Chinese Guide Starting from October 11, Japan has once again relaxed border controls, opened up free travel for overseas tourists, resumed visa-free measures, and canceled the upper limit of the number of people entering a single day. At the same time, it promoted domestic tourism subsidies in Japan to support the tourism industry to stimulate national consumption. In terms of border measures, the daily entry restrictions of 50,000 people will be lifted, and short-term visa-free stays will be restored to 68 countries and regions including the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan. In addition to group tours, individual tours are also open.
In China, the "Go To Travel", which was stopped in December 2020, was shelved due to concerns that it would "expand infection". Since then, the "National Tourism Support Project" whose content and name has been changed has also missed the launch time due to the seventh wave of the epidemic. However, it will be implemented again from October 11, and the implementation period is tentatively set to be from October 11 to late December or late January 2022.
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After the epidemic, Japan opens its national doors
Since March 2020, Japan has been closing its doors to foreigners, worried that foreign tourists may bring the new coronavirus into Japan.
Although entry restrictions have been gradually relaxed worldwide, isolation measures have been stubbornly implemented in Japan. Starting from June this year, Japan has allowed entry for tourism purposes, provided that it is necessary to be accompanied by a tour guide, and the maximum number of people entering the country per day has been increased to 20,000; later, group travel without tour guides is allowed, and the entry limit has been expanded to 50,000 people per day. From October 11, the Japanese government will significantly relax border restrictions on the novel coronavirus.
With the relaxation, the restrictions on entry numbers have been lifted, and the ban on personal travel and visa-free travel has also been lifted, basically close to the border policy before the spread of the coronavirus in 2020. When entering the country, including Japanese, you can enter the country with a certificate of 3 doses of vaccination within 72 hours before leaving the country or a negative test certificate.
At the same time, in addition to Haneda Airport, Narita Airport, Kansai Airport, Nagoya (Central), Fukuoka Airport , New Chitose Airport , Naha Airport , Naha Airport , and Naha Airport , which have permanent international routes, in addition to the fact that Haneda Airport, including Kagoshima, Sendai and Hiroshima , will resume operations immediately after preparation, before the spread of the new crown, more than 35 airports across the country, including Kagoshima, Sendai and Hiroshima , will also resume operations in stages. Under the influence of the depreciation of the Japanese yen, it is said that foreign tourists have started to "buy" in Tokyo Ginza and other places, and there are tourists who spend 1 million yen a day. As Japan moves towards a complete lifting of the ban, tourists from surrounding areas such as South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are expected to visit as soon as possible.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of foreign tourists in Japan increased year by year, with more than 30 million in 2018 and 2019. The number of Chinese tourists has grown rapidly. More than 8 million people visited Japan in 2018 and 9.6 million people visited Japan in 2019. At that time, the proportion of Chinese tourists visiting Japan continued to increase, reaching about one-third.
According to Japan National Tourism Administration (JNTO) data, of the 31.882 million foreigners who visited Japan in 2019, 28.257 million were for tourism purposes, accounting for 88.6% of the total. In 2019, 64.3% of Japanese foreign tourists were individual tourists who traveled freely.
Starting from March this year, Japan has gradually relaxed border restrictions, and the number of tourists to Japan has shown a rebound trend every month, but the current situation is still less than 10% compared with 2019. Travelers strongly expect the latest opening measures to lead to a revitalization of Japan's economy.
At the end of 2012, driven by policies such as the depreciation of the yen under Abenomics and the relaxation of tourist visas, foreigners visiting Japan set record highs for seven consecutive years, and inbound consumption has grown steadily. According to a consumption trend survey by the Japan Tourism Agency, due to the policy of locking the country after the outbreak, consumption in Japan dropped sharply from 4813.5 billion yen in 2019 before the epidemic to 744.6 billion yen (estimated) in 2020 and 120.8 billion yen (estimated) in 2021. Due to border controls, Japan is actually in a state of "national isolation". Last year, the number of tourists to Japan dropped sharply to 250,000, and the loss of national interests exceeded 4 trillion yen.
merchants said in an interview that the number of overseas tourists entering Japan began to increase in June (ANN screenshot)
Sinovac vaccines were included in the license list
From October 11, Japan officially lifted the restrictions on free travel. Previously, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, updated the list of inbound vaccine recognition, and 5 new vaccines were added, including Sinovac and Beijing Sinopharm.
At present, the entry-recognized vaccines recognized by the Japanese government include Pfizer (Fobitai), AstraZeneca India Bharat and Novavax. The first two needles can be one of them, and the third one must be Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax. On October 4, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan included Sinovac and Beijing Sinopharm on the list of entry permit vaccines.
