Luggages - So-So Japanese

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When you come to Japan first time, please be careful for your luggages.

Your luggagess have to be the smallest and lightest as possible.

In Japan, sometimes you have to carry everything yourself and it is almost impossible to avoid if you don't have servant.

Welcome to Japan!

Taxi

For example, even if you are rich enough to take taxi from Narita Airport to downtown Tokyo (it cost more than US$200) and you go to taxi stop, you cannot expect that taxi driver takes care your luggages. He just opens trunk and waits until you put your luggages yourself. Instead, he opens door for you though.

Why? Since taxi drivers just selling their drive, not service.
Instead, you don't need any tip though.

Train

If you decide to take train, there is no problem fro Narita. However, it is a different story in train/subway in Tokyo. I bet that you would find no elevator nor escalator some place and have to going up/down carrying your luggages yourself.
As you can easily imagine that this is not only for foreign traveler's problem, but also issues for disabled person.

It's a shame but it's a true that there is not enough equipment in Japan. Maybe in Europe too. US are, as far as I know, excellent. I know that it is a result of strict law, but still, this is one of a good thing in US.

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