Navigating Accessibility in Japan: Answering the Top Google Searches About Disability Access (Part 1) When planning any trip, having a comfortable and accessible place to stay is essential for an enjoyable experience. Imagine arriving at an exciting new destination only to find that your accommodation doesn’t meet your needs—frustrating, right? Read more…
Finding the perfect hotel in Japan can be challenging, especially when you have specific accessibility needs. While some hotels offer only one accessible room, others may have none. However, some hotels provide multiple accessible rooms and are truly setting the standard for inclusive tourism. In this blog post, we’ll explore Read more…
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics just two years away, Tokyo is scrambling to have enough hotel rooms for all the visitors expected to come to the events. For visitors with disabilities requiring an accessible hotel room, the search for a room was even harder as only hotels with Read more…
By Fiona T Konnichiwa! This post is long overdue since I was in Japan last summer. This is not my first time in Japan, but definitely my first in covering so many cities. From Tokyo, to Hirosaki (where we did a day trip to Aomori), then to Echigo-Yuzawa, then back to Read more…
While Japan does have rough guidelines for accessible hotel rooms, they are nowhere near as strict as the United States or Europe. Because of this, the “accessible rooms” listed by hotels can vary wildly – from huge spacious rooms with hospital like bathrooms, to rooms that are only slightly different Read more…