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| Above, Asakusa's Senso-ji temple in Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
My last blog post on Japan tourism stated that Japan has "no plan" for reopening of the country to foreign tourism. That seems to be rather explicit, right?
Apparently, there is some confusion over lifting of their travel ban.
The following comes from The Independent (U.K.):
Japan delighted its many travel fans the world over on Wednesday, when it announced that it would lift its blanket travel ban on foreign visitors from 106 countries, including the UK and US.
However, don’t book a ticket just yet - it also appears that travellers arriving for the purpose of tourism are still barred.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the lift of the travel ban, which came into effect at midnight last night, saying: “The following 106 countries will not be subject to denial of permission to enter Japan from 0.00 am (JST) on 8 April 2022.”
The list of countries includes the UK, US, Canada, and 42 European nations.
Most African nations, along with European countries including Russia and Armenia, remain banned.
But the devil is in the detail: with visa exemption agreements still suspended and embassies abroad still restricting visas, tourists remain unable to get in.
To read the full article, go here.
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