Moving

I may have mentioned this before, but here's a tip for anyone coming to, or already in Japan. The best way that I've found to move stuff (heavy luggage, boxes, whatever) around the country is the Takkyubin (宅急便). Basically, you take your stuff to the nearest convenience store (which in Japan is about 3 minutes walk) and the delivery service picks it up from there and delivers it wherever it needs to go. And its cheap.. I dropped my two large suitcases off at the 7-11 near my place in Sapporo.. 2 days and 3/4 of the country away in Osaka, my stuff showed up right as rain.. All for less than $40 Canadian.. tax included..