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Japan travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Japan: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 100V, emergency 119, currency JPY.

📷 Tokyo · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-28

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about flooding and heavy rain ('Safety and security' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalTokyo
CurrencyJPY
LanguagesJapanese
Calling code+81
Emergency numbers119 · 118 · 110
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage100 V
Driving sideLeft
Population124M
Type AType B

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📷 Photos

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East West - Sushi, Grill, Lounge · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年): 1839-1892 · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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