help! - new moving advice

[mercutio]

I looked around and may have missed it but here is a moving question that I dont think has been answered on the site.

I have seen "moving to Japan" and "moving in Japan" but now i have to figure out how to move *out* of Japan. I thought I was going to be able to do the same thing i did on the way here and just mail a few big boxes... coming this direction that cost less than $1000 total...but going the other way it looks like each box could cost $1000.

any suggestions for movin companies/methods?

[cstaylor]

I looked around and may have missed it but here is a moving question that I dont think has been answered on the site.

I have seen "moving to Japan" and "moving in Japan" but now i have to figure out how to move *out* of Japan. I thought I was going to be able to do the same thing i did on the way here and just mail a few big boxes... coming this direction that cost less than $1000 total...but going the other way it looks like each box could cost $1000.

any suggestions for movin companies/methods?

Can't you do the same thing that Japanese kids would do when doing an exchange program?

[mercutio]

[/quote]Can't you do the same thing that Japanese kids would do when doing an exchange program? [/quote]

and what is that?

My biggest problem is a couple-hundred pounds of books and musical gear that i dont want to part with

[Taro Toporific]

My biggest problem is a couple-hundred pounds of books and musical gear that i dont want to part with

The "musical gear" will be a bitch]http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/fee/intel/sal.html

it doesn't seem all that cheap for non students.

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5947&highlight=mbag [/quote]

[Captain Japan]

Can't you do the same thing that Japanese kids would do when doing an exchange program?

and what is that?

My biggest problem is a couple-hundred pounds of books and musical gear that i dont want to part with

You might want to look into reserving a small part of a container on a container ship. A guy I know did it and swears by it. He said the price is entirely by volume; weight doesn't mean a thing. Of course, if you need your goods in a hurry then that might not be the best way.

[cstaylor]

Can't you do the same thing that Japanese kids would do when doing an exchange program? [/quote]

and what is that?

My biggest problem is a couple-hundred pounds of books and musical gear that i dont want to part with[/quote]If you're only looking at a couple of hundred pounds, you get 70lbs for each box you bring on the plane. I brought my 23" Cinema Display back as lugguage on my last flight at no charge.

[GomiGirl]

Allied Pickfords - Japan

I know quite a few of the good folks who work in the Japanese division and if you want an intro, just drop me a line and I will set it up.

Your goodies may be a little on the small side for them (they normally ship whole housefuls for expats families on the corporate meal-ticket but they may be able to sort you out with what you need to know.

[mercutio]

Allied Pickfords - Japan

I know quite a few of the good folks who work in the Japanese division and if you want an intro, just drop me a line and I will set it up.

Your goodies may be a little on the small side for them (they normally ship whole housefuls for expats families on the corporate meal-ticket but they may be able to sort you out with what you need to know.

Gomi- Thanks I just emailed them. I figure my stuff will be too small for them to bother with since im not an expat on the company mealticket.

Taro- I am going to work on the mbag idea since most of what i ship is going to be books...the rest i was goign to load up in big monster bags and call them luggage.

[kamome]

Mercutio--

How are you getting rid of all your furniture and other sodai-gomi? That's another big expense, isn't it?

[mercutio]

Mercutio--

How are you getting rid of all your furniture and other sodai-gomi? That's another big expense, isn't it?

yeah does anyone need a couch, coffee table, end-tables, bed or bookshelves?

I also have a nice TV, 2 vcrs, a stereo and some nice, overhead light fixtures for sale.

Brad

[cstaylor]

Mercutio--

How are you getting rid of all your furniture and other sodai-gomi? That's another big expense, isn't it?

yeah does anyone need a couch, coffee table, end-tables, bed or bookshelves?

I also have a nice TV, 2 vcrs, a stereo and some nice, overhead light fixtures for sale.

Brad

I'm interested in the TV. What do you have?

[Hipster]

I used these guys: http://www.economovejapan.com/

They weren't too bad. From memory 3 X 1 cubic meter boxes (quite a lot of space) cost me about 120000 yen.

[schmoe]

Kuro Neko Yamato has excellent service. They packed, shipped, and delivered 1 cubic meter of boxes from Japan to the USA for Y150,000. Loved the little white slippers and gloves they wear to keep your house clean!