Recently, Visit Japan Web carried out a system update at 3 a.m. Japan time on January 25, and this update unifies immigration inspection and customs declaration***
Prior to this, when entering and exiting the country, whether it was customs declaration (declaration of carry-on items and non-carry-on items) or border inspection (filing of foreigners' entry), a separate *** was required
After the updateWhether it's an entry check or a customs declaration, you only need one ***Yes, which greatly simplifies entry procedures.
In addition, there were two menus for foreigners on the previous ** interface: "Alien Entry Record" and "Declaration of Carrying Items and Separate Consignments", but after this update, only one menu of "Immigration Inspection and Customs Declaration" will be displayed.
It should be noted that after this update,The previous *** will be invalid and can no longer be usedVisitors are required to go through immigration procedures using the *** that was newly generated after the VISIT JAPAN web update.
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Visit Japan Web is a new service in Japan that provides immigration procedures in Japan, and its functions include "immigration clearance", "customs declaration", and "tax-free purchase". It can be used by both entrants and returnees from overseas.
Users only need to go to the ** to create an account, and they can fill in the Japan Arrival Card and customs declaration form and electronic declaration gate according to their needs.
Currently, the airports that can be used include Tokyo Narita International Airport, Tokyo Haneda Airport, Kansai International Airport, Chubu Centrair International Airport, Fukuoka Airport, New Chitose Airport, and Naha Airport.
The number of tourists visiting Japan has picked up
In fiscal 2023, the number of visitors to Japan was as high as 2,506610,000, the number of people has recovered to about 80% of the pre-pandemic level, setting a consumption record of 5 trillion yen.
*The optimization is also to better receive tourists to Japan, save time, and improve the efficiency of entry and exit checks into Japan.
In the future, Japan** will also pay more attention to the travel experience of tourists to Japan.
For example, some time ago, Japan's Tokyo Metro, Kyoto Electric Railway, Tokyo Transportation Bureau and Tencent's Japanese company jointly launched a service to officially launch a WeChat mini-program ticket purchase service for Chinese tourists - [Travel Japan].
Open the mini-program [Travel Japan] in WeChat, you can directly buy tickets for the Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway and Keisei Skyliner, as well as tickets for major tourist attractions in Japan, which can be said to be very friendly and convenient for Chinese tourists to Japan.
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