Japan: opening of travel agencies to independent tourists

According to some fairly reliable rumors, Japan is about to reopen to independent tourists after the flop of the decision to only allow groups to pass. Provided, however, that they booked through a travel agency.
City of Japan - Photo by Sofia Terzoni
City of Japan - Photo by Sofia Terzoni

The opening to individual travel in Japan It seems like it's just a matter of days. According to the magazine “Travel and Tour World” the Japan could soon reopen to independent tourists.

Il Japan it is the only G7 nation that has yet to fully reopen to tourism. The country began accepting foreign tourists in June, provided they enter the country as part of a guided group tour.

Unfortunately, this proved unpopular, as NHK reports that fewer than 8.000 foreign tourists visited the Japan in July. According to the same NHK report, the government is considering allowing independent tourists from abroad to enter the country for tourism purposes.

Travelers do not have to sign up for a group tour but there is still one condition. The visit must be organized by a travel agency who will manage the itinerary Japan.

If approved, this new measure it could start as early as September.

While this may not be the reopening news that most people were hoping for, it is still an easing of the country's strict border restrictions. Japan. It is also hypothesized that the Japan could eliminate, within days, the requirement for pre-arrival PCR testing for travelers who have been fully vaccinated (booster dose included).

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Professional journalist, former reporter for "La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno", she specializes in travel, food, music and technologies. She is co-founder of the communication and digital PR agency FullPress Agency, she is the managing director of FullTravel.it, a travel magazine and of "VerdeGusto", as well as two other magazines. She is the author of “Digital Travel” and “Digital Food”, the fourth and fifth books respectively, for Flaccovio Editore. Digital Travel & Food Specialist, she is a consultant and teacher in training courses and is the delegate for the SOUTH and Islands of the Italian Travel Press (ITP).

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