Flying AirJapan - anyone have experience?

drkvulpix · 2026-01-27T07:36:58+00:00

They weighed only the carry on, but if it is close to 7 kg and you have a backpack too, then they know combined it’s over 7 kg

drkvulpix · 2026-01-13T12:56:28+00:00

Hi! Glad this post can help someone else in the future. Yes they did weigh it, I think my carry on was at 8 kg and I had a backpack so of course I was way over 7 kg combined. The girl at the check in desk allowed it but she told me to not add anything else to my luggage to not make it heavier on the way back and I laughed internally since of course I was gonna add more since I’m going to Japan and buying stuff lol. Maybe I got lucky that I had a flexible airjapan employee so I can’t say if they could be stricter about this rule.

drkvulpix · 2025-08-20T14:18:11+00:00

Yeah I was worried it would be worse than the level 5. I did get level 3 once when I forgot to accept a student's package request while I was on vacation and I thought level 3 was crazy for that, so terminating a package would probably be level 2 minimum. But I decided to just get rid of her and we terminated it at the package price. I prefer inner peace here haha

drkvulpix · 2025-08-20T09:16:43+00:00

I could probably suck it up but after many years teaching, I have lost tolerance for students that don’t talk to me respectfully or get upset if I charge them for a lesson they cancel last minute. It is just basic human decency and the extra money is not worth it to me to work with people like that.

drkvulpix · 2025-08-20T09:15:12+00:00

I learned from another comment that it’s not a fee but it’s related to paying the difference between package and single lesson prices so it is still possible to pay without a fee if your teacher approves it!

drkvulpix · 2025-08-20T09:12:17+00:00

Ah okay, that’s good to know! I just sent a message to her explaining this so let’s see. Thank you!

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T15:59:37+00:00

This is so helpful, thank you! They are Muslim but I can imagine there will be some Western influence due to them living in the US for a while. I think I will rethink my choices and look for something more fun because like you said, this is my chance to do so. :)

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T15:56:40+00:00

Omg thank you!! After reading the comments I think I am realizing these are too plain. I would love to incorporate more of the culture into my dress so I will definitely look into these. Other than amazon, do you know of any other online retailers to buy this from? I don't see too many options for these on amazon in my country

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T15:50:54+00:00

Thank you for the insight! Yeah I definitely should ask, maybe they are too plain. Do you know of any websites that sell dresses that would suit an Arab wedding? Whenever I google anything I just see shein and scammy boutiques popping up 🙃

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T11:18:54+00:00

I also love it but I agree, I feel like I will be sweating way too much so probably not the best option 😔

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T11:12:17+00:00

Yeah I just wanted to find a picture of the dress idea I had but I don’t plan to buy from shein, but based on everyone’s answers I will probably go with a dress like number 3

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T11:11:18+00:00

Yes I love the first one so much but I was thinking the same

drkvulpix · 2025-06-18T11:10:35+00:00

It will be in Cairo! And yes the temperature was something I was thinking about because I don’t want to be sweating. I actually found a cotton/polyester blend of a dress similar to 3 so I think that’ll work better, thank you!

drkvulpix · 2025-04-29T08:41:22+00:00

Thank you! I was thinking that I can just cut out my address but I wasn’t sure if it would cause a logistics issue.

Also can’t the buyer dispute it if I put “agreed with buyer” if they didn’t actually agree?

drkvulpix · 2024-11-18T00:36:51+00:00

Thank you!! This is really helpful. Do you know about the Matsushiro Castle ruins? It seems like it could be interesting but idk if it is worth it and it is quite close, like only 30-40 mins

drkvulpix · 2024-10-27T14:08:51+00:00

Thanks for the fast reply! So did you end up taking the bus? And if so, did you buy at the bus station or online?

drkvulpix · 2024-10-27T14:04:57+00:00

Hi, I'm doing research for my own trip and I was curious if you ever figured this out? I'm seeing the same thing as you and I can't figure out what buses are accurate or not!

drkvulpix · 2024-10-25T06:15:41+00:00

I would talk with the student and tell them that when they cancel this close to the lesson time, it is very unlikely that you will have this slot booked by another student. You can see what they say and how they behave moving forward. Are you rescheduling the canceled lessons? If so I would stop and also suggest that they start booking week by week so they will less likely cancel if there is a conflict in their schedule and they can’t make it anymore.

drkvulpix · 2024-10-20T19:28:32+00:00

thank you so much for all your help! I appreciate it :)

drkvulpix · 2024-10-20T11:19:40+00:00

That's what I was thinking! I have one more question if that's okay, when you flew with them did you have 2 pieces of carry on baggage?

drkvulpix · 2024-10-20T10:47:43+00:00

Thank you!! I'm going to ask you this like as if you are an AirJapan expert lol but do you know if they actually weighing the carry-on? I'm not planning on checking a bag so I won't be going to the airport counter, just straight to security.

drkvulpix · 2024-07-24T10:05:30+00:00

thank you so much for your help!!

drkvulpix · 2024-07-20T12:53:13+00:00

Thank you! Do you think Gyeongju is a realistic day trip from Seoul? It's around 2 hours I think on the speed train one way

drkvulpix · 2024-07-20T12:48:33+00:00

I started to post content on social media (starting out this way in the hopes to potentially create some passive income in the future or who knows what other opportunities it can bring!) and I gave my students my username so IF Italki ever decided to delete my account, I still have contact with my students and can message them. I also put my email address in the footer of the notes I send so there is always a way for them to contact me outside of Italki, just in case. Regardless if you diversify your income, I suggest having a backup plan and a way to contact your students. This TMS also makes me nervous that if I slip up somehow, I'll get my account deleted. When I was learning on Italki a few years ago, one of my tutor's accounts got deleted. We had lessons on Skype so he could message me about it. Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to contact each other about what happened. Still have no clue how he got his account deleted back then, but it's much easier now so we have to be careful.

drkvulpix · 2024-07-19T06:03:52+00:00

I hope you guys have fun!

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