A recent post on social media has started a public conversation about how hard it is to use public transportation with twins in a double stroller. To get perspective on the issue, this writer decided to accompany a mother raising twin babies as she went shopping with them.
In late January, I accompanied Minami Yamamoto when she went shopping in Tokyo. The 28-year-old company employee is raising 10-month-old twin boys, named Shinshi and Uou.
With the baby boys strapped in, I followed Yamamoto as she pushed her double stroller toward a subway station. The stroller is 71.5 centimeters wide, slightly wider than an electric wheelchair. It weighs more than 30 kilograms including essential baby supplies, which is too heavy for many parents to lift by themselves.
