We’re visiting family for a couple weeks in the Philippines. For fun, we’re taking a “side trip” to Tokyo. As it is, I’m more excited about Japan, and consider the Philippines a side trip.
Anyway, we’re US citizens and will be staying in Tokyo for about a week. For those of you who have traveled abroad, will I need more than a passport and a return ticket to enter/leave Japan, coming from a non-US country?
A passport and return ticket are all that’s needed. It’s the same in the Philippines, but I guess you already knew that.
For all other countries, here’s the full list from the State Department.
Moving this from Cafe Society to GQ, for which no passport is needed.
Thanks Tapioca. I was just wondering if it was different since I wasn’t coming from the USA to Japan, but rather the Philippines to Japan.
Apparently not, so that’s a relief.
I recently visited the Philippines and although it was just a layover and we didn’t go through customs, we stopped in Japan (Tokyo-Narita). I don’t recall being asked for anything other than a passport, but it’s always good to have multiple ID while traveling, just in case. I’d have my driver’s license handy if I were you, but I assume you keep that in your wallet anyway.
Where are you going in the Philippines, by the way? I had a great time, even though it was mostly for work. I highly recommend going to Donsol to swim with the whale sharks, if it’s at all possible!
I’m a UK citizen and I’ve done the same kind of journey maybe a dozen different times in various country combinations. If I can do Gabon > Singapore, then Tokyo should be a breeze. My next transnational trip will be Iraq to Chicago. Yikes!
Which countrys is your passport. Depending on that you might be able to get away with just a passport or need a visa.
Americans don’t need visas to go to either Japan or the Philippines.
eta: as tourists.
I once had difficulty checking in for a flight from Japan to a US territory. As an Irish citizen, I did not need a visa for the trip, but the person at the check-in desk in Kansai airport did not know that, and had to check with the US embassy in Tokyo.
To forestall such a possibility, you may wish to print out a document stating that you do not need a visa to visit Japan. However it is most unlikely you will need it.