ItIf you’re planning travel to Japan, find out what you need to know about coronavirus there in the Coronavirus section.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides sufficient cover. See the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) guidance on foreign travel insurance.

For information about COVID-19 vaccines, see the Coronavirus page.

330,000 British nationals visited Japan in 2018. Most visits are trouble free.

Follow the British Embassy Tokyo on Facebook and Twitter for updates and more information about Japan.

Typhoon HINNAMNOR is forecast to pass close to Southern Japan over the next two days (5 & 6 Sept) as it makes its way towards South Korea.  If you are in an affected area, you should monitor advice issued by national and local authorities and take appropriate action as instructed. Progress of the typhoon can be monitored (in English) via the Japan Meteorological Agency. You can subscribe to our email alert service to be notified of future updates to the travel advice for Japan.

On 24 July The Japanese Meteorological Agency raised the eruption alert for Sakurajima volcano to 5, its highest level. Local residents are advised to evacuate the area. Please follow the updates on news and social media and follow the advice of local authorities.

There’s a continuous risk of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis throughout Japan. Latest warnings and advisories are published on the Japan Meteorological Agency website. See Natural disasters.

The level of tension and the security situation on the Korean Peninsula can change with little notice. Tensions, which may affect Japan, can rise following missile tests by North Korea and during the regular South Korean-US military exercises, which take place throughout the year.

You should keep in touch with news broadcasts, follow the advice of the local authorities (Cabinet Secretariat Civil Protection Portal Site) and keep up to date with this travel advice.

For updates on political events on the Korean peninsula which could affect travellers to Japan, you should read FCDO travel advice for South Korea.

The Japanese authorities continue to maintain some exclusion zones around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility. Travel through these zones on some designated trunk roads is allowed. Follow local signs and instructions while travelling in this area. See Fukushima

Attacks in Japan cannot be ruled out. See Terrorism

To contact the emergency services call 110 (police) or 119 (fire and ambulance). Calls are free of charge from any phone, including pay phones.

If you’re abroad and you need emergency help from the UK government, contact the nearest British embassy, consulate or high commission.