Originally Posted by
spc354
The other option I did not know about then is that you can order liquor on Amazon Japan. If you have confirmed your hotel, then you can order with an appropriate lead time and have the hotel hold shipment for you. This is what I am going to try on my next visit!
Cheers.
Alternately ship it to a friend (and if you don't have a friend in Tokyo, make one!) or a Tenso address. Note that Tenso will not ship alcohol to the US so you will still need to ship it to yourself at a later time. Some full service hotels will receive packages for you before your arrival. I once had a Sunroute hotel receive packages two weeks in advance. Obviously check with the hotel before you attempt this.
Another method is ship to konbini. Might be a bit risky if you have never done it before though:
https://medium.com/@lazypatric/order...i-adac3ad98c45