Kyoto

Baggage service will start at JR Hakata Station ~First store in Kyushu! Crosta Hakata” will open on July 1! ~Crosta Hakata

(Headquarters: Shin Osaka Dai-ichi Seimei Building, 3-5-24 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka; President: Kei Fukushima) will open “Crosta Hakata” at Hikari Hiroba in Hakata Station as part of its efforts to promote “empty-handed” tourism.

(Under the name “Crosta,” J.R. Nishinippon Marnix Co., Ltd. offers “temporary luggage storage” for carry-on luggage and a “carry-on luggage service” that delivers luggage to hotels at Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Osaka, and Hiroshima stations. This is the first opening in the Kyushu area.

The “Carry-on Service” allows customers arriving at Hakata Station to enjoy sightseeing in Fukuoka with no baggage until they check in at their hotel.

In addition to domestic customers, an increasing number of overseas customers will be able to use this service and enjoy sightseeing in Fukuoka even more.

1 Opening date July 1, 2024 (Monday)

2 Location Shinkansen Shinkansen Hikari Hiroba Exit, 2nd floor, JR Hakata Station (next to the Midori-no-Receiving Machine Corner, right outside the Hikari Hiroba ticket gate)

3 Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (open year-round)

4 Operator Marnix J.R. Nishinippon Co.

5 Handling Business

Temporary baggage storage 800 yen (tax included)/piece (small) 1,000 yen (tax included)/piece (large)

Carry-on service 1,500 yen (tax included)/piece (Carry-on service is a service that transports your baggage from Hakata Station to a hotel in Fukuoka City.

Fukuoka City hotels)

Available hotels (in no particular order/as of June 25, 2024)

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Fukuoka, Grand Hyatt Fukuoka
THE BLOSSOM HAKATA Premier, The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka

Nishitetsu Grand Hotel, Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk, Hotel Okura Fukuoka, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka, Hotel New Otani Hakata, Miyako Hotel Hakata

6 Other
In conjunction with the opening of Crosta Hakata, luggage will be stored at Crosta Shin-Osaka by the end of July,

In conjunction with the opening of “Crosta Hakata”, by the end of July, we plan to start a service whereby customers can leave their luggage at “Crosta Shin-Osaka”, have it carried on the Shinkansen bullet train, and have it delivered to “Crosta Hakata” or hotels in Fukuoka City.

This service will make it easier for overseas customers touring Kansai and other areas to visit Fukuoka and Kyushu.