Skiers From Overseas Able To Visit Japan For First Winter Since 2019-20
Skiers From Overseas Able To Visit Japan For First Winter Since 2019-20
Published : 13-Oct-2022 07:28
Japan has fully opened its doors to tourists after more than two-and-a-half years of pandemic isolation, meaning international skiers can return to the country's 500+ resorts for the first time since early in winter 2019-20.
The country had allowed visitors to return in June, but only as part of organised groups, and only half a million had entered this way over the past four months, compared to more than 30 million visiting the country in 2019.
Vaccinated arrivals can now enter Japan without restrictions, unvaccinated skiers need to have a negative PCR test before traveling to the country.
For Brits Japan is one of the few leading ski nations where the currency is performing slightly worse than the pound, with the Yen reporting its lowest value since the major economic crash in the Japanese economy in the 1990s.
Long-range weather forecasters are also predicting a slightly better than average winter for skiers and snowboarders in Japan – in terms of lower temperatures and more snowfall – due to the ocean temperature in the Pacific.
Most of the country's ski centres should begin opening for the season in late November.
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