Originally Posted by
LapLap
Is the locker situation better now? My own working assumption is that I will likely find free small pay lockers at major rail stations whilst the larger ones suitable for hold luggage are not always available. But that’s from direct experience which might be outlier data.
the really major stations might have manned counters for luggage storage, though it may not be in a convenient location or require waiting in line.
if you have coins or suica, and you're willing to believe the live locker availability of this page for Tokyo metro stations
https://metro.akilocker.biz/index.html?lgId=tokyometro
There used to be a page for Tokyo JR stations , but it's gone?
http://www.coinlocker-navi.com/aream...-tokyostation/