{"id":40823,"date":"2024-10-16T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=40823"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T06:12:22","slug":"japan-train-luggage-forwarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/japan-train-luggage-forwarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan bullet trains: Luggage forwarding services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40823\" class=\"elementor elementor-40823\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a5c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a5c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelling on Japan&#8217;s Shinkansen high-speed rail network is not only one of the most efficient but also one of the most enjoyable ways to explore the country. Understanding the luggage regulations and utilising forwarding services makes the journey even more convenient.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2400d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2400d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe4a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Japan Rail (JR) introduced new luggage policies to ensure the comfort and safety of all passengers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These regulations <strong>apply to large suitcases on all Shinkanesen routes<\/strong>, including the three most popular with international travellers: Tokyo to Osaka (Tokaido Shinkansen), Osaka to Fukuoka (San\u2019yo Shinkansen), and Fukuoka to Kagoshima (Kyushu Shinkansen).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it\u2019s possible to reserve space for luggage on these routes, availability is limited. EXO Travel instead recommends <strong>utilising luggage forwarding services<\/strong>, known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">takuhaibin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to avoid the hassle of carrying large suitcases through train stations and onto the Shinkansen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn more about this service and the Shinkansen luggage policies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d99e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ba1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12ba1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa1d5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baa1d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/destinations\/japan\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8f7b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c8f7b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7671656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7671656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe00e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fe00e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c531bb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c531bb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe9142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fe9142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/luggage-chart-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/luggage-chart-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/luggage-chart-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/luggage-chart-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/luggage-chart.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f77ed elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2f77ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/partner\/partners-with-us\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Partner with EXO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e598b9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e598b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893fa0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893fa0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Luggage Restriction on Shinkansen routes<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On most shinkansen trains, including those that operate along the Golden Route, the following restrictions apply.\u00a0 Please note that when referring to the size of the cases, the centimetres reflects the sum of the height, width and length (depth) of the suitcase.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luggage under 160 cm in total dimensions (usually suitcases smaller than 21 inches) is permitted on board.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luggage over 250 cm in total dimensions (usually suitcases 29 inches or larger) are not allowed on board.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For luggage between 160 cm and 250 cm (such as 23-28 inch suitcases), travellers must reserve seats with oversized luggage spaces in advance. These spaces are limited, and EXO cannot guarantee availability. If travellers arrive without a reservation, they may incur extra charges or have difficulty storing their bags.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To mitigate any difficulties, EXO recommends guests travel with one main suitcase and a separate, smaller overnight bag. This will allow for easy use of the luggage forwarding services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15786cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15786cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c7cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87c7cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61672bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61672bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402196d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"402196d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f88b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f88b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Basics for Luggage Forwarding in Japan<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luggage forwarding services are an affordable and convenient alternative to carrying large bags onto Shinkansen.\u00a0 EXO does not offer an in-house service, however they are available at most hotels, airports, train stations and even convenience stores.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>How it works<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Along the Golden Route, travellers can arrange for luggage to be picked up directly from the hotel and dropped at the next hotel on the itinerary.\u00a0 EXO recommends informing the front desk upon check in so that arrangements can be made to send the luggage to the next destination.\u00a0 Alternatively, travellers can use luggage forwarding counters at train stations or convenience stores.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Timeframe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Most luggage forwarding services in Japan operate with a 24-48 hour delivery timeline, depending on the distance between the pickup and drop-off locations. For example, forwarding a bag from Tokyo to Kyoto usually takes two days, with guests needing an overnight bag for 1 night.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Affordability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Luggage forwarding in Japan is surprisingly affordable. The fee must be paid on the spot when dropping off the bag, with a typical cost being around 3000 JPY (approximately 20-25 USD) per piece.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44022f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a44022f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63bb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d63bb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Japan-shinkansen-luggage-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2d018 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f2d018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Japan travel inspiration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7648c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a7648c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6b2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc6b2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2694bd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2694bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8730e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8730e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exotravel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXO Travel <\/strong><\/a>is a premium Destination Management Company (DMC) providing bespoke travel solutions across a growing portfolio of global destinations. 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