2013年6月7日金曜日

D.R. rocks on.


In fact, traveling in Japan maybe hard for the disabled people. But you can find many things which inspire you across the country.



WHEN?


avoid summer and The monsoon season.


The summer, it can be very hot, the high temperature takes your energy away. You will be exhausted in your 

Wheel chair.


The monsoon season, it gets rainy every day. As you know, The rain brings you lots of trouble when you are away.


The spring, it is the best season to visit this courtly. The mild temperature and stable weather take you wherever you want. The beautiful cherry blossoms are full on this time of a year. You will see the locals having "hanami"parties all over the country.


The autumn, maybe not as special as the spring. You can see the leaves go red and yellow in the mountains. In addition, the foodies can experience the best local food in season. Mushrooms and some types of fish (pikes, mackerels) are highly recommended to try. On the other hand, typhoons occur in the south. You must watch weather forecast while you are traveling.


The winter, it`s pretty cold, it can gets so much snow in the mountains and the north. The wheel chair users should stay away from black clouds. This sever season is often said as the best time to visit the temples and the shrines because of its solemnities. 



HOW


Train, It is the best options to go around. There are two types of train operators( JR and the other private operators) The famous bullet train(Shinkansen) belongs to JR.


Bus, night buses are economical and time saving, while local are buses are useless.


Ship, should be good to travel down south Okinawan islands.


Air, quick to travel, there are a couple of LCCs nation wide.


For those who are disabled. Since traveling is one of the toughest missions, I urge you to have some one to accompany with.



Accommodations


There are several types of accommodations, they roughly cost you ¥3000-¥20000

(the most of accommodations have lack of awareness.

The newly built premises are relatively more useful for disable people.


The western typed hotels are more useful than the Japanese typed accommodations(ryokan)


Some cheaper accommodations can be found in the large cities.


I recommend you to book a room or a bed before you go, and ask them how accessible as well as how useful for disable people.



Food


You will find various types of food in this country, you should try local dishes such as rarmen noodles,

The rarmen noodles are very popular and specialized.



Night outs


Izakaya and nomiya are the places you have to be, they serve you alcohol and food that well suits drinks.

Over all, izakaya and nomiya are cheep to hang. Those places are not ideal to try in your wheel chair.

I recommend you to buy some beers at the convenience stores to enjoy yourself in your hotel room.  

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