my elderly father.
The wheelchair was delivered right to our first hotel (we had informed out hotel beforehand though) shortly after we checked in and we simply had our last hotel send the wheelchair back at the end of the trip (it came with in some sort of delivery softshell and all the documentation to send it back).
Overall, very good experience and it was fairly inexpensive in opinion.
Lots of options.
https://healthrent.duskin.jp/products/kurumaisu/index.html
https://www.wheelchair88.jp/rental/1702/
https://www.kaigo-rental.com/SHOP/25046/list.html
Other than renting a wheelchair from a rental company for the duration of the trip, you may be able to find wheelchairs available at places such as airports, shopping centers, department stores, museums, tourist centers, and amusement parks. So if you need a wheelchair at any of these places, you may want to look into that ahead of time. Most of the time rental is free. Of course, availability may be limited.
As for getting to and from places on a wheelchair, taxi would probably be your best option. Specifically, the larger size taxis that are equipped for passengers on wheelchairs. Trains can get very crowded on the weekday during the early morning and evenings, making it difficult getting on and off. Especially express trains and trains that stop at major train stations. So it’s best to avoid major train lines and express trains during these times. Local trains may be better in some situations. Also, buses can get crowded, too. Especially buses that are used by high school students. So those are a few things you may want to consider as well.