Japan Reopening – EXO Journey Weblog

In Abstract:

Travellers can now go to Japan on package deal excursions with various entry necessities relying on their nation of origin. All package deal excursions should have tour guides who accompany company from the time they arrive in Japan to the time they depart.

Japan has additionally just lately elevated the variety of whole guests eligible to enter the nation per day from 10,000 to twenty,000 guests and is contemplating growing it to 30,000 in July. We’re outfitted to deal with excursions below present pointers and are capable of course of visa certificates for shoppers as properly.

Though this isn’t the total, unconditional reopening all of us have hoped for, it’s actually a step in the precise path.

Who can enter Japan:

Japan is at present permitting residents from 98 nations to go to utilizing a ranking system primarily based on the perceived threat of an infection from travellers. Nations are positioned into three completely different classes, every with their very own entry necessities. All travellers are requested to have travellers insurance coverage overlaying infectious illness therapy, endure a PCR take a look at as much as 72 hours earlier than departure to Japan, and have to be accompanied by a tour information at some point of their journey. Further particulars are as follows:

• Blue checklist: No quarantine. Visitors want solely a pre-departure PCR take a look at inside 72 hours of the departure flight to Japan. Visitors aren’t required to be totally vaccinated. Guests who’ve spent not less than 14 days consecutively in a blue nation previous to visiting Japan may even be included -it shouldn’t be solely primarily based on citizenship.
  • Nations: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentine, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’lvoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Eire, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia
• Yellow checklist: No quarantine. Visitors are required to be totally vaccinated (3 doses together with booster) and to have a PCR take a look at inside 72 hours of the departure flight to Japan.
  • Nations: Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook dinner Island, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Federated States of Micronesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Macau, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Burundi, Republic of Congo, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Vanuatu, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Solomon, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zimbabwe
• Purple checklist: might want to take a PCR take a look at earlier than departure, upon arrival and quarantine at a delegated facility for 3 days.
  • Nations: Albania, Fiji, Pakistan, Sierra Leone

Visa course of:

As soon as a tour is booked, we’ll generate an ERFS certificates used to use for a visa. At present, e-visas and visas on arrival aren’t doable. As an alternative you, the journey agent, or the visitor should apply both in individual at a neighborhood consulate or embassy, or by mail. From the time a tour is booked to the time a visa is issued, please enable not less than one month for processing. Additionally, be sure you contact the native embassy to make clear this course of forward of time, as procedures might change.

Methods to enter Japan:

As many of the travellers we will probably be dealing with are coming from Blue nations, beneath is an in depth step-by-step breakdown of Blue entry procedures. Click on to view as a standalone web page.

Questions Answered:

We all know there are many questions lingering about how issues will pan out for travellers below the present entry scheme. Listed here are some together with solutions! Notice that particulars are topic to alter, so please examine again frequently.

Q: Which kinds of excursions will probably be allowed into Japan from June 10?
A: Excursions which have both a Tour Conductor or Guides all through the journey. This may be both Group or FIT packages.

Q: Will EXO be offering SIC (Seat in Coach) Excursions for Japan throughout this era, during which via guides are required?
A: We’re reviewing choices obtainable for any such tour throughout this interim interval. As soon as finalized we’ll make an announcement. These excursions will seemingly be in English solely initially.

Q: Will the ERFS Registration from EXO Journey Japan be freed from cost ?
A: Sure.

Q: Is there a limitation of PAX/teams that may journey to Japan ?
A: No, there is no such thing as a restrict when it comes to group measurement that may apply for a visa through the EFRS system.

Q: How lengthy will it take to obtain the ERFS Certification ?
A: A most of 5 enterprise days.

Q: For a Enterprise Visa, is the ERFS certification required ?
A: Sure, we are able to additionally apply for enterprise visas for shoppers who want to come for inspections and FAM excursions. 

Q: What are the necessities from the federal government for Inbound tourism whenever you arrive in Japan ?
A: That is the right information:https://www.japan.journey/en/practical-coronavirus-information/check-list/ 

Q: Can shoppers have some free time alone throughout a tour (e.g. procuring) or does the information need to be with them on a regular basis?
A: No unsupervised free time is allowed below any circumstances. An attendant/tour chief/information must be with company the entire time. No gaps between guides is allowed.

Q: Does the total tour itinerary have to be registered upfront?
A: There is no such thing as a have to register the entire tour itinerary upfront.

Q: Would the information have to be in the identical resort because the shoppers? Able to be there instantly for any incidence?
A: Attendants can keep in a close-by resort/dwelling so long as shoppers have their contact and the attendant can transfer to the shoppers resort at brief discover.

Q: Though company should at all times be accompanied by an attendant throughout a tour, does the attendant have to additionally eat with the company?
A: Attendants don’t have to eat with the company, however have to be reachable and able to transfer to the venue at brief discover throughout time for supper. 

Q: Can we use on-line medical interpreters within the case the place we’ve to offer one?
A: On-line medical interpreters are accepted.

Q: What occurs if the information turns into symptomatic or checks constructive for COVID?
A: If an attendant checks constructive for COVID, we’ll present a brand new attendant instantly.

Q: If  shoppers participate in an optionally available tour, does the information have to accompany them?
A: The information doesn’t have to accompany them so long as sure necessities are met: supervised outside actions with social distancing and the information is reachable by telephone and might transfer to the exercise venue at brief discover.

Q: Can we embody museums/parks resembling Disney or Staff Lab as crowded locations?
A: Theme Parks and Museums are OK so long as shoppers are masked and perceive COVID-19 unfold prevention measures.

We are going to proceed updating this web page as particulars come up. Please watch this area or attain out to our group with questions at: [email protected]