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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Why not just call the embassy and ask their policy in detail for a tourist visa? You are going to get a much more definite answer than you will get asking here.
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Apparently she already tried to check it. mentioned eariler in the thread.
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Originally Posted by darkshadowgirl
I called the Japanese embassy on the west coast and they could not answer the question. They said the decision is solely decided by immigrations at the airport. You cannot even find out before hand because the visa process starts when you land in the airport. So I cannot call ahead for instance and find out. I can only find out by landing in Japan.
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This stuff apperas to be much like the Yakkan Shoumei business for bringing prescription drugs into Japan; it is amazingly difficult to get a straight answer on anything. Call the US Embassay and they say they don't know and call the Japanese one, call the Japanese one and they say they don't know but to contact the Customs people, and the Customs folks say they don't know and to call the Ministry of "Drug Stuff". Then you have to call that place (your japanese better be fluent) or send a letter off to them and wait a gazllion years to get a reply back just to find out if a particular drug is allowed into Japan.
Almost as difficult as getting transactions done in a Japanese bank.
best,
...............john