Home alone in Tokyo

Our Tokyo days were numbered and my friend and me decided to spend our last day in Japan separately. He wanted to go back to Nakano Broadway, I wanted to see LaQua, an amusement park on top of a mall.

Tactile pavement in Tokyo

Thanks to the station guards at the different train stations I felt safe, knowing they would help me get on and off the train. I left the hotel, thrilled by the thought of being on my own in one of the world's biggest cities. After I arrived at the Tokyo Dome I had a steamed bun filled with red bean paste for breakfast.

Steamed bun

Then I explored LaQua and the mall, did some some souvenir shopping at Don Quijote, the famous Japanese discount store.

LaQua

Thunder Dolphin and Ferris Wheel

Afterwards I took a train to Ginza to do some clothes shopping. One last evening, one last Tonkatsu and there came our departure.

Tonkatsu

A smooth Japan Airlines flight brought us back to Europe.

Japan Airlines starter

That was about it. Our Japan adventure was over. Would I go back to Japan again? Visiting this fascinating country was an eye-opener for me. When it comes to accessibility but also and much more important when it comes to helpfulness. Never have I met more friendly people. Never was my disability and the handling of it so 'usual'.

JR train wheelchair space

I miss the land of vending machines for everything and anything!

Japanese vending machine

I miss clean accessible restrooms with warmed toilet seats, miss a perfectly functioning public transport system.

Accessible restroom

I miss delicious Japanese food that is more than 'just sushi' and I miss the Japanese people, that met me on an equal footing. Do I want to go back to Japan in the future? Yes, immediately please!

My friend and me on our way to Tokyo