owendonk

In about a month, I'll be getting on a plane for Japan and won't be back for 8 months. I'll be living and working there and want to have a bicycle. I'll most likely be in Saitama City or Utsunomiya and do not know about the prospect of getting a bicycle there. My uncle mentioned maybe bringing my bike (Bianchi Axis) with me on the plane and I became interested.

My question is this: How do I go about bringing my bicycle with me? AirCanada allows me to bring a bike but I don't know where to get luggage or if doing so would justify the cost. Has anyone got any experience with this sort of thing? Any help/advice is appreciated.

mlts22 

If you can, ship your bicycle in a hard case via UPS or another good carrier, as opposed to playing the game with airlines. Airlines can charge up to $600 for it.

Northwestrider

I'm in Taiwan and have no idea what the prices of bikes are in Japan, however I'd guess you'd be ahead overall considering you'll be there for 8 months, to just buy in Japan. Enjoy your stay, Japan is a beautiful country.

Garfield Cat

Here in Bike Forums, there's a section called "Regional Discussions", "Asia".

You might want to try it.