Japan Cities First, Skiing Later: Store the Gear Between Stops
Spend the first part of your Japan holiday exploring cities, then bring the ski gear into the trip when the mountain days begin. Silk Crane stores your equipment in the meantime and delivers it to the hotel you arrange.
Send skis or snowboards through your hotel or Yamato. Send ordinary suitcases from your hotel front desk or a convenience store. Shipping is charged separately.
Explore monthly and annual storage
Kyoto first, the mountains later
Picture landing in Tokyo with a snowboard bag and a week of city plans before skiing. You send the winter equipment from your hotel to Silk Crane and take a smaller bag to Kyoto and Nara. There is room for an unhurried evening walk, a market stop and an easier train ride. Arrange delivery to your ski hotel ahead of the mountain stay, then enjoy the equipment for the days you brought it for.
Sign up before leaving Tokyo and follow the supplied instructions for the snowboard bag. Keep Kyoto and Nara essentials through shipping and agree delivery before the mountain stay begins.
Give every part of the holiday its own packing list
City days
Carry your everyday clothes and essentials. The long equipment bags can stay in storage while you explore temples, shops and neighborhoods.
Mountain days
Have the packed gear delivered to your ski hotel. You can plan the snow part of the journey around where you want to ski, rather than where you left the bags.
After the last run
Send the dry, packed equipment back to storage if another visit is ahead. Or arrange delivery for the final part of this trip.
A gap in the itinerary needs more than a hotel transfer
Direct hotel-to-hotel shipping is useful when the next hotel needs the bag soon. Storage adds somewhere for the gear to stay when the next ski day is further away. Choose monthly or annual ski and snowboard storage around that gap. Shipping is charged separately.
Make room for the mountain break
Niseko, Hakuba or another ski area can fit into a wider Japan journey. Decide which belongings you need for each stage, then use the hotel and resort delivery guide to connect the stages.
Watch: a Hokkaido winter outing
Enjoy this earlier video of a Hokkaido backcountry outing as inspiration for the mountain part of a trip. For current luggage and gear storage, use the booking link below.
Questions before you go
Is an annual plan required for one ski holiday?
No. Monthly and annual options are available on the main storage booking page.
Can the gear go to a different hotel?
Yes. Arrange the next delivery for the hotel where you want to receive it, allowing time for shipping.
What should I do before sending used winter gear?
Dry and pack it carefully. Use the ski and snowboard packing guide after the last mountain day.
Keep planning your trip
For the rest of the itinerary, see multi-stop Japan travel without the big bags. Browse the Japan storage guide collection for more ideas.