{"id":10634,"date":"2017-03-21T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T03:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonrider7.com\/?p=10634\/"},"modified":"2017-03-23T17:38:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T08:38:25","slug":"wheelchair-accessible-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/en\/2017\/03\/21\/wheelchair-accessible-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Right to Require Wheelchair User Customers to Pay More for Wheelchair Accessible Seats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10631\" src=\"https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC02715-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC02715-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC02715-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DSC02715-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other day, my friend recommended me to watch, a musical \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/theatre-orb.com\/english\/lineup\/20170401.html\">Singin\u2019 in the Rain<\/a>\u201d in Tokyo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I checked the online ticket service:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seat S: 13,000 JPY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seat A: 11,000 JPY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seat B: 9,000 JPY<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I purchased a seat B ticket as per my budget. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the purchase screen, I was told that I need to contact the information center after booking for wheelchair accessibility information. So I did. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Operator: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur wheelchair accessible seats are available only in seat S area. Would you pay for the price gap, 4,000JPY?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Mizuki:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe price gap is kinda huge. Isn\u2019t seat B really wheelchair accessible? If I can access close to my seat, I can transfer to a regular seat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Operator:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are some steps from the entrance to your seat in B. If you can go up those steps, you can still watch from your seat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Mizuki:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou decided to have wheelchair accessible seat in seat S only, not me. Why do I need to pay for the price gap just because I am in wheelchair?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Operator:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn this musical, we decided to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Mizuki:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have lived in the US, and I could purchase any tickets as per my budget and was guided to a wheelchair accessible seat every time without any additional charge. Can I please talk to your manager about this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Operator:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have announced the reply to other people in wheelchair, so we cannot do this just for you. We are sorry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was simply surprised. The issue, having wheelchair accessible seats only in seat S, should be resolved by the theater owner, not by customers in wheelchair. This is really outrageous!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wonder how I can change this unfair system and phenomenon in Japanese society which most people just accept the status quo even though it may be wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moonrider7.com\/en\/2017\/03\/22\/wheelchair-accessible-seats-2\/\">To be continued&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, my friend recommended me to watch, a musical \u201cSingin\u2019 in the Rain\u201d in Tokyo. After I purchased a ticket, on the purchase screen, I was told that I need to contact the information center after booking for wheelchair accessibility information. 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