Originally Posted by
knotseh
They'll gate-check an umbrella?
Won't it get destroyed in the cargo holds? lol
I've checked an umbrella before... at check-in checked. They put it in a plastic bag, then put the bag in a plastic bin. The bin is what they move around. I'd say safer than on the bottom of a bin where pax slam luggage ontop.
I've also checked a tiny box... hmm, a magazine. Random-sized boxes. I want to try a "marble" one day.
Originally Posted by
mapleg
You can buy an umbrella at virtually any convenience store in Tokyo for 500-1000 yen. You can get more upscale ones at any department store.
I would just buy one there on an as needed basis rather than dragging one there and back.
Oh, I understand the value of this. Day trip, meetings... I realize OP is on longhaul, but I don't think they care about umbrellas.