Is Tokyo Metro accessible to people with movement disabilities?

Question

A friend of mine will be travelling to Tokyo for a week or two, and since she has a certain movement disability, she was concerned whether the Tokyo Metro has appropriate accessibility facilities (lifts, escalators, step-free access, accessible ticket machines, gap-less train access). I already found out from the website that priority seats are available.

I wasn't able to find anything about this on the Tokyo Metro website, and Wikipedia isn't much help either.

So, my question consists of three parts:

• Is the Tokyo Metro accessible to disabled persons?
• Are accessibility facilities available at each station?
• What facilities, specifically, are available?

As a bonus, additional information about accessibility in Tokyo will be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

Can only answer question no 1 & 2 :

1. Tokyo Metro is accessible for the disabled.

   Maps of World claims that "In the Tokyo Subway, there are special wheel chair access arrangements and ticket counters for the disabled passengers"

   

2. Seems that not all stations support accessibility for disabled persons, even for major stations like Shibuya and Shinjuku.

There is also a website dedicated for giving information about travelling in japan for disabled people.

Answer 2

In Tokyo and all arround Japan you don't need to worry to travel as a handicaped person. Even if the station has no facilities for disabled all staff persons will help you to access where you need inside the metro or inside train stations. Yes, there are limited places where you can manage alone all, but don't worry, in Japan in the metro or train you are not alone.