RetireJapan

Moneymatters wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:52 am
I'm in no rush. After 20+ years of multiple international flights per year I'm really enjoying staying put. I may even try domestic tourism next year! As for the UK. It's just my mum now and she's ready to visit as soon as it's allowed. And she was quarantining with us for two weeks at a time long before covid!

I normally take two trips abroad, but since Feb 2020 I have traveled domestically. Kyushu, Kinki, Gifu, Nagano, Tokyo, Hokkaido, etc..about 7-8 weeks total. Not bored yet. Anywhere I go I find there is yet more to see.

Tohoku and Okinawa are high on the list for summer.

TJKansai wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:49 am

Moneymatters wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:52 am
I'm in no rush. After 20+ years of multiple international flights per year I'm really enjoying staying put. I may even try domestic tourism next year! As for the UK. It's just my mum now and she's ready to visit as soon as it's allowed. And she was quarantining with us for two weeks at a time long before covid!

I normally take two trips abroad, but since Feb 2020 I have traveled domestically. Kyushu, Kinki, Gifu, Nagano, Tokyo, Hokkaido, etc..about 7-8 weeks total. Not bored yet. Anywhere I go I find there is yet more to see.

Tohoku and Okinawa are high on the list for summer.

Okinawa is nice; so much to see and do.
Tohoku, depends where you go. Aomori is best avoided; boring, grey, typical Japanese town.

planning to go to the states from japan ,at start of january-cannot quite follow the ever changing rules'
1.are permanent residents of japan allow to come back without any issues?
2,is it correct that depending on the state you go in the usa will have to stay at a designated quarantine facility for 3 days and then 14days at home??

Depends on the State - then 14 at home.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsu ... 00249.html

It seems so risky right now. The government response is completely unpredictable.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/ ... nfections/

banders wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:28 am Depends on the State - then 14 at home.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsu ... 00249.html

thanks-as i understand it-this doesnt affect the movements of family you are with at home does it?
they are free to conduct normal activities and not be considered as close contacts arent they?

does anyone know of a good place to do the testing which is cheap and valid for us entry?
seems narita airport is 30,000yen per time

bryanc wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:29 pm does anyone know of a good place to do the testing which is cheap and valid for us entry?
seems narita airport is 30,000yen per time

There is a "return to Japan" Facebook group which has a lot of information on this:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/returntojapan

bryanc wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:29 pm does anyone know of a good place to do the testing which is cheap and valid for us entry?
seems narita airport is 30,000yen per time

I stupidly waited until the last minute so had to take the test at Narita. I didn't make a reservation -- BIG MISTAKE!! Even though the web site advertises no reservation required, the fine print states that it will cost an additional 20,000 yen. So total 50,000 yen for a piece of paper that my 10 year old nephew could have created in MS Word.

To make matters even more Kafkaesque, the only person who actually looked at it was the airline ticket lady at check-in and it was more of a furtive glance than a look. When I arrived in the US, immigration never once asked to see my 50,000 yen MS Word document and the agent just checked my passport, handed it back, and said "Welcome home... NEXT!"

haneda seems to be offering test acceptable for us at 1900yen..
what a difference in price..
thanks all for the info...