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About carry-on items

Information is provided here on rules and important notices for items that can be carried aboard and check-in baggage. Instructions are also provided for the use of electronic devices.

Restrictions on carry-on items  and check-in baggage

The Civil Aeronautics Act places restrictions on personal effects and objects in carry-on items that may be checked in and carried aboard, and prohibits certain dangerous items.

The transport of explosive and flammable objects, as well as objects that may cause bodily harm or may damage other objects in the aircraft are prohibited by law. Such objects may not be checked in or carried aboard.


  • Please note that certain dangerous items, such as scissors, knives and golf clubs may not be carried aboard. Please check them in at the counter.
CHECK!Before packing your carry-on items!

Items with carry-on and check-in restrictions that passengers frequently have questions about have been summarized in a table. Please check in advance to see if any of your belongings are categorized as dangerous.

〈 Examples of items that passengers frequently ask about 〉

  • Cosmetics, medicines (including disinfectant liquids and sprays) and daily necessities in spray cans
  • Cigarette lighters and safety matches
  • Gas hair curlers
  • Underwater flashlights (torches),* photography lights, curling irons and other implements that produce heat
    *Because these fall under the classification of heat-producing items, they can be carried
    aboard and checked in only with the battery removed.
  • Dry ice
  • Sports goods, and oxygen and air gas cylinders/bottles
A list of objects that passengers frequently ask about
  • Non-vapor-heat-treated sweet potatoes, morning glories and the like from Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands, as well as uninspected citruses, orange jasmine and other seedlings, budwood, stems or leaves from Okinawa Prefecture, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima and Yoronjima should not be carried onboard or checked in.
    For more details, please checkPlant Protection Station homepage (Japanese only)

In addition to the items listed above, please refer toJCAB homepage (Japanese only) for items that cannot be carried aboard or checked in.

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