It makes me happy to think that there are foreigners who love Japan like you do. Recently, a foreigner called Thomas Lockly did something very serious and quickly became a famous foreigner in Japan, and Japanese people reacted to his many comments about Japan and wrote two songs called Yasuke isn't to blame and The sin of Thomas Lockly. So when I see someone like you who loves Japan, I feel relieved from the bottom of my heart. I feel relieved and moved from the bottom of my heart when I see someone like you who loves Japan.

With our kid and the baby car, we struggle a lot, finding elevators is always difficult as there are often not enough or people who don't need them use them. I often end up carrying the baby car with my kid inside down the stairs. Not the safest thing to do, but can save up to 10 minutes.

Curb cuts aren't mandated in Japan? America did something good? Great, America's going to remove curb cuts. Ain't no way they're going to keep that W.

Fantastic video, Emma, I'm so sorry for all you've been through. I have invisible disabilities that don't require a wheel chair, so I don't have that perspective -- I really appreciate you sharing your experiences. I think I went 'oh, my god, of course!' about four times during this video, especially about asking before touching a wheel chair, and all the reasons why it's important to do so. Really appreciate again you sharing your experiences, and it's something I'll carry forward.

Sometimes I think Japan has cultural autism when I hear stories like this

The sinks are for a new Mother carrying a baby.There is a folding bed to change the diaper,sink to wash the butt omg...In your right there is baby chair attached to wall secure the Baby while the new Mother using the the toilet.Some disable Person using diapers or medical equipment attache to the body and wash it to the bigger sink and they use the bed too...Love your post there is a disable Person toiler too on Bullet Train.

Person in wheelchair: “Pls, Im not a shopping cart.”

ID TOWN, whaaaaat ??? Oh Mid town, with a silent M

is "expensive" in the room with us right now?

Feeling not disabled enough is definitely a thing! As well as the guilt when using services that are created exactly for people like you. It’s the internalized ableism. I still struggle with that even with “official” diagnoses. Wishing you well on your recovery.

3:44 66 bucks out of pocket ROLTFLMAO yeah I live in America

$75 dollars sound so nice ..... meanwhile it would cost an arm and a leg in America 😢 Ugh ..

for once a person talking about stuff like this. i always wondered how people in wheel chairs or other issue can do other countries cause no one talks about it

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I am keen to watch this, I always assumed japan in a whole would be unaccessable, then i saw a film which showed a lot is more accessable than i expected so I would like to see real life

Thank you from a wheelchair ♿️ user and I like to go to Japan 🇯🇵 on day 😊😊

Yeeeesh what an ordeal 😳 That really sucks.

I'm so sorry that you went through all of this. I think this is a really helpful video though to help people who have never used a wheelchair to learn what not to do. Losing our autonomy can be awful for mental health and I'm sorry you dealt with that. I'm interested as to whether the Loxoprofen helped you at all? I've been given it for another health reason but I've found it has almost no pain relief effects on me. How has it been for you?

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Really baffled by the orthopaedic management here

イタリア人じゃないけどマンマミーア!

Japan has a severe inferiority complex bc they don't care for the elderly and disabled. Japan doesn't treat it's citizens well. Have you seen the elderly homeless videos? They are like turtles locked in their shell. How you treat the elderly and disabled shows your compassion and character. Japan is infamous for it's cruelty to fulfill goals. They view the disabled like pariah. They believe in eugenics bc they view them as a blight to their gene pool. The disabled ARE THE GODS.

Why is Emma in a Squid Game outfit for the ambulance... Sucks it happened, but thank you for making a great video.

❤sending you some healing energy. It can take so long for feet/ankles to heal. Not quite the same as a foot ankle, but I had meniscus tear repair surgery on my knee and then visited my son in Osaka. So many stairs!!! We had a difficult time finding the elevators at the train stations. So much of life in Japan is walking in large crowded areas. Hoping you get some helpful doctors in Australia. Have fun visiting your family.

So sorry about your foot emma hope you recover quickly

Bent my knee last year, had to walk on crutches for quite a while. Had always to keep the balance between my desired walking distance and what my shoulders and arms where able to support.Thank god I´m better now and crouches stowed away in the basement ;) By the way crutches where around 12.000 Yen to buy, rental would have been roughly the same (Hamburg / Germany). For local trains, I dont think there is any support available as most stations are unmanned. Not all stations have elevators, but they are working on it. And not all stations have step- free access from platform to train. So I think general accessability situation in Japan is better. ⛩

Just found your channel and just subscribed ❤🥳

I had to use a cane as my foot doesn’t work or get enough blood flow. That was hard. You rock!!

As a person who is fortunate enough to not have to allocate much energy when encountering these sorts of physical and social barriers, this was such an enlightening video. Lots of great perspectives and lessons for anyone watching to take seriously, whether in Japan or not. I really appreciate the physical, mental, social, and creative effort that you put in to making this video to encourage more empathy in all your viewers’ hearts…especially mine!

Glad to hear that you are doing better than when you first got your injury. Hoping things continue to improve for you (in a good way)! Hopefully you'll get your full range of motion back in your foot (or at least as much as you can with said injury). Just take things one day at a time! You got this!

