What are the top junk removal options for furniture and old appliances in Japan?

There are four main ways to get rid of furniture and old appliances in Japan: municipal oversized-garbage pickup, disposal under the Home Appliance Recycling Law (required for TVs, fridges, washing machines, and air conditioners), reselling or giving away usable items, and hiring a junk-removal service. Municipal pickup is cheapest for furniture (¥100s–1,000s), but you haul it out yourself and it can take days to weeks from request to collection. TVs, fridges, washers, and ACs can't go out that way at all — the Appliance Recycling Law requires a recycling fee (a few thousand yen) plus haulage instead. Selling or giving away items that still work, via a flea-market app or recycle shop, is often the cheapest route when it works. For volume, speed, or an appliance you can't move yourself, a junk-removal service is the most convenient option: single items start from a few thousand yen, a light-truck "load it all" plan runs ¥10,000–30,000, and a 2-ton truck ¥30,000–80,000. Compare multiple disposal services for free on IeGo.