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Japan Visa Itinerary & Daily Schedule for Indians (2026)
Planning a trip to Japan from India? There has never been a better time — and one document decides whether your tourist visa goes smoothly: the daily itinerary, also called the Schedule of Stay or daily schedule in Japan. For Indian applicants it is a required document, and the rules are strict: it must be filled in day by day, and vague descriptions like "tourism" or "visiting friends" are not accepted.
Japan is rolling out the welcome mat for Indian travellers
Indians are visiting Japan in record numbers. In 2025, Indian arrivals crossed 300,000 for the first time ever — 315,100 visitors, up 35% in a single year and nearly 80% above pre-2019 levels. Japan is actively becoming more India-friendly:
- More direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru to Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka — with new JAL and ANA routes (including daily Mumbai–Narita from 2026).
- Vegetarian and Indian food increasingly available, plus multilingual signage and tax-free shopping aimed at Indian visitors.
- A growing India-friendly ecosystem driven by Japan's own tourism board (JNTO) outreach across India.
The trip is the easy part. The paperwork is where applications stall — so let's get your itinerary right the first time.
Why the itinerary is required (and why vague plans get rejected)
The official document checklist for Indian applicants lists an "Itinerary in Japan (including hotel information, contact information while in Japan)" as a required item. Two rules trip people up:
- It must be entered on a daily basis (you can combine several similar days into one row).
- You must give specific planned activities. Writing only "tourism" or "sightseeing" is explicitly not acceptable — name the cities and places.
Consulates use this to confirm your trip is real, planned, and matches your flights and hotels. A clean, specific, correctly formatted itinerary removes the single most common reason for delays.
The format Japan expects: a 4-column table
The Schedule of Stay is a simple 4-column table covering every day from arrival to departure:
- Date
- Activity Plan (specific places, not just "tourism")
- Contact
- Accommodation (with full address and phone)
Sample Japan visa itinerary (Delhi → Tokyo → Kyoto)
| Date | Activity Plan | Contact | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5 | Arrive Narita (NRT) on AI306 from Delhi. Transfer to hotel in Shinjuku. | Hotel front desk | Tokyu Stay Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Jun 6–8 | Tokyo: Senso-ji (Asakusa), Meiji Shrine, Shibuya; day trip to Hakone / Mt. Fuji. | — | Tokyu Stay Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Jun 9 | Shinkansen to Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kiyomizu-dera. | — | Hotel Granvia Kyoto |
| Jun 12 | Return to Delhi from Kansai (KIX) on AI307. | Airline | — |
Notice every entry names a specific place. That is exactly what the consulate wants — and what gets your application approved without follow-up questions.
Common mistakes Indian applicants make
- Writing "tourism" or "sightseeing" with no specific places (an automatic red flag).
- Itinerary dates that don't match the flight tickets or hotel bookings.
- Missing hotel address or phone number in the accommodation column.
- Gaps — days in Japan with no plan or accommodation listed.
- Forgetting the return flight to India.
- Messy or handwritten formatting instead of a clean printed table on A4 paper.
How to prepare it, step by step
- Gather your flight confirmation (arrival/return dates, flight numbers, airports) and hotel bookings (names, addresses, check-in/out dates).
- List every date from arrival in Japan to your return flight to India.
- Write a specific activity for each day or block of days — name the cities and attractions.
- Add the accommodation, including the hotel's full address and phone number, for each night.
- Print cleanly on A4 paper and check it against your other documents before your VFS appointment.
eVisa, fees, and processing for Indian applicants
Indian citizens must apply through VFS Global (Japan Visa Application Centre) or an accredited agency — there is no visa on arrival. A Japan eVisa is available for single-entry short-term tourism (up to 90 days); if approved you receive a digital Visa Issuance Notice that must be shown on your phone via a live internet link at the airport (printouts, PDFs, and screenshots are not accepted).
For most Indian applicants in 2026 the total cost is around INR 1,300–1,500, and processing typically takes 5–10 working days. Appointments at VFS centres are mandatory.
Requirements can change and vary by applicant. Always confirm the latest details with VFS Global / the Embassy of Japan in India before you submit.
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