Please help me to understand how am I supposed to take my luggage onto a Shinkansen from Osaka to Kyoto.
I am traveling to Japan (Osaka) on Nov 6th, then on Nov 11th I will be travelling to Kyoto by a Shinkansen. I looked on KLOOK and they have pre-sale tickets for that date but they are not guaranteed…
After selecting "Seat with oversized luggage space" it says "We'll try to book you seats that match your preferences, but this is not guaranteed. If not, don't worry. We'll assign other available options."
So what if some people already booked that before me, and on -1 month from the departure they will notify me that there are no such seats left? What if all seats with oversized space will sell out?
I read here that I should go to a ticket counter (somewhere in Osaka…) and buy there, but how am I supposed to do that if I will be in Osaka on -4 days before the departure, now I am not in Japan so I can't go there physically on -1 month to make sure my seats are reserved.
What should I do in this case? Should I just book normal seat and use luggage forwarding? Should I take a bus instead?
Also, my luggage is almost exactly 160cm and will be around 25kg – I will not be able to put it in overhead storage. If I won't book the oversized luggage and still take it with me, will they measure it to every centimeter? Will I be able to put it in front of my legs?
Wish this was more clear…
EDIT: Thank you so much for all the replies! It really made it much clearer; I didn't even realize that Shinkansen departs from a Shin-Osaka station which is further away than main Osaka Station.
Planning to charge up my Suica and just go to main Osaka Station and pay on the spot without any reservation for local train.
Thank you all!
by KTF3000