the day I did this, I went to the airport (narita airport) and found a badges service that hold luggage's for a fee. they ask me a few question and told me how much it would cost when I return to pick it up. it cost me like 10,000 yen.What did you do with your luggage? Locker at the station?
the day I did this, I went to the airport (narita airport) and found a badges service that hold luggage's for a fee. they ask me a few question and told me how much it would cost when I return to pick it up. it cost me like 10,000 yen.
I think he's off by a factor of 10. I'd expect overnight baggage service to be about Y1000. BTW for those who don't know, it's common & convenient to send luggage to the airport directly from your home/hotel using a delivery service (takyuubin). It's relatively inexpensive and can be a lifesaver (like when you have young kids, strollers, and a lot of excess luggage due to a wife who bought loads of crap to take out of the country).For this money you could have rented a hotel room just for your suitcase, sleep in the park, take a shower in your suitcase's hotel room, and still have money left for a nice breakfast
I think he's off by a factor of 10. I'd expect overnight baggage service to be about Y1000. BTW for those who don't know, it's common & convenient to send luggage to the airport directly from your home/hotel using a delivery service (takyuubin). It's relatively inexpensive and can be a lifesaver (like when you have young kids, strollers, and a lot of excess luggage due to a wife who bought loads of crap to take out of the country).
I think he's off by a factor of 10. I'd expect overnight baggage service to be about Y1000. BTW for those who don't know, it's common & convenient to send luggage to the airport directly from your home/hotel using a delivery service (takyuubin). It's relatively inexpensive and can be a lifesaver (like when you have young kids, strollers, and a lot of excess luggage due to a wife who bought loads of crap to take out of the country).
Actually, surprisingly, storage is not incredibly expensive. I'm looking into temporary storage options and didn't get the sticker shock I expected. Here's a place I'm looking at using for some things I need to put away for a few months: シーズン用品保管｜トランクルーム、貸し倉庫のプライベートBOXI had a feeling he was off by a factor of 10 just because of the difference on what I would expect such a service to cost in the US and what he stated it costed there in Japan. I thought maybe space really is that valued in Japan since I had never been there. With current rates though that would put it at about $82.18 USD at the current rate compared to $8.22 USD if he did include one too many 0's.
Two quick comments:
a) Nagoya is under rated
b) Many AirBNB places are not legal in Japan meaning if anything goes wrong, you have no insurance.
Yes, I quite agree, but many insurance policies do not cover illegal activities. If even one person actually checks their insurance and prevents a problem, then that is a good outcome. My comment was specifically related to possible claims arising from problems with the accommodation, not the wider coverage for things like health, flights, lost items etc.As a traveler I think that would be up to the person's health and/or travel insurance arranged in his own country.
Yes, I quite agree, but many insurance policies do not cover illegal activities. If even one person actually checks their insurance and prevents a problem, then that is a good outcome. My comment was specifically related to possible claims arising from problems with the accommodation, not the wider coverage for things like health, flights, lost items etc.
b) Many AirBNB places are not legal in Japan meaning if anything goes wrong, you have no insurance.
Definitely a relevant point that most people wouldn't even consider as a risk. Something to consider.If my raising this as an issue is not considered relevant, then people are similarly entitled to ignore my comments/advice/observations.
I made a specific inquiry with the insurance company that I use to see if they had an opinion or definitive policy or approach where someone knowingly uses a service provided illegally and what would happen if someone needed to make a claim because of that
There are some interesting reports on different aspects of the law locally in Japan as it applies to hotels and AirBNB specifically.