ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Americans traveling to Japan as tourists with the intention of staying 90 days or less need only a valid passport to enter the country; visa requirements have been waived by a reciprocal visa-exemption agreement.
Note
Only American tourists don’t need a visa—that is, those in the country for sightseeing, sports activities, family visits, inspection tours, business meetings, or short study courses.
Tourists cannot work in Japan or engage in any remunerative activity including the teaching of English (though many young people ignore the law).
No extensions of stay are granted, which means American tourists must absolutely leave the country after 90 days.
If you’re going to Japan to work or to study for longer than 90 days, you’ll need a visa;
contact the Japanese embassy or consulate nearest you.
Australians and New Zealanders do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days.
Canadians can stay up to 3 months without a visa.
United Kingdom and Ireland citizens can stay for up to 6 months without a visa.
CUSTOMS
WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO JAPAN
WHAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME
U.S. citizens
See the invaluable free pamphlet Know Before You Go online at www.customs.gov
(Click on “Travel,” and then click on “Know Before You Go Online Brochure.”)
Or contact
U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20229
Phone 877/287-8867 and request the pamphlet.
Canadian
write for the booklet I Declare, issued by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Phone 800/461-9999 in Canada, or 204/983-3500;
Visit www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca for more information
U.K.
contact HM Customs & Excise
Phone 0845/010-9000
(from outside the U.K., 020/8929-0152)
Visit www.hmce.gov.uk for more information.
Australians
Australian Customs Service
1300/363-263
Visit www.customs.gov.au for more information
New Zealand
New Zealand Customs, The Customhouse, 17–21 Whitmore St., Box 2218, Wellington
Phone 04/473-6099 or 0800/428-786;
Visit www.customs.govt.nz for more information.
Americans traveling to Japan as tourists with the intention of staying 90 days or less need only a valid passport to enter the country; visa requirements have been waived by a reciprocal visa-exemption agreement.
Note
Only American tourists don’t need a visa—that is, those in the country for sightseeing, sports activities, family visits, inspection tours, business meetings, or short study courses.
Tourists cannot work in Japan or engage in any remunerative activity including the teaching of English (though many young people ignore the law).
No extensions of stay are granted, which means American tourists must absolutely leave the country after 90 days.
If you’re going to Japan to work or to study for longer than 90 days, you’ll need a visa;
contact the Japanese embassy or consulate nearest you.
Australians and New Zealanders do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days.
Canadians can stay up to 3 months without a visa.
United Kingdom and Ireland citizens can stay for up to 6 months without a visa.
CUSTOMS
WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO JAPAN
- If you’re 20 or older, you can bring duty-free into Japan up to 400 non-Japanese cigarettes, 500 grams of tobacco, or 100 cigars
- Three bottles (760cc each) of alcohol
- 2 ounces of perfume
- You can also bring in gifts and souvenirs whose total market value is less than ¥200,000 ($1,667).
WHAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME
U.S. citizens
See the invaluable free pamphlet Know Before You Go online at www.customs.gov
(Click on “Travel,” and then click on “Know Before You Go Online Brochure.”)
Or contact
U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20229
Phone 877/287-8867 and request the pamphlet.
Canadian
write for the booklet I Declare, issued by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Phone 800/461-9999 in Canada, or 204/983-3500;
Visit www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca for more information
U.K.
contact HM Customs & Excise
Phone 0845/010-9000
(from outside the U.K., 020/8929-0152)
Visit www.hmce.gov.uk for more information.
Australians
Australian Customs Service
1300/363-263
Visit www.customs.gov.au for more information
New Zealand
New Zealand Customs, The Customhouse, 17–21 Whitmore St., Box 2218, Wellington
Phone 04/473-6099 or 0800/428-786;
Visit www.customs.govt.nz for more information.
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