Japan Reopening – EXO Journey Weblog

In Abstract:

Travellers can now go to Japan on bundle excursions with various entry necessities relying on their nation of origin. All bundle excursions will need to have tour guides who accompany visitors from the time they arrive in Japan to the time they depart.

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

Though this isn’t the complete, unconditional reopening all of us have hoped for, it’s actually a step in the proper route.

Who can enter Japan:

Japan is at the moment permitting residents from 98 international locations to go to utilizing a score system based mostly on the perceived threat of an infection from travellers. International locations are positioned into three totally different classes, every with their very own entry necessities. All travellers are requested to have travellers insurance coverage protecting infectious illness remedy, bear a PCR check as much as 72 hours earlier than departure to Japan, and should be accompanied by a tour information at some point of their journey. Extra particulars are as follows:

• Blue checklist: No quarantine. Company want solely a pre-departure PCR check inside 72 hours of the departure flight to Japan. Company should not required to be totally vaccinated. Guests who’ve spent a minimum of 14 days consecutively in a blue nation previous to visiting Japan can even be included -it will not be solely based mostly on citizenship.
  • International locations: 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. Company are required to be totally vaccinated (3 doses together with booster) and to have a PCR check inside 72 hours of the departure flight to Japan.
  • International locations: 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 check earlier than departure, upon arrival and quarantine at a delegated facility for 3 days.
  • International locations: Albania, Fiji, Pakistan, Sierra Leone

Visa course of:

As soon as a tour is booked, we are going to generate an ERFS certificates used to use for a visa. At the moment, e-visas and visas on arrival should not attainable. As an alternative you, the journey agent, or the visitor should apply both in particular person at an area consulate or embassy, or by mail. From the time a tour is booked to the time a visa is issued, please permit a minimum of one month for processing. Additionally, you’ll want to contact the native embassy to make clear this course of forward of time, as procedures might change.

The way to enter Japan:

As a lot of the travellers we can be dealing with are coming from Blue international locations, under 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 beneath the present entry scheme. Listed here are some together with solutions! Be aware that particulars are topic to vary, so please verify again repeatedly.

Q: Which varieties of excursions can 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, by which by means of guides are required?
A: We’re reviewing choices accessible for the sort of tour throughout this interim interval. As soon as finalized we are going to make an announcement. These excursions will possible 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 isn’t any restrict by way of group measurement that may apply for a visa by way of 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 will 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 once you arrive in Japan ?
A: That is the proper information:https://www.japan.journey/en/practical-coronavirus-information/check-list/ 

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

Q: Does the complete tour itinerary must be registered prematurely?
A: There is no such thing as a must register the entire tour itinerary prematurely.

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

Q: Though visitors should all the time be accompanied by an attendant throughout a tour, does the attendant must additionally eat with the visitors?
A: Attendants don’t must eat with the visitors, however must be reachable and able to transfer to the venue at quick discover throughout dinner time. 

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 exams constructive for COVID?
A: If an attendant exams constructive for COVID, we are going to present a brand new attendant instantly.

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

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

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