Put Them Inside The Coin Locker

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※This article was published at February 2015.※

Hi, Navio here.

Do you know what this is? 
A Coin Locker! 

コインロッカー (koin rokkaa) is a common thing in Japan. 
You can find it almost anywhere, especially around the station. 
Coin Locker is a service provided for people who don't want to be bothered by their luggages, especially when roaming around or shopping.

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So, here's my luggage. 
I had to attend a ceremony, and a party afterward. 
It will be really annoying to carry these along during the ceremony. 
I asked the train station staff for guidance on where can I find coin lockers nearby. 
After saying thank you, I went for the one the staff told me. 
Not so far from the station, about a minute walk. 

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Here I am. 
How do you differentiate between an available locker and non-available locker is by their keys. 
Lockers with keys attached on it, are available. 
The ones without, of course, are not available. 

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Depends on the size of the locker, the price will be differed, one to another. 
The one that I used was an "all ¥200" locker, so yeah, to use the locker, I have to put a ¥200 first. 

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Stuff the bags inside, 

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And turn the key to the left to secure the locker.
しめる (shimeru) - close / lock
あける (akeru) - open / unlock

Pull the key out, and keep it in a safe place. 
You might not want to lose it, because you will need it later. 

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After I was done with the ceremony, I returned to the locker and put the key back into its place. 
Turn it to the right this time, and voila! 

Coin locker is really safe. 
I left my things there for about 3 hours. 
No guards, no security staff. 
Salute for Japan.

So there's nothing you should worry about! 
But still, never leave important / valuable goods inside. 
Our teachers in the schools kept reminding us on doing that right? :))

-nav-

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