Questions tagged [japan]
An island nation in East Asia known for many aspects of its unique culture and having one of the world's largest cities, Tokyo as its capital.
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What type of face-mask should I use in Japan?
It seems that in Japan face-masks are currently recommended (not mandatory):
in public transportation, and
both indoors and outdoors, if there is a distance of less than aproximately 2 meters.
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Is exactly this type of "CDC" covid vaccination card (shown), EXACTLY what is required on entry in to Japan currently as proof of vaccination?
Here's the exact requirement currently (2023) for entering Japan for US folks. A fresh covid test or:
A COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated AND received a booster ...
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Transit visa for Japan
I have booked my ticket from Canada to India via Haneda airport, Japan. My layover is 16 hours at Haneda airport and date change 10 July to 11 July. Is a transit visa required?
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Can anyone identify this hotel in Osaka?
Long shot, but can any one identify this hotel in Osaka. In fact "filmed" in 1997.
Conceivably the sign across the road helps. (I pasted in a blow-up of it.)
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For the Nozomi from Shinagawa to Osaka, say on a Saturday afternoon, would tickets/seats typically be available - or would you need to book?
I've never been on a bullet train,
https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/timetable/00006668/00000110?direction=down&type=Nozomi
On say a Saturday afternoon: if I understand that page there ...
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Visa for layover in Narita Airport?
Is a Visa required for a 15 hour layover in Narita Airport, flying in from South Africa?
Ticket included departure from SA, with a 3hour stopover in Doha, 15 hour stopover in Narita Airport, with ...
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Can you create a Suica card on a foreign phone/Google Pay account?
I am using a European Google Pay-compatible cellphone and the corresponding region account linked to it and will likely be traveling to Japan.
I would like to use contact-less-based public transport, ...
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I've been granted a Japanese visa with a validity of 15 days. How do I calculate the day on which I'll have to leave the country?
If I have a visa waiver that grants me a maximum of 15 days per stay, and I arrive in Japan on the 1st of March at 8 p.m., what is my last date of departure?
Is it the 15th of March (because the ...
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Where in Japan can I stay in a renovated 空き家 abandoned house?
Apparently Japan has up to eight million abandoned houses. In Japanese they're called "akyia" (空き家).
Until very recently they were rarely renovated. But a couple of foreigners living in ...
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Japan cheapest way to travel? Is carpool/ride share common in Japan?
I will be travelling to Japan for 2 weeks and found train tickets little bit expensive. Usually i travel like a backpacker and always travel with a budget. I will be staying different cities in Japan ...
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Do I Need an American Visa to travel to Japan from Mexico? [duplicate]
I am Mexican and I Currently have my Mexican passport, I would like to visit Japan and I heard that if you take a flight from LAX to Japan rather than directly from Mexico it gets more affordable. My ...
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What can I do at Haneda airport for 8 hours in the evening?
I have an 8 hour layover at Haneda Airport from 5pm to 1am, what can I do during this time? I would like to get out and see a bit of the area, so thinking if there is a tour or something that would ...
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Which U.K. Covid testing firms are recognised by Japan
Entry to Japan is now dependent on providing evidence of one of two things:
Three doses of a WHO-recognised covid vaccine
A negative covid test from an approved provider within 72 hours of departure
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Hourly hotels/capsules near Haneda Airport that allow late morning stays?
I will soon have the dubious pleasure of landing in HND at 5 AM, after an overnight flight that I know from experience won't let me get much sleep. I have a hotel for the night, but check-in time isn'...
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How would Japanese people react to someone refusing to say “itadakimasu” for religious reasons?
So, it’s my understanding that in Japan it’s considered to be polite to say “itadakimasu” before eating. From what I’ve read, it seems that the meaning of this phrase derives from Buddhist and Shinto ...
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Is Tokyo Haneda airport (HND) closed at night and do you have to enter Japan even just for transit between countries?
www.flychina.com says the following about a plane ticket:
Tue, Feb 3 12:45p - 5:15p+1day 14h 30m New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) to
Tokyo Haneda, Japan (HND) Japan Airlines JL 5 · Economy Class · Boeing
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Where can I see feral raccoons in Japan?
