If you are moving out, or you just need to get rid of a bed, a bicycle or a sofa in Tokyo, you cannot put it out with normal garbage. Large items are “oversized garbage” (粗大ごみ, sodai gomi), and each ward has its own booking center, fee stickers and drop-off rules. This guide compares five wards: Setagaya, Nerima, Ota, Edogawa and Adachi.
In short
- Book first, by phone or online, for both pickup and drop-off. Items put out without booking are not collected (section 1).
- Pay with the ward’s own fee stickers (A ¥200, B ¥300) from convenience stores, or online in some wards. Another ward’s stickers cannot be used (section 2).
- Setagaya and Adachi say you can book by phone in English. The online booking sites of Setagaya, Ota, Edogawa and Adachi have an English option (section 1).
- Taking items yourself is cheaper: free in Adachi, about half price in Setagaya, lower in Edogawa (section 4).
- Air conditioners, TVs, fridges, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers and home PCs are not oversized garbage.
Checked with official pages on October 5, 2026.
How do the five wards compare?
Depends on your ward
Every ward needs a booking before you put an item out or take it to the drop-off site. Online booking works 24 hours, except during maintenance.
| Ward | Phone booking | Drop-off |
|---|---|---|
| Setagaya | Mon–Sat 8:00–19:00 | Sat or Sun, about half price |
| Nerima | Automated line | Any day incl. holidays, 3 times a year |
| Ota | Daily 8:00–19:00 | Phone booking only, 4 times a year |
| Edogawa | Mon–Sat 8:00–19:00 | Every day, 3 times a year |
| Adachi | Mon–Sat 8:00–19:00 | Free, up to 20 items a year |
1. How do I book?
Depends on your ward
- Measure the item first. Setagaya and Ota ask for the longest side and the next longest side of box-shaped items.
- Book by phone, online or chat. Choose pickup (収集, shushu) or drop-off (持ち込み, mochikomi). The center tells you the date and the fee.
- Write down the booking number (受付番号, uketsuke bango). You write it, or your name, on the sticker.
Setagaya says it accepts phone bookings in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish through a three-way call with an interpreter, and its online booking is also in English. Adachi says its phone center accepts English, Chinese and Korean. The online booking sites of Ota, Edogawa and Adachi show an English option in their language menu. Nerima’s and Ota’s pages do not say whether the phone line can be used in English.
Tip
Book early if you are moving. Ota says March and April are very busy, Adachi says pickup is usually about one week after you apply, and Ota says pickup can be two weeks or more away. Several wards say Monday mornings are hard to get through by phone.
2. How do I pay?
Depends on your ward
All five wards use A stickers (¥200) and B stickers (¥300). Combine them to make the fee, write the date and your name or booking number on them, and stick them on each item. Buy your own ward’s stickers: the wards say stickers from another ward or city cannot be used. You buy them at convenience stores, supermarkets and other shops with the sign for fee stickers (有料ごみ処理券取扱所), after you book.
Setagaya (online, chat, or a call from a mobile phone) and Nerima (online pickup bookings) also accept online payment by credit card or PayPay. Then you do not need stickers. Write the date and your booking number on a sheet of paper at least 10 cm by 10 cm and tape it to each item.
Stickers you have already used are not refunded. Setagaya says it refunds unused stickers if you move out of Setagaya.
3. How much is a futon, a bicycle or a bed?
Depends on your ward
These are pickup fees from the wards’ fee lists. Setagaya and Nerima tell you the fee when you book.
| Item | Ota | Edogawa | Adachi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futon | ¥300 | ¥400 | ¥400 |
| Bicycle* | ¥900 | ¥900 | ¥400 |
| Single bed** | ¥1,300 | ¥1,300 | ¥1,200 |
* Ota: 16-inch wheels or larger. Edogawa and Adachi: not electric-assist. ** Frame only; the mattress is a separate item. Adachi also takes unwanted household bicycles for free at its bicycle storage sites.
4. Can I take it to the drop-off site myself?
4.1 Setagaya City: weekends, about half price
Setagaya City
Setagaya Oversized Garbage Reception Center (世田谷区粗大ごみ受付センター): 03-5715-1133, Monday to Saturday 8:00–19:00, including holidays (closed December 29 to January 3). Drop-off is at the Funabashi Oversized Garbage Transfer Station (船橋粗大ごみ中継所, 7-21-15 Funabashi), on the Saturday or Sunday given when you book, 9:00–12:00 or 13:00–15:30. The fee is about half the pickup fee. One trip a day per household, up to 10 items. Bring ID and unload the car yourself. Google Maps.
