Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.
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Restrictions: Passports issued by Korea (North) & those issued to Chinese residents of Taiwan are not recognised. Such persons must obtain a Japanese Travel Document.
Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of proof of nationality issued to nationals of Japan by Japanese consulates abroad
Passport Validity: Passport must be valid for duration of stay.
Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Japan.
2) For stays up to 90 days by:
a) Holders of British passports with `United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland' or `Jersey' or `Guernsey and its Dependencies' or `Isle of Man' on the cover. However all United Kingdom passports with the endorsement `Holder is subject to control under the Commonwealth Immigration Act' require a visa.
b) Nationals of Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Dominican Rep, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland Rep, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal (unless passport issued in present or former colonies), San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States & Uruguay.
3) For stays up to 14 days by nationals of Brunei Darussalam.
Air Transit
Required by all except those as noted above.
Notes: Tokyo Haneda Airport & Tokyo Narita Airport are recognised as the same airport for transit purposes.
Re-entry Permits
Required by all persons wishing to return except nationals of Japan.
U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Japan
Embassy Office
1-10-5 Akasaka
Minato-ku
107-8420
Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 81-3-3224-5000, 81-3-3224-5000
Fax: 81-3-3224-5856
Website: www.tokyo.usembassy.gov, www.japan.usembassy.gov
U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe
2-11-5 Nishitenma
Kita-ku
Osaka 530-8543
Japan
Tel: 81-6-6315-5900, 81-6-6315-5900
Fax: 81-6-6315-5914
Email: acsok@gol.com
Website: www.usembassy.state.gov/kansai
U.S. Consulate General in Naha
2-1-1 Toyama
Urasoe
Okinawa 901-2104
Japan
Tel: 81-98-876-4211, 81-98-876-4211
Fax: 81-98-876-4243
U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo
Kita 1-Jo Nishi 28-chome
Chuo-ku
Sapporo 064-0821
Japan
Tel: 81-11-641-1115, 81-11-641-1115
Fax: 81-11-643-1283.
U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
2-5-26 Ohori
Chuo-ku
Fukuoka 810-0052
Japan
Tel: 81-92-751-9331, 81-92-751-9331
Fax: 81-92-713-9222
U.S. Consulate in Nagoya
Nagoya International Center Bldg.
6th floor
1-47-1 Nagono Nakamura-ku
Nagoya 450-0001
Japan
Tel: 81-52-581-4501, 81-52-581-4501
Fax: 81-52-581-3190
Japan Embassy or Consulate in U.S.
Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: 1-800-874-5100, 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com
New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 1- 877-874-5104, 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com
San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 1-888-874-5100, 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com
UK Embassy or Consulate in Japan
Japan, Tokyo, British Embassy
No 1 Ichiban-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8381
Japan
Tel: (+81) (3) 5211-1100
Fax: (+81) (3) 5275-3164
Office hours: Monday-Friday: 09:00-12:30 / 14:00-17:30 (Local time), 00:00-03:30 / 05:00-09:00 (GMT)
Email: embassy.tokyo@fco.gov.uk, consular.tokyo@fco.gov.uk
Website: http://ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk/
Japan Embassy or Consulate in UK
You must have a valid passport and an onward/return ticket. British nationals wishing to visit Japan for three months or less for business, tourism or family purposes etc (but not to work for a local employer) may do so without a visa.
Embassy Office
101-104, Piccadilly
W1J 7JT, London
London, United Kingdom
Tel: (44-20) 7465 6500
Fax: (44-20) 7491 9348
Email: info@embjapan.org.uk, info@jpembassy.org.uk
Website: www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp
Consulate Office
2 Melville Crescent
EH3 7HW, Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Tel: (44-131) 225 4777
Fax: (44-131) 225 4828
Email: info.cgj@btconnect.com
Website: www.edinburgh.uk.emb-japan.go.jp
Japan Embassy or Consulate Office in Australia
Japan National Tourist Organization
Suite 1813
Level 18 Australia Square Tower
264 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: +61 2 9232 4334
Fax: +61 2 9232 1494
Email: jntosyd@tokyonet.com.au
Japan Embassy or Consulate Office in Canada
Japan National Tourist Organization
165 University Ave
Toronto ON M5H 3B8
Telephone: +1-416-366-7140
Fax: +1 416 366-4530
Japan Embassy or Consulate Office in France
Japan National Tourist Organization
4-8, rue Sainte-Anne
75001 Paris
Telephone: +33 1 42-96-20-29
Fax: +33 1 40-20-92-79
Japan official tourism board office
10th Floor, Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan Building, 2-10-1 Yurakucho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
Tel: +81-3-3201-3331
Business Hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Only telephone service is available on January 1st.)
Web: http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Source:
Web: http://travel.state.gov/
Web: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Web: http://www.jnto.go.jp/