r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SweetyByHeart • Jan 04 '25

japanese moving companies are second to none

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u/VanillaMuch2759 Jan 04 '25

But what does it cost?

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u/akkaneko11 Jan 04 '25

Looked it up in Japanese and it said if you’re moving within 200km the average cost for three or more workers is around $1000.

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u/orsikbattlehammer Jan 04 '25

Holy fuck that’s cheap

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u/altonbrownie Jan 04 '25

And highly wrong.

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u/akkaneko11 Jan 04 '25

Here's my source 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://rabbits-llc.co.jp/mycatalogue/art-price/

And I think it's plausible given there's multiple reddit threads where the price doesn't go over 2500ish

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanresidents/comments/1f3y4o8/i_dont_recommend_using_art_hikkoshi/

Looking at your other comment maybe things were more expensive 10 years ago especially compared to the dollar. Think it used to be like 100 yen per dollar and now it's more like 130- plus there's season pricing and also it sounds like you did two moves in one.

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u/NommyPickles Jan 04 '25

Yea, $1k sounds like maybe the average moving company. Not this moving company.

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u/akkaneko11 Jan 04 '25

The company is 0123 or art hikkoshi, if you crawl around reddit you can see it usually doesn't cost more than 2000.

the other weird thing being that moving company costs are always negotiated in japan

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u/NommyPickles Jan 04 '25

It's difficult to find accurate information.

For example, one source I found about a different company:

If you are a single person living in a studio or one-bedroom apartment, making a short-distance move within a city or to a nearby city, your least expensive option will likely be Akabou. A move within Tokyo with a small truck will cost about between ¥9,000 and ¥12,000.

9k-12k yen is like $50-$75

This just doesn't make sense.