4.2 Nerima City: weekends and holidays too, 15 items a trip
Nerima City
Nerima Oversized Garbage Reception Center: online, or by phone at 03-5703-5399 (an automated voice system; calls are recorded). Drop-off is at the Nerima Resource Recycling Center (練馬区資源循環センター, 1-2-20 Yahara), on the day and time you booked, including weekends and holidays, 9:00–11:00 or 14:00–16:00. Up to 15 items a trip and 3 trips per household in a fiscal year (April to March). Only the person who booked or someone in the same household can bring items, in a private car or a rental truck up to 2 tons. Bring ID such as a driver’s license. Online payment cannot be used for drop-off. Google Maps.
4.3 Ota City: book drop-off by phone only
Ota City
Ota Oversized Garbage Reception Center (大田区粗大ごみ受付センター): 0570-037-530, 8:00–19:00, including Sundays and holidays. If you cannot call a 0570 number, for example from an IP phone, call 03-6631-7050. Up to 20 items per phone booking, or 10 per online booking. Online booking is for pickup only; book drop-off by phone.
Drop-off is at Keihinjima (京浜島); the exact place is given when you book. Times are Monday to Saturday 13:00–16:00, and Sunday 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00. If you arrive after 16:00, your booking is canceled. Up to 10 items a trip and 4 trips per household in a fiscal year. The fee is waived or reduced depending on the item. You cannot pay cash there, and stickers are not sold there. The person who booked must bring the items, in a private car or a rental truck up to 2 tons, with ID that shows name and address.
4.4 Edogawa City: every day, two drop-off sites
Edogawa City
Edogawa Oversized Garbage Reception Center: 03-6744-5700, Monday to Saturday 8:00–19:00 (closed over the New Year). To book online, you register your email address each time you book, then follow the link in the email. Up to 10 items per booking. Pickup and drop-off also run on Sundays and holidays.
The North (篠崎町2-62-17) and South (西葛西1-10-16) drop-off sites are open every day except over the New Year, 9:00–15:30, at the time you booked. Up to 10 items a trip and 3 trips per household in a fiscal year, only one trip a day. Bring ID. From bookings made on October 1, 2026, items with a ¥400 pickup fee cost ¥200 to drop off (they were free before). Other drop-off fees: ¥900 items cost ¥400, ¥1,300 items cost ¥900, ¥2,300 items cost ¥1,300, and ¥3,200 items cost ¥2,300. Google Maps (North) · Google Maps (South).
4.5 Adachi City: drop-off is free
Adachi City
Adachi Oversized Garbage Reception Center: 03-6747-5100, Monday to Saturday 8:00–19:00, including holidays. Online booking closes 7 days before the date you want. Drop-off is free, up to 20 items per household in a fiscal year, with no limit on the number of trips. Only Adachi residents can use it. Bring ID, such as a driver’s license, My Number card or passport, and unload the car yourself.
There are two sites; go to the one you booked. Shirai Unyu (白井運輸, 3-28-7 Shikahama) is open every day except over the New Year, 9:00–16:00. Arai Shoten (新井商店, 8-26 Kitakahei-cho) is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only, 9:00–16:00. Google Maps (Shirai Unyu) · Google Maps (Arai Shoten).
5. How do I put it out for pickup?
Depends on your ward
Put the item out by 8:00 on the pickup day, with the stickers or paper on it, at the place agreed when you booked. Do not put it at the normal garbage collection point. In apartment buildings, it usually goes to the building’s oversized garbage area or near the ground-floor entrance; Ota says you cannot leave it outside your own apartment door. Nerima and Adachi say you do not need to be home.
Important
Nerima City and the Ministry of the Environment warn about collectors who hand out flyers offering to take unwanted items, then charge high fees. Use your ward’s booking center.
Common questions
Can I put out an air conditioner, fridge or washing machine?
No. All five wards say air conditioners, TVs, fridges, freezers, washing machines and clothes dryers are covered by the Home Appliance Recycling Act and are not oversized garbage. Home PCs are also excluded.
Can I put out items from my shop or office?
No. The wards do not take oversized garbage from business activities.
Is there a lower fee for families on low income?
Yes. Each ward reduces or waives the pickup fee for some people, such as those on public assistance. Ask when you book. Nerima and Adachi say you must apply for this by phone, not online.
Do I have to be at home on the pickup day?
No. Nerima and Adachi say you do not need to be there.
Sources (checked October 2026)
- Setagaya City: how to put out oversized garbage
- Setagaya City: oversized garbage drop-off
- Setagaya City: fee stickers
- Setagaya City: online payment of oversized garbage fees
- Setagaya City Oversized Garbage Online Reception (English available)
- Nerima City: oversized garbage
- Nerima City: fee reductions for oversized garbage
- Ota City: oversized garbage
- Ota City: fee list (PDF)
- Edogawa City: oversized garbage
- Adachi City: oversized garbage
- Adachi City: fee list (PDF)
- Ota City Oversized Garbage Online Reception
- Edogawa City Oversized Garbage Reception Center (online)
- Adachi City Oversized Garbage Reception Center (online)
