Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
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Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#2Please don't link to a newspaper's tweet when they have an actual story: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/23/national/kishid...
Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#3Japan HN meet-up?
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#4Road trip across Japan is quickly moving to the top of my bucket list? Has anyone done it? How was it? Must see stops?
Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#5I wonder to what extent this reflects desperation for foreign currency (especially dollars) given the recent intervention by BoJ to stop the yen's freefall.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/boj-keep-ultra-low-rate...
My guess is that this would be a drop in the bucket, but who knows?
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#6What's the catch? Can anyone visit Japan without a visa? People of any country?
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#7Does this mean tourists don't need a visa for Japan anymore? Including people with traditionally "weaker" passports like Uganda, India, etc.? The article linked elsewhere in the comments is not clear on this.
Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#8Road trip across Japan is quickly moving to the top of my bucket list? Has anyone done it? How was it? Must see stops?
I would recommend you give https://www.youtube.com/c/AbroadinJapan a watch. Chris has been all over every Japanese prefecture multiple times, and he usually records places that aren't the kind of places you'd see on a quick Google Search or trip advisor.
He has biked across Japan in his season 1 of Journey Across Japan, he showcases all kinds of hotels, capsule hotels, Ryokans (Japanese inns), etc, in every video. It's just a great way to learn about Japan, it's culture, food, what dos and don'ts.
Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#9Does this mean tourists don't need a visa for Japan anymore? Including people with traditionally "weaker" passports like Uganda, India, etc.? The article linked elsewhere in the comments is not clear on this.
Probably not. It sounds like they are lifting COVID era restrictions on travel (you could only do pre-arranged tours with strict itineraries)
Re: Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap
#10What's the catch? Can anyone visit Japan without a visa? People of any country?
No just the countries that previously didn't need a visa.