burta

I will be posting this on the Asia forum as well, but thought someone here might have some helpful information.

We will be disembarking a ship in Yokohama and would like to spend a few hours there without lugging our luggage around with us. Does anyone know if there is a storage place in the train station for luggage? Or, better yet, if there is a way to send the luggage from the train station direct to Haneda to meet us there?

Thanks for your help.

Leburta

jan47ete

There are delivery companies operating throughout Japan at reasonable rates. Companies include JALABC, Yamato Unyuu (Kuroneko), Sagawa Express. You can specify the date and time you’d like your bags to arrive at your destination up to 7 days after pick-up, making it a convenient way to send your bags and store them temporarily if necessary. You can send items from baggage forwarding service stations located at airports, in hotels or shopping malls, most convenience stores and supermarkets.

Prices range from about 1000yen to 5000yen per item depending on the size and they can deliver by the following day or two. Allow an extra day if sending to a remote area like Hokkaido and Okinawa.

When sending bags to and from the Airport, you should be able to receive your luggage on the same day. Prices are around 2000-4000yen depending on the operators and the destinations. If you want them to pick up your luggage in order to send it to the airport, usually you need to book 2-3days in advance and organise the pick up. Speak to your hotel concierge for more information.

Most Japan Rail (JR) train stations provide coin-operated lockers. They range in price from 300 yen (small) to 700 yen (large).

Yokohama City Air Terminal (Y-CAT), the city’s bus terminal, offers a cloakroom service for 720 yen per item per day. Located in lobby 2.

burta

Thank you for the information,
jan47ete!