Japan began to accept tour groups from some countries and regions again on June 10. However, because local travel agencies said that it would take time to start a group tour and apply for a visa, it is expected that foreign tour groups will arrive in about a month at the earliest. day.
People from 98 countries and regions that are considered to be at low risk of infection, including mainland China, Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand, will be exempted from entering Japan for new coronavirus testing and quarantine.
Group members are required to hold a negative test certificate 72 hours before departure.
People from 103 countries and regions are still exempted, including Macau.
Japan currently sets the number of daily inbound tour group tourists at 20,000. Tourists must wear masks and be accompanied by a tour guide during the itinerary, and have taken out overseas travel insurance that includes medical expenses.
Japan's largest travel agency, JTB, said that no tour group will be active in Japan from the 10th.
A spokesman for Haneda Airport said there were likely to be close to zero passengers arriving in Japan today.
The Tourism Agency said it had not noticed how many tourists arrived in Japan today.
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Since June 10, Japan has relaxed allowing foreign tourists to enter the country for sightseeing. Among them, Hong Kong is included in the "blue list" of the low-risk group, which means that tourists do not need to show the vaccination certificate to the Japanese government, and they can also be exempted from post-entry testing and isolation.
As the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic continues, Japan has set a daily limit of 10,000 people entering the country, but it will be raised to 20,000 on June 1. According to the Japan Jiji News Agency, citing sources, local The government intends to further ease border restrictions, raising the limit to 30,000 on July 1.
In the year the outbreak began, Japan received nearly 32 million tourists, who spent as much as 4.81 trillion yen there.
The Japanese government aims to attract 60 million tourists by 2030.
Japan announces epidemic prevention guidelines for foreign tourists, requiring them to wear masks and buy medical insurance. The Tokyo government plans to increase the daily entry limit to 30,000 or implement it on July 1. The price of tickets for tourist attractions such as Nijo Castle in Japan's financial crisis has increased to save Japan Raise the maximum number of visitors in a single day to 20,000, and plan to require tourists to buy medical insurance before entering the country
