Japan Luggage Check

Suitcase sizes checked against Japan

Pick the size or the model you own. Each page gives the four verdicts — coin locker, Shinkansen, takkyubin and airline carry-on — from the maker’s published dimensions.

By inches

The label used in Japan and the United States. It refers to the height of the shell, usually with the wheels included.

14-inch suitcase15-inch suitcase16-inch suitcase17-inch suitcase18-inch suitcase19-inch suitcase20-inch suitcase21-inch suitcase22-inch suitcase23-inch suitcase24-inch suitcase25-inch suitcase26-inch suitcase27-inch suitcase28-inch suitcase29-inch suitcase30-inch suitcase31-inch suitcase32-inch suitcase33-inch suitcase34-inch suitcase

By capacity in litres

The European label. Capacity says nothing directly about whether a case fits a locker, so these pages give the external size a case of that capacity usually has.

20-litre suitcase25-litre suitcase30-litre suitcase35-litre suitcase40-litre suitcase45-litre suitcase50-litre suitcase55-litre suitcase60-litre suitcase65-litre suitcase70-litre suitcase75-litre suitcase80-litre suitcase85-litre suitcase90-litre suitcase95-litre suitcase100-litre suitcase105-litre suitcase110-litre suitcase115-litre suitcase120-litre suitcase125-litre suitcase130-litre suitcase

By height in centimetres

If you have measured your own case, start here: height is the dimension that decides most locker and Shinkansen verdicts.

40 cm tall suitcase45 cm tall suitcase50 cm tall suitcase55 cm tall suitcase60 cm tall suitcase65 cm tall suitcase70 cm tall suitcase75 cm tall suitcase80 cm tall suitcase85 cm tall suitcase90 cm tall suitcase

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Last checked: 2026-09-09 — Rules and prices change. Coin locker dimensions in particular vary from station to station, so treat the sizes here as a guide and check the official page before you travel.