Send Your Suitcase to the Airport (TA-Q-BIN)

Short answer: hand your suitcase to Yamato (a sales office, agency, some convenience stores, or hotel pickup) two days before your flight — three in some areas. It reaches the airport by the day before; collect it at the Yamato counter with your sender receipt.

How it works (Yamato official)

1. Two days before departure (three in some areas): drop off by the "sending deadline" — the deadline depends on the counter.
2. Fill in the waybill (English waybill available) with your flight date, flight number, departure time and airport/terminal.
3. Keep the sender receipt. At the airport, the bag is handed over in exchange for it.
4. Departure day: collect it at a participating airport counter (Yamato has a list of airport counters), then check in.

Cost and limits

• Price is by size (sum of three sides) and the region you send from. Yamato's rates include the JPY 660 airport fee and tax, one way, per bag.

Cash prices from Yamato's official Airport TA-Q-BIN rate table, read November 4, 2026 (JST). Cashless payment is a few yen cheaper (e.g. JPY 2,508 / 3,168). Drop-off discounts below are not included. Measure your bag: length + width + height.

• Over 30 kg not accepted. Size 180+ can't be sent from some convenience stores.
• Discounts: JPY 100 per bag when you drop off at an agency, sales office or convenience store.
• Insured up to JPY 300,000 per parcel. Time-slot delivery is not available to airports.
• Kansai Airport round trip: from Nov 1, 2026 shipments, the return-leg airport fee is waived.

English phone help: 03-6834-7503 (8:00–21:00, every day).

Not confirmed by an official source, so left out: whether every hotel front desk accepts TA-Q-BIN, other carriers' services.

Quick answers

How many days before my flight should I send my suitcase?

Yamato says drop it off by the sending deadline, normally two days before departure (three days in some areas). It is delivered by the day before, and you collect it at the airport counter.

Where can I send luggage from?

Yamato sales offices, TA-Q-BIN agencies, some convenience stores, or pickup. Some convenience stores do not offer Airport TA-Q-BIN.

How much does it cost?

It depends on size (length+width+height) and where you send from; Yamato's rates include a JPY 660 airport fee. Example from Yamato's official table (cash, one way, Nov 4, 2026): Tokyo area to Narita or Haneda is JPY 2,510 for size 120 and JPY 3,170 for size 160.

Related: Departure-day timeline · Airport tax refund (keep tax-free items with you if they must be shown)

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