Japanese Visa is not required for Mauritians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Mauritius citizens can travel to Japan for a duration of 30 days without obtaining a visa.
- Passport of visitors must be valid for the duration of the intended period of stay.
- There are no certificates of vaccination required from visitors entering Japan.
- Travellers are not required to pay any airport tax upon their departure from the airport.
- Amounts equivalent to ¥1,000,000 or above are subject to declaration upon entry and exit.
- All travellers must have onward or return tickets, proof of enough money to cover the expenses of their stay in Japan.
- It is accepted to include children in the passport of their parents or legal guardian on visiting Japan.
- Due to the outbreak of swine flu, all travellers arriving from abroad are required to present a quarantine questionnaire to the officers at the Quarantine Booth upon arrival.
- All plants and vegetables with soil, Indecent materials, pictures, publications and films, forged money, narcotics, firearms and ammunition are prohibited from entry into Japan.
- Japan adopts the Japan Standard Time zone (GMT+9) which puts the country 5 hours ahead of Mauritius
- The flight time from Port Louis, Mauritius to Japan is 13 hours, 32 minutes.
- Japan is renowned for its historical and extensive cinema, influential music industry, manga, anime, video gaming, rich cuisine and its major contributions to science and modern technology.
- The climate of Japan is predominantly temperate but varies greatly from north to south.
- Japan has 20 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castles, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto and Nara.
- Popular tourist attractions include Tokyo and Hiroshima, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan’s hotel and hot spring network.
- Shinto is the major religion of Japan followed by Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Baha’i Faith.
- Japanese and English is the language for administration and instruction in Japan.
- Traditional Japanese arts include crafts such as ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, swords and dolls; performances of bunraku, kabuki, noh, dance, and rakugo; and other practices, the tea ceremony, ikebana, martial arts, calligraphy, origami, onsen, Geisha and games.
- In Japan, it is considered disrespectful to fail to remove shoes before entering a home.
- People are more observant of hierarchical differences and communicate less explicitly and briefly within the country’s social system.
- Face-saving (to avoid being disgraced or humiliated) is generally considered as more important in Japan’s high context culture.
- There are many festivals in Japan with no specific date and are often based around one event, with food stalls, entertainment, and carnival games to keep people entertained.