How to Label and Track Luggage Sent to Storage in Japan
Reviewed by Max
A clear label, a saved tracking number, then carry on
Use the current address and phone number in your Silk Crane welcome email. Label every bag with Silk Crane, your customer name and suite number, then keep the waybill or tracking copy.
Follow the carrier’s journey, then look for Silk Crane’s separate check-in confirmation after the shipment is matched to your account.
Send the spare suitcase from your hotel front desk or a convenience store using your Silk Crane instructions. Monthly and annual storage plans are available.
Two bags sent, a lighter train journey ahead
Picture sending a suitcase and a separate winter-gear bag from your hotel before continuing by train. You check that both labels carry the same name and suite number, then photograph each tracking copy.
You travel onward with a smaller bag while the two packages make their way to storage. Carrier tracking shows delivery first; Silk Crane’s confirmation follows the check-in. The saved details make it easy to ask about either bag if needed.
After signing up, follow the supplied instructions for both packages. The suitcase can go from a hotel front desk or a convenience store; arrange any sports-gear handover for that service. Keep everyday essentials through shipping and request the bags’ later delivery before they are needed.
Keep each bag easy to identify
Follow delivery, then storage check-in
A Yamato “delivered” scan records the carrier’s handover at the address. Silk Crane then matches the shipment to your name and suite, checks it into storage and sends a separate confirmation.
Those are two different steps. Keep the tracking information until you have the storage confirmation for the packages you sent.
Use the details from your welcome email
Copy the current storage address and phone number from your account’s welcome email. Name Silk Crane as the recipient and add your own customer name and assigned suite number.
Put the same identifying details on every physical bag, including separate sports-gear packages. The separate gear shipment guide helps when luggage travels in more than one piece.
Keep an accurate waybill and tracking copy
Describe the contents accurately and check the address, name and suite number before handing over the bag. A clear photo of the tracking copy is useful while you travel.
The Yamato waybill guide walks through the form. Keep a record for each separately sent package.
If confirmation has not arrived, share the tracking number
If the carrier shows delivered but you have not received the storage confirmation, contact Silk Crane with the tracking number. Include your name, suite and which package you are asking about.
For the later return, arrange where and when you need the bag in advance. Shipping is separate from storage; consult the shipping estimates when planning those deliveries.
Labels and tracking: common questions
How will I know that my bag has arrived?
Use carrier tracking for the delivery status. Silk Crane sends a separate check-in confirmation after matching the shipment to your customer name and suite.
What should be on each luggage label?
Use the current address and phone number from your welcome email, name Silk Crane as recipient, and include your customer name and suite number on every bag.
What if I send more than one package?
Label each physical bag with the same customer name and suite number and retain the tracking copy for every shipment.
Send the bags, keep the journey moving
A few clear details at the hotel make the handover easier while you get on with the lighter part of the trip. Choose your luggage storage plan
Find more ideas in our Japan luggage and sports gear guides.