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Overtourism in Japan
We started writing this article on overtourism in 2019, shortly after the 30 million visitors per year…
No More Border Closure in Japan After Covid Downgrade on May 8, 2023
Last January, Katsunobu Kato the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare announced the government was…
Visit Japan Web: The Online Registration Before Arriving in Japan
During the Covid pandemic, entry procedures in Japan have changed a lot, which created some confusion. It is…
Planning a Private Trip to Japan with a Travel Agency
When considering a trip to Japan, especially for the first time, it is quite natural to think entrusting a…
Japan Reopens to Visa-free Individual Tourism From October 11, 2022!
More than 2 years and a half!
The Japanese archipelago was closed to foreign tourists during more than 30…
What Touristic Travels in Japan are Really Like in Summer 2022
If you are a regular reader of Kanpai, you may already be aware of the fact that tourism in Japan (finally) …
How to Travel in Japan as a Tourist Since June 2022
Tourists have been allowed again in Japan since June 10, but under very specific conditions.
Given Japan’s…
No, Japan Does Not Open (Yet) to Free Tourism From June 10, 2022
Over the past few days, you may have seen a lot of deceptive (to say the least) titles announcing the…
Last (?) Slap Before Reopening to Tourists: Japan Introduces North-Korean Style Package Tours
Japan delivered a new blow to all who had been waiting over the past 26 months: while it does indeed start as…
Ama Divers in Japan
Ama divers in Japan are professional fisherwomen who free dive to harvest seashell, seafood, and seaweed at…
2022 Golden Week and Foreign Tourists Ban: the Japanese Hypocrisy
In 2022, for the first time in 3 years, the Japanese could enjoy their beloved Golden Week almost as usual.
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Why Expecting Japan’s Reopening to Tourism Before Summer 2022 at Best is Unrealistic
The Omicron variant could not appear at the worst time at the end of November 2021! Japan’s borders were…
2 Years of Quasi Shutting: Japan’s Love-Hate Relationship With the World Continues
On March 1st, 2022 Japan will finally re-allow entry of students and workers on its territory. Except during…
The Land of the Rising Sun
The popular metaphor "land of the rising sun" is frequently used to described the archipelago. In Japanese…
The Final Stretch to the Reopening of Japan
It took quite a long time, especially until May, but Japan did it: in mid-November 2021, Japan has become the…
Go To Travel Adds Further Delay to Foreign Tourists' Comeback to Japan
We mentioned several times "Go To Travel" in our articles related to Covid in Japan since spring 2020, but we…
What is Preventing the Reopening of Japanese Borders Before the End of 2021
Except for residents in Japan, the frustration is real as the Japanese borders are still closed to tourists…
Traveling with Tattoos in Japan
Japan has been fostering a complex relationship with tattoo, especially since it was long associated with…
Buying or Renting a Kimono or a Yukata in Japan
Japanese people still love to dress in wafuku, the Japanese traditional clothing, and especially in kimono…
Estimate Japan’s Post-Covid Borders Reopening Timeline
Vaccination rollout in Japan : the key for reopening the borders
Covid vaccination in Japan did not only…