In Zhihu's praise answer "Why so many people like to travel to Japan?", the author Shuang Yueluo said, ", relatively speaking, Japan is the country with the highest comprehensive cost-effectiveness among outbound travel. , whether in terms of time cost, economic expenses or travel satisfaction, Japan is very excellent, without any shortcomings. Traveling to Japan is ultimately just two words, not a loss."
Chinese tourists gathered at the stop of the travel bus in Ginza Yachome and
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The data is the most telling. In the past year, China's visits to Japan have reached nearly 10 million, accounting for about 30% of all foreign tourists in Japan. In China, Japan has also become the number one destination for overseas travel.
2018 The number of tourists visiting Japan increased by one million compared with the previous year
| Source of lifepepper.co.jp
In simple terms, Japan has convenient transportation, considerate service and comfortable travel. This may be why most people want to travel to Japan again and again.
Especially in the past two years, the popularity of Japanese travel has always been in a white-hot manner and is developing towards in-depth development. The remote and unpopular scenic spots that were not very popular in the past, now they can meet Chinese people who come here. The Chinese's journey to Japan has caused qualitative changes from quantitative changes, and have gone deeper from the core areas of Japan to various local counties and cities.
For Japan, the growth of Chinese tourists every year not only drives the sustainable development of Japan's economy, but also various overseas study investment markets are extremely hot. The Japanese government and businesses that have tasted the sweetness have introduced various policies and preferential treatments just to attract more Chinese tourists.
The consumption of foreigners in Japan is among the money. Chinese people consume more than 1500 billion yen, more than 30%
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According to Japanese media, because Chinese people are keen on traveling to Japan. Japan's visa issuance to China has increased from 970,000 in 2013 to 5.45 million in 2018. It accounts for nearly 80% of Japan's total visa issuance to foreigners.
visa threshold is getting lower and lower
Although the visa threshold is getting lower and lower, visa is the number one obstacle for traveling abroad in Japan, and the various complicated procedures and certificates make many babies afraid. How to apply for Japanese visa ? Let's talk slowly.
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Facing with the growing number of Chinese people traveling to Japan, the Japanese government has also racked its brains to simplify visa application procedures while strictly managing it.
Since January this year, Japan has introduced a policy to further relax visas for Chinese college students and Chinese tourists who have visited Japan more than twice. eliminates the step of submitting property certificates in this policy, and also eliminates the possibility of being rejected for reasons such as insufficient property or resignation due to large-scale consumption.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival, Japan's travel is far more popular than other countries | Source: livedoor.blogimg.jp
The easier and easier the visa procedures, more people want to travel to Japan during the holidays. In last year alone, more than 20 million foreign tourists traveling to Japan were visas. The more people there are, the more obvious the problem with the visa, that is, the visa efficiency is extremely low.
In order to alleviate this embarrassment, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to start utilizing its big moves in July.
The first country to apply online
According to the report of Japan's joint communication, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will start to accept sightseeing tourist visas for some Chinese tourists visiting Japan online starting from July 30 this year. This is the first time that the Japanese government has implemented online applications. Before this, all Chinese people entering Japan had to submit information to the Japanese Embassy and other windows.
The website of the Japanese Embassy in China:
https://www.cn.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_ja/index.html
It is worth mentioning that China has also become the first country in the world to enjoy this service.
However, this convenience policy has not been promoted to all Japanese embassies and consulates in China. Japanese electronic visa Shanghai consular district will start piloting in September. From October this year, Shanghai consular districts (including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi) will begin to fully implement online application for tourist visas to Japan. is expected to be promoted nationwide in the future.
step.1 Who can sign online?
Currently, the online signing targets are tourists who travel to Japan for a single time and stay in Japan for no more than 15 days. includes group sightseeing trips, personal sightseeing trips, personal sightseeing for college students in specific universities, short-term lag (leader);
step.2 How to apply for online signing?
Application method, materials and processing time have not changed yet. electronic visa application, the materials required for visa application and the duration of visa issuance of the consulate are consistent with the original and will not change. In terms of application methods, tourists still need to submit the materials to the consulate authorized travel agency, and then submit the application online through the consulate official website through the travel agency and submit the passport and other materials to the consulate to shorten the production time of the travel agency's materials. In general, in the current stage, the entire "online application" process is completed by an authorized agency. Individuals do not need to operate on their own.
A Chinese travel agency is handling a large number of visas for tourists visiting Japan | Photo source news.infoseek.co.jp
step.3 What materials are needed for online signing?
As mentioned above, the online signing materials and previous ones have not changed, but the required materials vary slightly depending on the type of visa application and the identity. For details, please see below.
What are the application materials required for
So, if you want to apply for such a convenient group travel visa, will the information you need to submit be troublesome? The answer is NO!
Spring and summer summary, the information required to apply for this type of visa is as follows:
1, original passport with a validity period of more than 6 months.
2. Copy of the front and back of the ID card.
3, 2 colored photos on white background (45mmX45mm)
4, print
on the front and back of the visa application form
0 Visa application form collection information including: name, ID number, marriage status, home address, mobile phone number, work unit name and address, position, estimated date of going to Japan.
Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro said that after April 2020, except for the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong, all Japanese embassies and consulates in China will adopt the online application model, including groups and individuals. will also abolish the visa stickers pasted on the passport and introduce an electronic visa (E visa).
uses the E visa system managed by cloud services, which will greatly save and shorten the time for visa processing.
In addition to the latest visa policy. At present, the tourist visas and visas opened by the Japanese government to Chinese tourists are mainly divided into group tourist visas and individual tourist visas. The detailed materials required for application are as follows.
▼ The information required for group tourism is:
▼ Among them, the personal tourist visa includes personal travel (single times), the required information is:
▼ Individual travel (multiple times in three years), the required information is:
▼ Individual travel (multiple times in five years, more than five years in very high-income people), the required information is:
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Note: ○ in the picture: to be submitted △: According to the situation, it is necessary to submit
. It is not difficult to see from the information required to submit for visas to Japan that in order to easily pass the visa review, stable work income and property proof are two very critical factors. If you want poetry and the distance, you must work hard first.
However, some people may ask: What should I do if I don’t have a job? What to do if you are freelance? What should I do if I want to simplify the procedures? In fact, there are many agencies that can simplify the procedures. Just search for it in Taobao.
face-scanning and exiting
According to Japanese media reports, this year, five major domestic airports in Japan (Narina, Haneda , Kansai , Central , Fukuoka ) have begun to import the facial recognition system developed by NEC. Because the opening of this time is mainly tourists. In other words, travelers coming to Japan can enter and exit more easily and quickly.
Narita Airport's face recognition clearance machine | Photo source asahi.com/
July 24, Japanese Haneda Airport took the lead in adopting this system. Face recognition is also very convenient and simple to operate. It mainly compares the facial photos in the passport IC chip with the photos taken on the spot to confirm whether they are the person.
The process shown in the figure below: Visitors only need to place their passport in the designated area, and then face the camera, and facial recognition can be passed successfully. only takes about 15 seconds to complete this series of operation processes.
pic source moj.go.jp/
In 2018, there were 31.19 million foreign tourists visiting Japan. The goal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 2020 is 40 million, and the goal of 2030 is 60 million.
has to admit that Japan, which was once known for its hard core electronics and electrical appliances, has now begun to "promote tourism and establish a country" after experiencing economic downturns and declines. Perhaps one day in the future, when we mention the word "Japanese", what people think of is no longer high-quality products, but a tourist holy place.
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