> and i didn't mean to come off as too harsh. but i imagined someone reading your comment and being deeply discouraged (as i might have been, many years younger) when in reality tokyo has possibly one of the best and most accessible subway systems in the world.

Fair point. And I should apologize for being a bit snarky in response -- I get prickly when accused of "disinformation".

I admit that I'm used to the US ADA version of things, and that colors my views. But yeah, by the standards of the rest of the world, that's probably a pretty high bar.

> (and don't get me started on NYC, which is just wheelchair-hostile.)

Oh, definitely.