On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:27:51 +0000, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:16:32 GMT, the renowned "devil"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>We plan to spend a few extra days in Japan, ahead of a business trip.
>>Would be nice not to have to lug too much junk while catching trains,
>>buses and ferries in the coutnryside, and instead shipping the bulk of our
>>stuff to the hotel (in Hakone) where we'll be spending the last five days.
>>
>>(We can't just leave it upon arrival, because we are flying into KIX but
>>departing from NRT, and Hakone is close to Tokyo.)
>>
>>I assume the hotel won't have a problem keeping our bag until we get
>>there. So the real question is, what would be the best way to ship a 26
>>in roller from Canada to the hotel in Japan? (Needs not be overnight.)
>>
>>Purolator? Fedex? Any other option?
>
> Well, Fedex could certainly do it, but I get a rate of about $450 Cdn.
> for a 20kg suitcase. There might be Japanese duty to pay on top of
> that.
>
> Maybe you'd be better off to take it with you and use a domestic
> Japanese courier to take it to the hotel, after you clear customs in
> Japan. Your first hotel may be able to arrange that for you quite
> efficiently.
That's a possibility.
I was trying to avoid the hassle of finding a way to do this while there.
But it's true that the hotel might be able to help.
OTOH, it's not that we would need overnight delivery... And surely we
wouldn't be the first to do this, there must be some reasonable way?
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