If you’re ever in a wheelchair again, gloves help a ton. I use bike gloves whenever I need to rent a wheelchair. It 1, eliminates the pain, and 2, improves your grip so you can maneuver better, especially up and down hills. I’m sorry you had to experience so many of the negative parts of having a (temporary) disability, but it’s also really nice to hear your experiences as someone permanently disabled. It really is just like you’re describing. Every new interaction is another process of having to explain what’s okay or not because disabled people aren’t typically considered by society. The guilt is a constant struggle. But Tokyo sounds much more accessible than many cities.

This sounds like such a nightmare I'm sorry, but your retelling of the shinkansen wheelchair was so funny

When I was in Japan I worked at a care facility and the first thing we did was a 2 weeks course on how to push a wheelchair. That was one of the most valuable and well spent time of my life

There's a woman named Yuriko Oda who has a channel that goes through what it's like to live in Japan in a wheelchair. She made an app called Wheelog which maps out accessible locations across Japan.

Ah, the lack of control and the immense guilt that comes with using wheelchairs. I use one that looks like a go kart, but I can walk short distances, and I feel awful using it and things like mobility parking. Having to depend on a walking stick from age 27 was big sticking point for me - all the things are advertised for the elderly...I’m not there yet!!

lol being told a CT scan will be very expensive maybe you want to go to a hospital closer to your home. and it's $66 US, god I hate American Healthcare

37:46 Gosh, I thought you said said you were looking into getting some "insults". I thought, that's not very nice. 😮 Hope you fully recover soon. ❤

Hey Emma, Thanks for this. It came at a time where I was able to see some shows while I was i Tokyo. It was super helpful.

*HUGS* I fractured my foot back in 2021....was in a boot for 2 and a half months. I had to learn how to walk in said boot in winter, and then once I was out of the boot, I had to relearn how to walk properly. Because of where I had fractured it, I was very unstable walking for several months (probably should have had some sort of PT now that I think of it). It still gives me hell sometimes when the weather is really bad.

3:34 as an American, when you said 10,000 I was thinking that’s about right, but then I wasn’t thinking about the yen and then you converted it for me 😂 and you said $66 I started laughing so hard😂 that’s cheaper than usually a ER copayment here in America. They’re usually like $75 now. And then they charge you US$10,000 for that scan. 😂

Sorry to laugh but damn, not you letting Jesus take the wheel on that hill lmao gurrrrrl 🤣🤣🤣

I have EDS disability and can’t use crutches at all so sometimes I need a wheelchair at big walking places so I totally get it - I also broke my ankle years ago - sorry u went threw all this

Didn't the chair had a cushion for pressure relief? 😅, bless you that you recovered, bless the wheelchair users because that's a real struggle in some places and environment, but they prevail and move forward despite the struggle, they're their own heroes 🫡👏 lots of love and appreciation also for sharing your experience

disabled bathroom is the best thing ever, ive been using crutch for 4 years until now cause motorcycle accident, and i relate to all the things you said and ive amazed how hard it is for disabled people its open a new perspective and i really respect them more now (i respect them before but i dont know its that hard you should never underestimated how hard it is), anyways get well soon emma we will wait for your recovery and you know we love you

sorry to hear you broke your foot. Upside, it made a great subject for a video.

I definitely know your pain with not being able to sit on the knees since I have hypermobility, I find that making most of the bows solely at the hips helps a little bit, and rotating the ankles slightly inward rather than outward makes it easier

Love this video... I use a wheelchair full time and went to Japan for about 30 days just a few months ago. Coming from the US/New York City, Tokyo's accessibility, in terms of trains/subways, was so seamless and enabling/self affirming for me [using the subway in NYC is wildly inaccessible/impossible for me]. Even with my kindergartener level Japanese, it was so easy to get around and everyone was so kind. I learned certain lines [ex. Ginza] generally had small gaps/curbs and was able to take those trains/lines without any assistance at all [since it does get annoying having to wait and my electric chair can easily manage]. Also had many instances of older people spotting me / knowing I was coming to the elevator and would hold it for us. 10000% the bane of my existence are those one step cafes/stores... Next visit I need to find one of those train slopes to bring with me maybe 🤔 P.S. There is a online community/site called tabifolk that Josh Grisdale has and is a great resource for any accessibility questions re: traveling to Japan.

$66 for a CT scan!?!?!?!? I wish. (USA resident).

Commenting again cause I finished watching but I had a back injury that left me bed ridden and temporarily disabled and I will always be grateful to have recovered and have the outmost respect and love for disabled people for putting up with a world that still makes things hard for them. I am now super hyper aware and help as much as I can if and when needed. I know this experience made you cry and humbled you even as humble as you already where, like it did with me ❤

Oh god I feel with you. I have a herniated disc atm and for the first week I could not move at all. Going to the toilet was a mission. When you said you got up the stairs on your butt.. I can imagine! We recently moved from a apartment with an elevator to one that doesn't, and it took me ages to get up the stairs, on all fours 😭😅 Luckily I have a boyfriend who has been caring for me. I'm impressed how you handled everything by yourself! Thanks for sharing ❤