My final monthly personal note from Japan just went out.
@chadkoh ugh the bane of unchecked centralisation! So sorry you're dealing with that crap.
Must say that 18 boxes is impressive. I can't imagine how we could whittle down our own collection of stuff to that extent.
@SimonWoods Thanks for the commiserations. 3 of those 18 are the Hinasama set my wife received when she was little and wanted to keep for future generations in Canada: flic.kr/p/2oifgwP
@chadkoh Oh wow those look both like exactly the type of thing we would also cherish for moving and the greatest source of anxiety once it's time to unpack them, heh.