Coin Lockers in Japan: Sizes, Prices and Time Limits
Prices change with the size of the box and with the place. At Haneda Terminal 3, the international terminal, a small box costs 500 yen per 24 hours instead of 400 yen. On the Kintetsu Railway in Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, a small locker costs 400 to 600 yen. The sections below give the exact sizes in centimetres, the price for each size, how to pay and where the big boxes are.
Coin locker sizes in Japan: will your suitcase fit?
Size is the first thing to check, because the price follows the size. Every coin locker bank in Japan mixes a few box sizes, usually labelled Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. The width and depth stay almost the same across a bank, and only the height changes.
The photo above shows a typical bank of station lockers, with numbered doors and one payment panel for the whole row. The taller doors in a bank are the large boxes.
The Narita Airport coin-operated lockers page lists three daily sizes. All are 34 cm wide and 66 cm deep. The small box is 33 cm high, the medium box is 50 cm and the large box is 86 cm. The hourly lockers in Terminal 3 add an extra large box that is 227 cm high, for skis, golf bags and similar long items.
The Haneda Airport coin lockers service guide gives slightly bigger boxes. Every Haneda box is 35.2 cm wide and 67.8 cm deep. Heights are 32 cm, 51 cm, 87 cm, 117 cm and 175 cm.
The Kintetsu Railway coin lockers at major stations page gives sizes in millimetres, as a range across its stations. A small Kintetsu box is 260 to 326 mm high and 335 to 360 mm wide. Depth runs from 425 to 645 mm, so some station boxes are much shallower than the airport ones.
| Size | Narita (H × W × D) | Haneda (H × W × D) | Kintetsu height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 33 × 34 × 66 cm | 32 × 35.2 × 67.8 cm | 260-326 mm |
| Medium | 50 × 34 × 66 cm | 51 × 35.2 × 67.8 cm | 405-567 mm |
| Large | 86 × 34 × 66 cm | 87 × 35.2 × 67.8 cm | 640-868 mm |
| Extra large | 227 × 34 × 66 cm (Terminal 3 hourly lockers) | 117 or 175 × 35.2 × 67.8 cm | 1,020-1,135 mm |
The table compares the same four sizes side by side. Measure your bag before you go, and match its three sides to the box, turning the bag if needed.
Take a cabin-size case as the test. Our JAL baggage page lists a carry-on limit of 45 × 35 × 20 cm. Laid flat, that case is 20 cm thick and 35 cm wide, with 45 cm going into the depth of the box. It fits the Haneda small box, which is 35.2 cm wide, with almost nothing to spare. It does not fit the Narita small box, because 35 cm is wider than 34 cm. Stood upright, the same case fits the Narita medium box, which is 50 cm high. A full checked suitcase needs the large box at 86 or 87 cm.
Kintetsu boxes vary more. A shallow 425 mm box takes a backpack but not a cabin case on its side. If you carry wheels, pick the medium or large size at a Kintetsu station.
Coin locker prices at stations and airports
The drawing shows what most visitors pay: 400 yen a day for a small box. From small to large, each step up adds 100 to 200 yen at the airports.
Narita uses two price systems. Most lockers charge by the day: 400 yen for small, 600 yen for medium and 800 yen for large. The lockers on B1F of the Terminal 2 Main Building and on 2F of the Terminal 3 Main Building charge by the hour instead. There, a small box costs 300 yen for up to 6 hours, then 400 yen for each extra 24 hours. A medium box costs 500 yen for 6 hours, then 600 yen per extra 24 hours. A large box costs 600 yen, then 800 yen per extra 24 hours. The extra large box costs 1,200 yen per 12 hours.
The hourly lockers suit a short stopover. Say you need a box for lunch or a few hours of shopping before a flight. A small box in Terminal 2 or 3 then costs 300 yen instead of 400 yen.
Haneda Terminals 1 and 2 charge 400 yen for small, 500 yen for medium and 600 yen for large, per day. The extra large boxes cost 1,000 yen for the 117 cm box and 1,500 yen for the 175 cm box. Haneda Terminal 3 charges more: 500 yen, 700 yen and 900 yen per 24 hours. Its extra large box at the South bank on 3F costs 2,000 yen.
| Item | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Narita Small | 400 yen | |
| Narita Medium | 600 yen | |
| Narita Large | 800 yen | |
| Haneda Small | 400 yen | |
| Haneda Medium | 500 yen | |
| Haneda Large | 600 yen | |
| Haneda Extra-large | 1000 yen | 117 cm high |
| Haneda Extra-large | 1500 yen | 175 cm high |
The chart puts the daily prices of the two airports side by side. For a large suitcase, Haneda Terminals 1 and 2 cost 200 yen less per day than Narita.
