Hi,
I shipped in 2004 my bike from Vladivostok to Fushiki in Japan. The shipping agent is called BIS and it is located in the harbour, just beyond the railway station. To buy a ticket for myself was easy and costed $95. To ship the bike had some burreaucratic difficulties but these were solved by Diana of BIS. I paid for shipping the bike $100 and $100 for Diana's help (this is not bribery but service and she was worth it). There is a ship once or twice a week. It takes two nights and a day to sail to Japan.
For Japan you need a carnet de passages AND an authentication document for the carnet. Without that document your bike stays in the custom stores. The authentication document is produced by the Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF). The have a website (in english). I arranged everything by email with them. If you are a bit smart, you ask them to send the authentication document to their regional office in Toyama which is near Fushiki. Otherwise you have to travel to Tokyo (by train). You also need a CALI Compulsory Accident liability Insurance which you can buy in Toyama at every motorbike shop.
Have a good trip,
Mart
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