Can I just fill in the list of hotels in Japan’s entry list?

The Japan Entry Form is a checklist that must be filled in to enter Japan, and it is also one of the necessary procedures. Many friends who often go abroad will be familiar with this. Mainly fill in the reason and purpose of your entry and hotel information. Here is a brief introduction to hotel precautions when filling out the check-in form.

Japan is a highly developed and modern country with a very good tourism environment and service industry. The quality of Japanese citizens is high, and the protection of natural and cultural monuments is in place. The air is exceptionally fresh and the natural beauty everywhere is well protected, so it is known as a popular tourist destination.

However, Japan’s consumption is still very high. Friends who often go to Japan will definitely find that housing prices and hotel accommodation costs in Japan are very high. And because there are so few people and so little land, hotel rooms in Japan are very small and not very cost-effective. Many young people like to buy B&Bs to stay on Airbnb and other online platforms.

If you have not booked a hotel, please do not fill in the hotel name casually.

1. The consequences of not filling in the information truthfully will be serious

When encountering this situation, many people’s first reaction may be to write a fake hotel address and get away with it. This approach seems understandable, but in fact it hides great risks. Because when entering the country, unless you are an experienced driver, you will always feel uneasy. If experienced customs officers see it and further verify the information you wrote, you will be in trouble.

In addition to the hotel's address, the hotel's contact information is also written on the check-in card, so whether you have booked a room in this hotel is actually a phone call to the customs, which takes no more than 2 minutes. Once it is verified that your information is false, entry will be absolutely 100% refused and deportation cannot be discussed.

So, since you have booked a B&B, you can write whatever you want when entering the country.

2. Make an agreement with the host of the B&B.

Although the entry card requires the name of the hotel, it does not actually mean that you must stay in a hotel in Japan. Just a broad standard, not necessary. Because there are many Chinese living in Japan, and many people go to Japan to visit relatives every year, do these people have to stay in hotels?

So on the arrival card, we only need to fill in the address where we live in Japan, and at the same time, we need to fill in the landlord’s contact number. When booking a B&B on Airbnb, you will always have the host’s contact information. Just fill it in on the arrival card. The safest way is to say hello to the host after booking a B&B and tell him to fill in his contact information before departure.

If the B&B you rent is often rented out, the landlord must have been a "veteran driver" for a long time. Even without your reminder, the landlord will tell you how to fill in the immigration card.

It seems that the last time I rented a BB in Japan, the landlord was Chinese. She told me in advance that BB’s address and her contact information were filled in on the immigration card, and when asked by customs, she said that Japan would visit her old classmate!

So when booking a B&B in Japan, you must first communicate with the landlord, preferably a landlord who understands Chinese, otherwise there will be communication problems.

I once encountered a case where Chinese people filled in BB’s contact information, but they didn’t know why they were refused entry after booking BB. Although the last friend changed to a new queue and passed, it is better to avoid this trouble as much as possible.