According to the latest policy announced by the Ministry of Labor and Labor, tourists can enter Japan with 3 shots of vaccination; if they do not receive 3 shots, they must present a nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours before entering Japan.
It should be noted that tourists must submit the original vaccination certificate when entering the country to prove that the following items on the certificate, name, date of birth, name of the vaccine, date of vaccination, number of vaccinations, etc. must be recorded in Japanese or English. The vaccination certificate must be issued by an official agency, such as the government of any approved country or region.
nucleic acid testing certificate also needs to be obtained according to the inspection method specified by the Ministry of Health and Labor, and a description of the specific testing items required to be recorded in Japanese or English.
is a necessary procedure for entering Japan now. Visitors must also install the "MySOS" mobile program to upload relevant health status certificates and personal information. Visitors must also fill in the flight information leaving Japan in the mobile phone program, listing the flight number and seats, the hotel or residence you stayed in during your visit to Japan, and whether you have contacted patients or visited countries and regions in the past 14 days. After filling in, you will get a QR code to allow tourists to show it when entering Japan. After completing the review and allowing entry to Japan through the review, the application page will be changed to blue.
Another point is that the Ministry of Health and Labor said that both adults and children, those who are not vaccinated can enter Japan. However, those under the age of 18 have not received the injection must be accompanied and acted with their relatives or guardians.
complete all the above matters, then take a passport and hold a valid visa, and you can travel to Japan freely starting from October 11th.
Currently, there are signs of a significant increase in overseas tourists traveling to Japan. Not only that, even though local prices in Japan soared, under the influence of the depreciation of the Japanese yen, they have begun to "buy" in Ginza, Tokyo and other places, and some tourists spend 1 million yen a day.
Japan promotion fee: large domestic tourism subsidy
Japan resumed receiving individual tourists from overseas free travel on October 11; on the same day, "National Travel Support" will also begin. This support project is to expand the scope of the "county and people's preferential treatment" of travel expenses implemented by prefectures and counties to the whole country. Tokyo decided to use the national tourism support project offers and Tokyo's sole support project to promote tourism.
htmlOn the 39th, Prime Minister Kida Fumio attended the car F1 series Japan Grand Prix ceremony held in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture. Afterwards, he visited the Wagyu beef review meeting in Kagoshima Prefecture on the 10th. He said: "I hope that people across the country can enjoy various tourism activities everywhere and hope to bring Japan's vitality through this." Prime Minister Kishida said that he plans to "consumption over 5 trillion yen annually" through inbound tourists.
At the press conference on October 7, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation, SaitoTetsuo said, "We hope to maximize the advantage of the depreciation of the yen, implement and realize the high value-added value of tourist destinations." The discount rate of
"National Travel Support" is 40%. For tourism products including the use of public transportation and accommodation, the government subsidizes up to 8,000 yen per night, and only accommodation and one-day tours are subsidized by 5,000 yen per day.In addition, coupons available for use in restaurants and restaurants will be given for 3,000 yen on weekdays and 1,000 yen on holidays.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation said that 46 prefectures and counties are expected to start "national travel support" on the 11th. From the 20th, subsidies will be made to travel to Tokyo, and it is also applicable to itineraries that are booked in advance on the 11th. The government has set the deadline to the end of December, and the specific date will be determined by each prefecture and county.
Foreign passengers submit 3 doses of vaccination certificates, or negative test certificates for COVID-19 within 72 hours before leaving the country. In principle, no test at the time of entry is required. There is no need to wait at the facility for three days after entering the country, and public transportation will not be prohibited.
Tokyo Koike Yuriko Governor announced that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "National Travel Support" will start on October 20, and the name is "Tadaima Tokyo Plus" (ただいま Tokyo プラォ). The period of
is from October 20 to December 20 (including check-out on December 21). Subsidize 40% of Tokyo travel expenses (travel packages that utilize transportation up to 8,000 yen per night / up to 5,000 yen for others) and coupons available for purchase of gifts (3,000 yen on weekdays and 1,000 yen on holidays), the same as other prefectures.
object is a traveler living in Japan, provided that he has received the new coronavirus vaccine three times, or a negative certificate of PCR test can be presented.
In addition, "Motto Tokyo" (もっと Tokyo) will be fully implemented from October 20th. Currently, it can be used in conjunction with "Tadaima Tokyo Plus", and the conditions for use are 11,000 yen or more on weekdays and 8,000 yen or more on holidays.
If Tokyo residents travel within Tokyo, the combined use of these two discounts will be subsidized up to 16,000 yen per night on weekdays.
