Comments on: Accessible Tokyo http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/07/accessible-tokyo/ About Tokyo for travelers, visitors, and residents. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/07/accessible-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Shane Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:49:18 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/accessible-tokyo/#comment-435 Taro, I don't disagree that being on crutches would make traversing Tokyo very challenging. People in crowded train stations tend to be very single minded about getting where they are going and if you hesitate, on crutches or not, there is a good chance that you will get bumped. Whether it is intentional is up for debate. Taro, I don’t disagree that being on crutches would make traversing Tokyo very challenging. People in crowded train stations tend to be very single minded about getting where they are going and if you hesitate, on crutches or not, there is a good chance that you will get bumped. Whether it is intentional is up for debate.

]]> By: Taro http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/07/accessible-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Taro Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:28:20 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/accessible-tokyo/#comment-412 Tokyo is "ok" for the blind, a pain from those in wheelchairs, but it's hell if you are on crutches. DO. NOT. COME. (In the past 20 years living in Japan, crushing braindead hoards of salarymen have tried to push me down stairs and off train platforms at least once a week. Survival hint: Always slug 'em first to wake 'em up.) Tokyo is “ok” for the blind, a pain from those in wheelchairs, but it’s hell if you are on crutches. DO. NOT. COME.

(In the past 20 years living in Japan, crushing braindead hoards of salarymen have tried to push me down stairs and off train platforms at least once a week. Survival hint: Always slug ‘em first to wake ‘em up.)

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