Although my luggage is not oversized I can’t lift it to put on the luggage rack so on my recent trip booked oversized luggage seats on some Shinkansen trains. Reserved seats do not cost extra with a JR Pass but sometimes I had to travel on a later train than planned to secure an oversized luggage seat.

I also used the luggage delivery service to forward my main luggage from Kyoto to Nagoya while I went on a side trip with my backpack only. I could have used a delayed delivery option for no extra charge but the Hilton Nagoya was happy to hold it for several days until my arrival so I used the standard (next day delivery) service. I have an AirTag in my luggage and it was nice to be able to check it arrived at the Hilton Nagoya the following day.