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Snowboard Storage in Japan: Keep Your Board Here Between Rides

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Reviewed by Max

Store your snowboard in Japan between rides, so you can travel without carrying it.

Silk Crane, a luggage storage service for travelers in Japan, collects the packed board from your hotel front desk, keeps it in storage, and delivers it to your next resort hotel.

Your snowboard, from the last ride to next winter

  1. Step 1 of 4

    Last riding day: dry the board and pack it

    A dry board, boots and outerwear store better, and the drying and packing guide shows how. Yamato wraps the board, or the all-in-one board case, in its designated plastic cover, even when the board is already in a padded bag. The Yamato cover guide walks through the cover.

    Boots, bindings and winter clothing can go with the board: Silk Crane keeps the whole setup together for the next trip. Then bring it to the front desk.

  2. Step 2 of 4

    Send it from your hotel front desk or an airport counter

    Your hotel front desk or an airport Yamato counter that accepts ski equipment takes the board; confirm that they accept ski equipment before you send. Silk Crane then keeps the board in storage and delivers it to a later hotel in Japan, so you skip the locker search and the trip back to collect it.

    Need the board again soon? Check your resort's or hotel's short-term storage; the storage or resort locker comparison sets out the choices. Otherwise, the city is next.

    Leave your wheeled gear bag at the hotel front desk, then explore with a small backpack.

  3. Step 3 of 4

    City break, then the off-season: Silk Crane keeps the board

    In a mountain hotel room, one traveler zips a snowboard into its bag while another packs a small backpack for the city days.
    Zip the board into its bag and keep only a backpack for the days after the snow.

    Picture two friends finishing a snowboard week in Hokkaido before heading to Tokyo. They hand the boards and boots over with their shipping instructions, and head out the next morning with backpacks for cafés and record shops.

    Silk Crane keeps the boards in storage until next winter. For the off-season, Silk Crane offers anti-corrosion edge protection; the edge protection guide explains the option. Next winter comes around.

  4. Step 4 of 4

    Next winter: delivery to your next resort hotel

    Silk Crane delivers the board to your next resort hotel, which can be a different resort from last time. Tell Silk Crane your next hotel and your arrival date.

    The hotel, resort and airport delivery guide covers airport deliveries too.

Snowboard storage questions

Can boots, bindings and outerwear stay with the board?

Yes, the whole setup stays together.

Silk Crane keeps boots, winter clothing and related gear with the snowboard, so the setup is ready for the next trip.

Can a suitcase be stored with my snowboard?

Yes, a suitcase too.

Send it from your hotel front desk or a 7-Eleven, and carry a smaller bag with day-to-day essentials for the rest of the trip.

Should I store my board or rent next time?

It depends on how often you ride.

How attached you are to your own setup counts too. The guide to renting versus bringing your own skis compares them.

More snowboard and ski guides

Planning the whole route? Compare ways to send and store ski gear in Japan, follow one trip with skis and a suitcase stored together, or see how Silk Crane gets your ski gear to your next stay. For the full process, read how ski and snowboard storage in Japan works. Mixing slopes and cities? See storing gear during the non-ski part of a trip. Riding with friends? Try the group ski trip guide. Bought a new board in Japan? Read about sending new gear from the shop. Storing a board for about a month? See the one-month ski storage page.

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