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Entry rules, luggage, etiquette, accessibility and useful apps.
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- Practical guideBringing Medication to Japan: Banned Drugs, Limits and the Import Form
Japan's medication rules — Adderall and Vyvanse are banned outright, some Sudafed is prohibited, a month of prescriptions is fine, and longer supplies need the online Yunyu Kakunin-sho. Checked August 2026.
- Practical guideJapan Etiquette: The Rules That Matter and the Ones Tourists Overthink
The Japan etiquette rules locals actually care about — trains, shoes, chopsticks, cash trays and trash — separated from the myths visitors stress over for no reason.
- Current statusJapan Entry Requirements and Visit Japan Web Guide
Check Japan visa rules, Visit Japan Web, customs, passport and medication requirements with a practical arrival checklist for tourists.
- Practical guideJapan Onsen Guide: Tattoos, Private Baths and Etiquette
Use a Japanese onsen confidently: tattoo rules, private-bath booking, ryokan timing, step-by-step etiquette and practical safety guidance.
- Practical guideLuggage Forwarding in Japan: How Takkyubin Actually Works
Send suitcases hotel to hotel or to the airport with Japan's takkyubin services. Learn the timing, 2026 Yamato rates, size limits and pitfalls.