Last time I was in Japan half a year before covid I finally saw at least one and possibly two tanuki, also known as "raccoon dogs". They are not related to raccoons but have a very ...
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Requirements for an invitation letter for an internship in Japan
I have Indian nationality and I am planning to go to Japan for three months to do an internship at a university in Tokyo. I am going to apply for a Student Internship Visa for less than 90 days. In ...
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Is it possible to book a ferry from Fukuoka or Shimonoseki to Busan online in early 2023?
For over a decade I've entered Japan on one way tickets and no airline has asked for my proof of return/onward flights, so I stopped obtaining them long ago.
However a few days ago I arrived at BKK ...
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Booking ferry tickets from Kagoshima to Yakushima
I'm trying to book a roundtrip ticket for the jetfoil ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima that goes from Kagoshima to Miyanoura, and then the return leg goes from Anbo to Kagoshima. Looking at https://...
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Do Indian citizens need a transit visa for Japan and Thailand?
Two international connections from Canada to India via Tokyo and Bangkok. I am indian citizen and working in canada as i have open work permit of canada. So my question is can i travel to india via ...
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Connecting via Narita airport on non-partnered airlines - possible without a visa? [duplicate]
I am a Filipino citizen and I have a single itinerary ticket for a one-way trip to Tahiti, French Polynesia with a connecting flight in Narita, Japan on February 20 (Cebu -> Narita -> Tahiti). ...
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Layover at Narita, Japan. Do I need a transit visa?
I will be transferring between two international flights at Tokyo Narita airport. I'm scheduled to depart the same day I arrive. I am planning to stay within the airport during the layover. Does ...
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Do I need a Japanese transit visa when arriving at Narita and departing from Haneda?
I am arriving from New Delhi, India (with an Indian passport) on JAL at Narita Airport on July 11th at 7:30 AM and departing for San Francisco on JAL at 12:05 AM on July 12th from Haneda Airport. Do I ...
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Do I need a transit visa for a layover of 12:45h (from morning to evening) at Haneda Airport?
I am an Indian citizen with a valid F1 visa to the United States, and I have a flight from Delhi to Chicago via Haneda with a 12:45h layover on the same calendar day.
However, my airline is telling me ...
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Where can I get health insurance for an Indian traveler in Japan with type 1 diabetes?
I am from India and I have type 1 diabetes with no complications. I am looking for health insurance for my stay in Japan, which will be for a maximum of 90 days, but I have found it difficult to find ...
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Visa Debit card support in Japan
We are planning a trip to Japan in Q1 of 2023.
We posses European Visa debit cards and pay almost everything with them at home. We have heard, that card payments are much less prevalent in Japan. We ...
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Do I have apply for any transit visa when transitting overnight though NRT(Japan)? [duplicate]
I have an Itinerary(Jan 2023) from India to USA booked through American airlines(AA) which has long layover(25 hours at NRT). AA didn't provide me with any details about the transit visa. Looking into ...
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What's the schedule/frequency of the bus from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Itami International Airport (ITM)?
I may do an airport transfer from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Osaka International Airport (aka Itami Airport or Itami International Airport (ITM)) at the end of December. How frequently does ...
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Japanese train etiquette: Is it acceptable to take a baby in the Shinkansen Green Car?
The green carriage is of course first class. This would be our first preference with our 5 month old baby in lap, because of the presumably larger toilets for changing and whatnot. However, our baby ...
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Has the Japan Rail Pass changed post-Covid?
Prior to Covid-19, I would travel to Japan fairly often, and each time I would go I would get a JR Pass for traveling between cities, as I did so quite often. I'm wondering, as I haven't been to ...
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Japan - Any places similar to Midnight Diner?
I'm planning a trip to Japan later this year with my parents. My parents are huge fans of the Netflix show Midnight Diner (深夜食堂). While I know the actual restaurant in Midnight Diner is fake and the ...
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Do I need a transit visa at Haneda when self transferring?
