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mtheta · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 76

Anyone moved within Japan and used a shipping company or moving company? if so which ones? what was the cost like...i have 2 futon/couches and a few tables.

any ideas.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

Leave them behind and buy new stuff when you get to your new location. Nice title to the thread. Rolling Eyes

Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

my wife likes the one from Sakai. Don`t remember the name but they have pandas on their trucks.

moving is not cheap.

Shonai Ben · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 617

Ask your students if they know anyone who has a van or a truck who is willing to move your stuff.
It will be a lot cheaper than a moving company.

TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

You don't tell us where you're coming from or where you're going, but this may be a useful link...

http://homepage3.nifty.com/fliegen/

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

If none of your students have a vehicle, you can rent one.

Temujin · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 90 Location: Osaka

I just moved to Osaka. Just leave the big stuff, and put the heavy stuff in one bag and haul it to the nearest 7-11 and send it by kuroneko yamoto. It couldn`t be easier.

The Dog Ate My Keitai · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 67 Location: Japan

OP: Please, for the love of all that's good: go back and edit the spelling on "MOVING" and "JAPAN."

Thank you! Smile

(Trying not to be a grammar nazi. Really I'm not... But some things just make me want to scream).

mtheta · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 76

Sorry for the spelling, it was early in the morning and I was typing while eating ext.

Thanks for the advice so far. I dont see how ditching 2 $200 futon couches and tables ext would be cheaper then shipping them?? That seems crazy, but Japan sort of seems to be crazy like that, so you couldbe right.

earthmonkey · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 188 Location: Meguro-Ku Tokyo

How far are you moving? I recently moved and used a company called "Akabou". It was only 12,000 yen for a small truck and the driver helped me carry my stuff. However, I only moved a few kilometers.

mtheta · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 76

Sendai to Kyoto....

SeasonedVet · Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 236 Location: Japan

mtheta,

I used Akabou too. It was the cheapest I could find. Big moving companies are expensive. It might cost the same for you to just buy the stuff again. Calculate that, compare and then decide.

Chris21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Japan

You can send a three-person couch by KuroNeko Yamato's moving service, between Kansai and Kanto, for 15,000 yen. Big items like that (i.e. love seats, mattresses, etc) will cost 15,000.

Stuff that is slightly smaller can be sent through KuroNeko Yamato's delivery service. It's possible to send items as big as a dryer or washing machine this way, and it should only cost 2,000-3,000 yen (max)