Pre-departure checklist for Filipinos

Passport with your Japan visa (or your eVISA issuance notice on your phone)

Hotel bookings and your day-by-day itinerary

Return or onward ticket

Proof of funds and employment (COE, bank certificate) in case immigration asks

Travel insurance

Pay the travel tax (₱1,620 economy) online or at the airport, unless it's already in your ticket.

Register on eTravel within 72 hours before your flight and save the QR code.

Bring copies of your visa documents and itinerary in case the BI officer asks about your trip.

Fill in Visit Japan Web and save the immigration and customs QR codes.

Japan uses Type A plugs at 100V. Our flat two-pin plugs fit, and most phone and laptop chargers handle 100–240V, but 220V-only hair irons and rice cookers won't work properly.

Pack layers: trains and stores are heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.