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All the Coin Lockers at Shin-Osaka Station Are Full? Here’s What to Do
If you’ve just walked past every locker bank at Shin-Osaka Station and found nothing available, you’re not alone. As one of western Japan’s major interchange stations — shinkansen, JR local lines, and the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line all meet here — lockers fill up quickly during weekday business travel and weekend tourist peaks, and large-size lockers are the first to go.
How many lockers does Shin-Osaka Station actually have?
Roughly 900 coin lockers are spread across about 13 locations throughout the station, including:
- Near the JR local line East Ticket Gate (inside and outside the gate)
- Around the Shinkansen Central and South Ticket Gates
- Near the Main Entrance and Arde Shin-Osaka (2F)
- Around the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line gates
Typical pricing
| Locker type | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| JR-operated (standard) | ¥400 | ¥500 | ¥700 |
| Osaka Metro-operated | ~¥400 | ~¥500 | ¥600–700 |
JR lockers tend to be slightly cheaper for the same size. Note that some locker banks are IC-card only (no cash), and lockers used after around 2am may incur an extra overnight charge.
What are your options if everything’s full?
- Keep walking and searching — possible, but exhausting with heavy luggage, and there’s no guarantee the next bank has space either
- Use a staffed baggage counter inside the station (e.g. Crosta Shin-Osaka) — flat-rate pricing, no size restriction in most cases
- Book an independent luggage storage service near the station in advance — removes the uncertainty entirely, since you reserve space before you even arrive
How Big Wheel solves this
Big Wheel’s luggage storage counter is [◯ min] on foot from Shin-Osaka Station at Driving Wheel Square. Because it’s reservation-based, there’s no risk of arriving to find “no space” — and there’s no size limit, so oversized suitcases that don’t fit any station locker are no problem.
| Station coin lockers | Big Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Risk of being full | Yes, especially large size | Avoided with advance booking |
| Size limit | Large locker cap | None |
| Payment | Some IC-card only | [confirm methods] |
| Staff | None | Staffed |
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