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Japan's Luggage Hack: Travel Hands-Free

To say I'd like to send my luggage in Japanese, say 荷物を送りたいです (nimotsu o okuritai desu).

Stop dragging your suitcase through packed Tokyo stations.

nimotsu o okuritai desu I'd like to send my luggage

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In this video

  1. 重いスーツケース、もう運ばなくていい。 Omoi sūtsukēsu, mō hakobanakute ii. That heavy suitcase? You don't have to haul it.
  2. 宅急便で、ホテルから次のホテルへ送れるんです。 Takkyūbin de, hoteru kara tsugi no hoteru e okureru n desu. With takkyubin, you can send your bags hotel-to-hotel.
  3. フロントでこう言おう。「荷物を送りたいです」。 Furonto de kō iō. Nimotsu o okuritai desu. At the front desk, just say: nimotsu o okuritai desu.
  4. 次の日には、もう着いてるよ。 Tsugi no hi ni wa, mō tsuiteru yo. By the next day, it's already waiting for you.
  5. 手ぶらで観光、最高だよ😎 保存👇 Tebura de kankō, saikō da yo. Hozon. Sightseeing hands-free is the best 😎 Save this 👇

Why this phrase

Teach the takkyubin (宅急便) luggage-forwarding service: drop bags at your hotel front desk or a convenience store and they arrive at your next hotel, usually next day. Give the tourist the one phrase to start it. Beginner/tourist friendly, warm, practical.

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