Kintetsu gives a price range for each size, because rates differ between stations. A small box costs 400 to 600 yen and a medium box 400 to 700 yen. A large box costs 600 to 1,000 yen, and an extra large box 800 to 1,500 yen. The page lists Smart Locker fees of 1,900 yen for a small box and 2,300 yen for a medium box. Refrigerated boxes, found only among the Smart Lockers, start at 400 yen and rise every 2 hours up to 1,200 yen.
How to use a coin locker in Japan: keys, touch panels and IC cards
Look for the sign コインロッカー (koin rokkā, coin lockers). Japanese lockers come in two main types: the older key type and the keyless type with a touch panel.
The steps in the drawing show the keyless type, which is what Haneda uses. Put your bag in an empty box and close the door. Choose that box number on the touch panel, pay, and keep the slip or the number and PIN that the machine gives you. To collect the bag, enter the number on the same panel and the door opens.
The key type is simpler. Put the bag in, close the door, drop coins into the slot on the door and turn the key. The key is your only proof, so put it somewhere safe.
Payment options differ by operator:
- Narita: cash, credit cards, transportation IC cards and other cashless payment.
- Haneda Terminals 1 and 2: cash, credit cards, electronic money and QR code payment, all at keyless lockers.
- Kintetsu: 100 yen coins for the regular lockers, and cashless payment at the Smart Lockers.
Carry coins for Kintetsu stations. The railway warns that some stations have no coin changer, so a 1,000 yen note does not help at the locker itself.
The card in the photo is the same kind of card that pays at most airport lockers. A Suica card from JR East works as electronic money. You tap it on the locker panel the way you tap it at a ticket gate. Short-stay visitors can buy a Welcome Suica, which has no deposit and lasts 28 days from purchase. In Osaka and Kyoto, an ICOCA card does the same job and costs 2,000 yen, including a 500 yen deposit.
Time limits and what happens to bags left too long
Each airport counts a locker day in its own way. The difference matters if you store a bag late in the evening.
The lookup chart sums up the rules for each place. At Narita, a day on the daily lockers runs from the start of use until midnight. Narita gives its own example: store a bag at 9:00 p.m., collect it at 1:00 a.m. the next day, and you pay for two days. You can use a box for up to 8 days in a row.
The Narita Airport coin lockers page in Japanese adds two details. The extra large hourly box at Terminal 3 has a limit of 5 days. The MULTIECUBE lockers end their day at 2:00 a.m. instead of midnight, so a bag stored at 9:00 p.m. and collected at 3:00 a.m. costs two days.
Haneda counts one day as 24 hours from the start of use. A bag you lock at 9:00 p.m. stays on the first day until 9:00 p.m. the next evening. The limit is seven days from the first day of use at Terminals 1, 2 and 3.
If you go past the Haneda limit, staff move the bag to a designated storage area. They keep it there for 30 days from that date. Plan your return flight before you lock a bag for a week.
Airport coin lockers at Narita, Haneda, Kansai and Itami
All the Narita lockers on the official list are before security. Terminal 1 has them in the North Wing on 1F and 4F and the South Wing on 4F. Its Central Building has more on B1F, 1F, 2F and 4F. Terminal 2 has banks in the Main Building on B1F, 2F and 3F. Terminal 3 has its lockers in the Main Building on 2F. Our Narita Terminal 2 guide shows which airlines use that building, and the Narita Airport page covers the trains and buses into Tokyo.
| Place | Narita Airport coin lockers |
|---|---|
| Price | Daily: Small 400 yen, Medium 600 yen, Large 800 yen; hourly lockers from 300 yen for 6 hours |
| Access | Terminals 1, 2 and 3, all before security; hourly lockers on T2 Main Building B1F and T3 Main Building 2F |
| Official site | Narita Airport coin-operated lockers page |
All Haneda coin lockers are outside the gate, so use them before security. Terminal 1 has lockers on B1F, 1F and 2F. Terminal 2 has them on 1F, 2F and 3F, including the international arrival lobby on 2F. Terminal 3 has one bank in the arrival lobby on 2F and two in the departure lobby on 3F. The official guide links to real-time availability for each bank, so you can check for an empty box before you walk over. Our Haneda Airport page lists the routes into the city.
| Place | Haneda Airport coin lockers |
|---|---|
| Price | T1 and T2: Small 400 yen, Medium 500 yen, Large 600 yen a day; T3: 500 to 2,000 yen per 24 hours |
| Access | All outside the gate: T1 on B1F, 1F and 2F; T2 on 1F, 2F and 3F; T3 on 2F and 3F |
| Official site | Haneda Airport coin lockers service guide |
In the Osaka area, start with our Kansai Airport page for the ways into the city. The Kansai Airport limousine bus runs to Osaka Station for 1,800 yen. It needs no reservation from the airport, so you can leave a bag there and head straight into town. Itami, Osaka’s domestic airport, is 25 minutes from the city at the quickest. Our Itami Airport page shows where its coin lockers are, and a Yamato Transport counter on 1F sends bags on if the boxes are full.
