🚧 Pre-Launch — A new option is arriving for luggage delivery on the UNESCO World Heritage Kumano Kodo.
We fully support guests who booked through major platforms like Booking.com, or directly with their accommodation — bringing you a dedicated, independent service.
Links opens for online booking (cashless payment) in March 2027, with our official launch in April 2027. Sign up below to be notified the moment booking opens.
Tailored for Flexible & Independent Hikers
🚨 Planning Last-Minute?
Forgot to arrange your luggage transfer or decided to change your trekking dates?
Links accepts flexible bookings up until the day before your trek. Keep your plans spontaneous.
🚨Booked Outside the Official Package?
If you didn't book through a strict fixed tour package and preferred to arrange your own custom accommodations,
Links is here to move your bags between the hotels you've already booked — seamlessly.
🚨 Sudden Route Changes?
Mountain weather can be unpredictable, and trails can be demanding.
If you need to change tonight’s stay on short notice or can no longer carry your backpack, text Links on WhatsApp for same-day emergency support.
🚨Just Nakahechi Route Luggage?
No need to buy complicated tour packages just to move your bags along the main trail. Links provides dedicated Nakahechi Route Plans — Regular, Premium & Rescue — to keep your walk simple, light, and independent.
Why Global Hikers Choose
Links for Independent Travel
Last-Minute & Same-Day Emergency Bookings
While official services require weeks of advance notice, our private network accepts bookings until the day before. Caught in an emergency? Contact us for same-day delivery options.
100% WhatsApp Connected — No Bureaucracy
No rigid email forms or waiting days for replies. We communicate directly via WhatsApp, your preferred app. Just text us anytime along the trail for instant support.
Photo Confirmation Upon Arrival —Delivered with Care
We handle your luggage with genuine care, every step of the way.
To give you peace of mind while hiking, we text you a photo of your bags safe and sound the moment they arrive at your next inn.
📸The First Step
Want to mark the beginning of your Kumano Kodo journey?
If you'd like, we'll take a quick photo of you at
Kii-Tanabe Station and send it straight to your WhatsApp
— completely optional, completely free.
Happy for us to share it on Instagram too? Just let us
know — entirely your call.
*This commemorative photo is offered only for guests departing from Kii-Tanabe Station, to mark the very start
of your journey.
Before You Book
For the safe pickup and delivery of your luggage
🆘 About Rescue
Same-day requests are welcome across the Nakahechi route,
plus Koguchi, Shingu, and Katsuura — subject to vehicle
availability and area-specific deadlines. No advance
booking needed — we'll confirm within minutes via WhatsApp,
along with pricing.
Once confirmed, Rescue bookings are non-refundable, except
in cases of severe weather or vehicle trouble on our end.
We'll always do our best, but may need to decline if it's
not safely possible.
Accommodation booked? Here's your plan.
🧳 Just need one delivery?
→ Regular
🚙 Want the whole route covered, no rebooking each day?
→ Premium
🚨It's today, and you're stuck?
→ Rescue
照明
Premium
Full-journey package
Per bags / Up to 20kg
🎉All 3 legs covered- Tanabe to Hongu
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All 3 legs covered — Tanabe to Hongu
￥15,000
(tax included)
Per bag / Up to 20kg
🎉 2nd bag :+¥1,500 (3 sections)
✅Daily pickup & delivery, every day of your walk
✅Book once. We handle the rest
✅Along the Kumano Kodo route
✅Pickup & delivery photo sent to your WhatsApp
✅We meet you at Kii-Tanabe Station
with a Links sign
⚠️ Bags increased after booking?
Message us on WhatsApp before pickup — don't wait until we arrive. (+¥500 peradditional bag)
🔒 Secure Payment via Square You will be redirected to our booking form, then to Square's secure payment page.
FAQ
Collection & Delivery Times
① Kii-Tanabe Station Pickup by 12:00
② Takijiri / Takahara around 13:30
③ Chikatsuyu / Nonaka around 15:00
④ Hongu / Kawayu / Yunomine around 16:30 (delivery complete)
For pickups along the route (②③), please leave your bag
at your accommodation's front desk before you check out.
⑤ Koguchi / Shingu / Katsuura
Times vary — confirmed via WhatsApp
Need Help With Your Delivery?
If you need help with luggage transport to your next stop, or a change of plans, please reach out via the [WhatsApp] button on this page.
Legal Business Information
Business name: Luggage Shuttle Links
Representative: Kazuo Kakisaka
Address: 2246-10 Ikuma, Kamitonda-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama, Japan 649-2103
Phone: 080-5815-0198
(Phone is for legal disclosure purposes only — we do not accept calls. Please contact us via WhatsApp.)