Yamato (Ta-Q-Bin) Counters at Narita, Haneda and New Chitose: Where to Send Your Skis

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Yamato Transport, the company with the black cat logo (Kuroneko), has delivery counters on the arrivals floor at Narita and Haneda, and a shared delivery counter handles Yamato parcels at New Chitose. Sending a ski bag to a resort with Ski Ta-Q-Bin costs ¥3,060 within Kanto and Nagano/Niigata, or ¥4,130 from Tokyo to Hokkaido, plus a ¥400 ski cover (Yamato). Yamato asks you to send skis at least two days before you ski, so a bag sent on arrival day will not be at your hotel that evening.

Where are the Yamato counters at Narita Airport?

All Narita delivery counters are landside, before security. The ones you want after landing are on the arrivals floor.

Yamato stays open an hour after the last arrival if it lands after 22:30. There are more Yamato and JAL ABC counters on the departure floors (T1 4F, T2 3F) for collecting bags on the way home (Narita Airport).

Where are the delivery counters at Haneda Airport?

Source: Haneda Airport.

Where do you send bags at New Chitose Airport?

New Chitose uses shared counters that take Yamato, Nippon Express, Sagawa and Japan Post parcels. In the domestic terminal they are on 1F (07:00 to 20:00) and 2F (07:30 to 20:00). The international terminal counter is on 3F with short listed hours (11:00 to 14:00), so if you land outside them, walk through to the domestic terminal (New Chitose Airport). Skyporter counters on domestic 1F offer same-day delivery to Sapporo hotels.

How much does Ski Ta-Q-Bin cost?

A ski or snowboard bag is priced as size 180 (total of length, width and height up to 180 cm, up to 30 kg).

Source: Yamato Ski Ta-Q-Bin rate table, October 2026. A cover is required: ¥400 for skis, ¥600 for a snowboard. Booking a round trip takes ¥200 off each way. Each parcel is insured up to ¥300,000.

How long does delivery take?

Yamato's rule is to send skis two days before you ski, or three days for some areas, and it delivers to the resort at least a day before you arrive (Yamato). Each counter also has its own daily cut-off. In practice:

• If you fly in and go straight to the mountains, either carry the bag on the bus or train, or ship it and rent for the first day.
• If you spend a couple of nights in Tokyo first, ship from the airport on arrival and the bag should be waiting at the resort.

Our guide to taking skis on Japanese trains covers carrying it yourself.

How do you fill in the waybill?

Counter staff can help with the form.

1. Recipient: your hotel's name, address and phone number, plus "guest: your name" and your check-in date. Copy the address from your booking confirmation.
2. Contents: write "skis" or "snowboard" and list what else is in the bag. Yamato says a vague description can delay delivery.
3. Payment: cash, credit card, e-money or QR code at the counter.
4. Keep the sender's receipt and photograph the tracking number. You need it to collect the bag and to trace it.

On the way home, many ski hotels can send the bag back to the airport for you; ask at reception two or three days before your flight. For other ways to handle gear, see whether to bring or rent and shipping gear vs flying with it.

FAQ

Do I need cash?

No. Counters take cards and e-money, though the cashless rate is a few yen cheaper.

Can I send two pairs of skis in one bag?

Yes, up to two pairs of skis or two snowboards per parcel, as long as it stays within 30 kg.