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| Above, Miyajima's Great Torii Gate at Itsukushima Shrine. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Japan is still timidly easing border restrictions for foreign tourism. Visas are still required. Visa waivers for some nations had been suspended during the pandemic.
Reuters reported:
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan will further ease border controls from Sept. 7 by raising the ceiling for daily entrants to 50,000 and freeing up entry for travellers from all countries on package tours without the need for guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters after returning to work from a COVID-19 infection, Kishida said Japan will proceed with further easing steps, taking into account virus infections in and outside of the country, travellers' demand and border controls adopted by other countries.
This is still not sufficient enough to draw more foreign tourists. The Japanese government is hoping that this would draw people in to exploit the weak yen.
G-TOUR 4 had to be cancelled due to the restrictions imposed on foreign tourism. It was planned to take place this autumn.
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