I am a Vietnamese citizen. I will arrive at Tokyo (Haneda airport) at 4AM and also leave from same airport at 9am on Viet Jet Airline for Vietnam. I have to "self-transfer". Do I need ...
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My reservation and my passport middle full name My passport only initial [duplicate]
I am plan fly to IAD to Japan beginning Dec 2020. My reservation is full my middle name but my password show only initial. Is this any problem when I fly to Japan? One more question,
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Do restaurants in Japan provide knife and fork?
I'm having my vacation next week in Japan. The problem is, I've heard that people in Japan use chopsticks, but I've never used those stuff and am not going to learn it.
Do restaurants in Japan provide ...
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Changing destination of already purchased Shinkansen ticket
Using the official Smart EX app, I have reserved and paid for tickets for a JR Tokaido Shinkansen train service from Osaka, getting off at a stop well before Tokyo. There are five people on this ...
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I have a ticket for a conventional railway line. Can I take the Shinkansen instead (or vice versa)?
I have a ticket that specifies a conventional line/local line (zairaisen 在来線) as part of my route. Can I use the Shinkansen for that segment, if I buy an express ticket separately? (Note: the basic ...
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Night train Fukuoka - Tokyo
I have three free days in Japan. Google maps says a train ride from Fukuoka to Tokyo takes more than ten hours which is basically an entire day. To save time, I was wondering whether there a night/...
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Travelling from Narita airport to Sendai
I arrive at Narita airport in early October at about 9am but need to get to Sendai. I thought of booking the Shinkansen from Tokyo (or Ueno?) for some suitable time (say, 11am), but I would like to ...
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Confusion about Oct 11th date for Japan (visa free) travel? Not yet on Timatic?
It appears that as of Oct. 11th (ie, Tuesday) the rules regarding tourist travel to Japan have changed. My understanding if that as of the 11th (or perhaps 12th) you can
assuming you're from a "...
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Wildlife in Hokkaido in November
I'm trying to understand what wildlife species can be expected to be found in Hokkaido around November. Where should one travel on tge island to maximize the odds to see them.
E.g. Are there any ...
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When does Narita do security screening for international transit passengers?
In September I travelled from Singapore to the US via NRT, and in November I travelled in the reverse direction from the US to Singapore via NRT. Both trips were operated by Japan Airlines.
In the ...
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Where to get data-only SIM in Japan [duplicate]
I have an unlocked North American (Canada) iPhone 5s, where can I buy a data only SIM card in Japan ? I'm not interested in renting nor in a voice plan, I'll be staying for 4 weeks.
I'll be landing ...
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what to do during an 8 hour layover at Haneda airport in the evening (5pm- 1am)? [duplicate]
I have an 8 hour layover at Haneda airport in the evening before continuing to my destination and i would like to get out of the airport and explore a little bit.
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Can't stop over at Sapporo when going from Asahikawa to Chitose airport?
Yesterday I travelled from Asahikawa to Chitose airport (in Hokkaido, Japan), as on this Hyperdia screenshot (except I planned to take a later Airport service after having lunch in Sapporo).
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Where can I find Japanese Lacquerware in Tokyo?
I've been racking my brains on this for quite a while now and would like to buy some traditional styled Japanese Lacquerware or shikki (漆器) in Tokyo.
I've tried places like Asakusa and some online ...
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Is a pre-departure COVID test still required for entry into Japan?
There seems to be conflicting advice on the official Ministry of Foreign Affairs website:
https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page25e_000334.html
says it is necessary to present a certificate of inspection ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Japan? [duplicate]
I'm holding Philippine passport and I'm here in Canada and I'm going to visit my country but I need to stop over in Narita Terminal 1 and next day I'm going to transfer Narita Terminal 2. My layover ...
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Are children exempted from Japan's new three-dose COVID vaccine requirement?
Japan recently announced that if you have received three doses of an approved COVID vaccine, you are exempted from the previous requirement to get a negative PCR test within 72 hours of departure.
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How restricted are tourists coming to Japan as part of an organized tour?
Japan is still only allowing tourists to enter on a group/package tour. If you arrive as part of a group tour (for example this one), would you be legally obligated to stay with the tour guide? Or ...
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