Station lockers in Osaka, Kyoto and Nara
The photo shows Kintetsu-Nara Station, the station with the most large lockers on the Kintetsu list. Kintetsu publishes the number of boxes at each major station, as of October 10, 2026. That count tells you where a big suitcase has the best chance of a free box.
Kintetsu-Nara has 49 extra large, 248 large, 91 medium and 163 small boxes. Osaka-Namba has 1 extra large, 118 large, 18 medium and 82 small. Osaka-Uehommachi has 6 extra large, 24 large, 34 medium and 200 small, and 10 of those small boxes are Smart Lockers. Kintetsu-Nippombashi has 14 extra large and 51 large boxes, plus 4 refrigerated ones.
| Item | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Kintetsu-Nara | 248 lockers | plus 49 extra large |
| Osaka-Namba | 118 lockers | plus 1 extra large |
| Kintetsu-Nippombashi | 51 lockers | plus 14 extra large |
| Osaka-Abenobashi | 49 lockers | plus 8 extra large |
| Osaka-Uehommachi | 24 lockers | plus 6 extra large |
| Kyoto | 10 lockers | no extra large |
The chart counts large boxes only, since those are the ones a checked suitcase needs. Kintetsu’s Kyoto Station has no extra large box at all, and just 10 large, 12 medium and 23 small boxes. If you arrive in Kyoto with a big case, lock it early in the day or send it ahead to your hotel.
| Place | Kintetsu-Nara Station coin lockers |
|---|---|
| Price | Kintetsu range: Small 400 to 600 yen, Large 600 to 1,000 yen, Extra large 800 to 1,500 yen |
| Access | Kintetsu-Nara Station (A28): 49 extra large, 248 large, 91 medium and 163 small boxes |
| Official site | Kintetsu Railway coin lockers at major stations |
Seasons change the count too. Yoshino Station has 2 extra large, 5 medium and 18 small boxes for most of the year. During the cherry blossom season only, Kintetsu adds 7 extra large, 15 large, 20 medium and 39 small boxes.
The Kintetsu Smart Lockers do more than store bags. Leave your bag by 2:00 p.m., choose one of around 160 hotels in Osaka City on the touch panel, and pay with an IC card. Kintetsu then delivers the bag to that hotel by the evening of the same day. The refrigerated boxes are not part of this delivery service.
When lockers are full: delivery and luggage storage
Big boxes fill first, so have a second plan. Three services in the official material work as backups.
The first is MULTIECUBE, a multi-function locker at Narita Terminals 1, 2 and 3. It lets you search for an empty box and book one ahead for an extra 500 yen per booking. Its LW box is 86 cm high and 56 cm wide, for 1,200 yen a day. Bags left by 11:30 a.m. can go the same day to member hotels in 10 central Tokyo wards and Urayasu City. Booking and hotel delivery need a membership on the operator’s site.
The second is the Kintetsu Smart Locker delivery described above, for hotels in Osaka City.
The third is Yamato Transport. The Yamato Transport Airport TA-Q-BIN page explains how to send a suitcase to the airport so you travel without it. Drop the bag off two days before your flight, or three days in some areas. Yamato delivers it to the airport by the day before departure, and you collect it at a counter on the day you fly. Bags over 30 kg are not accepted, and the price already includes the 660 yen airport fee. Each parcel is insured up to 300,000 yen, and you exchange the Sender Receipt for the bag at the airport counter.
Yamato sizes go by the total of length, width and height. A Size 160 parcel is up to 160 cm and 25 kg, and a Size 180 parcel is up to 180 cm and 30 kg. Our guide to luggage forwarding in Japan walks through rates, deadlines and hotel-to-hotel delivery.
FAQ
How much does a coin locker cost in Japan?
A small coin locker costs 400 yen a day at Narita and at Haneda Terminals 1 and 2. Large boxes cost 800 yen a day at Narita and 600 yen at Haneda Terminals 1 and 2. On the Kintetsu Railway, a small box costs 400 to 600 yen and an extra large box 800 to 1,500 yen.
Will a carry-on suitcase fit in a Japanese coin locker?
Usually you need a medium box. A case at JAL’s carry-on limit of 45 × 35 × 20 cm is wider than the 34 cm Narita small box. It squeezes into the Haneda small box, which is 35.2 cm wide, when laid flat. The medium box at Narita, 50 cm high, takes it standing up.
Can you pay for coin lockers in Japan with Suica?
Yes, at most airport lockers. Narita accepts transportation IC cards, and Haneda Terminals 1 and 2 accept electronic money. Regular Kintetsu lockers take only 100 yen coins, while the Kintetsu Smart Lockers accept IC cards.
How long can you leave luggage in a coin locker in Japan?
Up to 8 days at Narita and seven days at Haneda. Narita charges a new day after midnight, and Haneda counts each 24 hours from the start of use. Bags left past the Haneda limit go to a storage area for 30 days.
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