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Indian individual traveller can now enter Japan

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The Government of Japan announced a policy of resuming entry by individual travellers for tourism purposes beginning on 11th October. The Government had released its policy to resume allowing group tours to Japan on 7th September and now they lifted the entry restrictions for individual tourists entering Japan.

An on-arrival COVID-19 test is no longer required once you get to Japan. However, to enter, you must still fulfill one of the two following requirements:

  1. Obtain a certificate confirming you have received at least three shots of a vaccine recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO). The document should be issued by an official body, such as a government agency, and should have an attached Japanese or English translation if originally written in another language.
  2. Obtain a certificate confirming the negative status of a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to departure for Japan from your country of origin.

In both instances, travellers must fill out a pre-arrival COVID-19 questionnaire, which the government recommends they complete online in advance using their “Fast Track” service — which is available in Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indonesian — and an associated app called MySOS, which you can install on your smartphone via QR code or a link.

JNTO looks forward to welcoming group tours and individual travellers back to Japan with the long-awaited lifting of entry restrictions. These measures are long-awaited news for tourists around the world who have been looking forward to visiting Japan.

Satoshi Seino, President of JNTO, said, “The Japanese government has at last announced the resumption of individual travel for tourism purposes and visa waivers. I am incredibly pleased to finally welcome back individual travellers after coping with the pandemic during a wait of two-and-a-half years.”

He further said, “JNTO will be doing everything we can to provide you with the latest information on coming to Japan so that many tourists can visit and journey throughout our country.”

“So you can do more than take in Japan’s captivating culture, history, nature, and cuisine, we are also working hard on projects for sustainable tourism, adventure travel, and luxury travel. Japan is a highly attractive country not only for tourism, but also for international conferences and incentive travel. With the relaxed travel measures, Japan is fully prepared to host these events.

“Along with reveling in the many ways to take in the allures across Japan, now is a time when international visitors can take advantage of shopping opportunities.

“Japan has been busy over the past two-and-a-half years with preparations to welcome back everyone. Come see the new Japan. We eagerly await your arrival!”