Japan Trip Baggage Planner
Plan your checked and cabin bags before you fly to Japan. Set your airline limits, add items as you pack, and see exactly when a bag goes overweight—with suggestions on what to move or remove.
How this planner helps
Instead of guessing your bag weight the night before your flight, you can:
- Set your airline's weight limit for each bag.
- Add items as you pack and see live totals.
- Get simple suggestions to shift or drop items if you go overweight.
- Optionally track bags per person for family trips.
Your trips
Create a trip, set baggage limits once, and reuse it whenever you pack for that itinerary.
Bags & limits
Add each checked and cabin bag with its airline limit. Then assign items as you pack.
Items in selected bag
Select a bag on the left to view its items.How to Use This Baggage Planner
1. Start your Japan trip
In “Your trips”, give your trip a name – e.g. NewYork → Tokyo or Japan Winter 2025.
Optionally add your airline (JAL, ANA, Qatar, Emirates, etc.).
Turn on “Per person mode” if you’re travelling as a family or group and want to track bags for each traveller.
2. Add your bags and limits
Under “Bags & limits”, add each bag you’re taking:
Choose bag type: checked, cabin/carry-on, or personal item.
Enter the weight limit (kg) from your ticket or airline app (e.g. 23 kg or 7 kg).
Optional: add the empty bag weight if you know it.
The tool will:
Show live progress bars for each bag.
Tell you how many kg spare you have or how much you’re over the limit.
3. Add items as you pack
Select a bag and scroll to “Items in selected bag”.
Use the dropdowns to quickly add common items (T-shirts, jeans, electronics, toiletries, etc.), or type your own custom item.
Enter:
Category (e.g. Clothes, Electronics)
Quantity
Estimated weight per item (kg)
Importance (1 = optional, 5 = essential)
The bag’s total weight updates instantly as you add or remove items.
4. Fix overweight bags with suggestions
If a bag goes over its limit, you’ll see a red “Over by X kg” badge.
Click “Fix overweight” on that bag.
The tool will suggest:
Which low-importance, heavier items you can remove, and
Which items you could move to another bag that still has spare capacity.
5. (Optional) Track by traveller
Turn on Per person mode and add travellers (e.g. You, Partner, Child).
Assign each bag to a person.
The Per person overview shows:
How many bags each person has
Their total weight, and
Whether any of their bags are overweight.
6. Come back later
Everything is saved locally in your browser (no login needed).
Reopen the page on the same device to continue packing or adjust weights before your flight.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Is this tool only for Japan trips?
It’s designed with Japan travel in mind (baggage-heavy, long-haul flights), but you can use it for any destination. Just enter your airline, bag limits, and items as usual.
Q2. Where do I find my baggage weight limit?
Check your e-ticket, airline app, or booking confirmation. Most airlines show baggage allowance per passenger, per bag (e.g. “2 x 23 kg checked bags” or “7 kg cabin bag”). Use those numbers in the Bag limit (kg) field.
Q3. Does this tool know my airline’s exact rules or fees?
No. The planner does not connect to airline systems and can’t guarantee baggage rules or fees. Always treat it as a planning helper and confirm final allowances and charges directly with your airline.
Q4. How accurate is the weight calculation?
The tool simply adds up the weights you enter (bag + items). The accuracy depends on:
How accurate your scale / estimates are
Whether you include everything (e.g. gifts, snacks, jackets, etc.)
For best results, use a luggage scale for final checks.
Q5. What does the “Importance” rating do?
Importance (1–5) helps the tool prioritise what to remove or move when a bag is overweight.
1–2: “Nice to have / Could skip”
3: Useful
4–5: Important / Essential
When you click “Fix overweight”, the tool will first suggest low-importance, heavier items to drop or move.
Q6. Can I track bags per person (family / group trips)?
Yes. Turn on Per person mode in the trip settings, add travellers (e.g. You, Partner, Child), and assign each bag to someone. The Per person overview shows total weight and overweight bags per traveller.
Q7. Is my data saved or sent anywhere?
All your trip, bag, and item data is stored only in your browser’s local storage.
No account required
No server-side saving
If you clear your browser data or switch devices, your saved trips will disappear.
Q8. Can I use this on mobile?
Yes. The planner is built to work on mobile, tablet, and desktop. For easier typing and scrolling, turn your phone horizontally when managing many bags or items.
