Can I get married in Japan with a tourist visa?

No. Whether registering marriage at a Japanese ward office or a Chinese embassy or consulate, a Japanese "Resident Certificate" is required. Holding a short-term visa cannot register at a Japanese ward office and obtain a "Resident Certificate".

It is extremely difficult to apply for residence status for a short-term stay. If you want to stay in Japan for a long time, in most cases you should come back and apply for a visa again. Registration in Japan is very troublesome. You need to apply at various Chinese embassies in Japan. If It’s okay not to come back.

The behavior of leaving the group midway after arriving in Japan with a tourist visa brings a lot of trouble to the relevant parties. The travel agency that organized the group will lose the credit of applying for the visa.

Extended information:

In order to improve issuance efficiency, the Japanese embassy and consulates have simplified the issuance procedures and stipulated that: except for diplomatic visas, all other visas are designated by the Japanese embassy and consulates in China. The tourist visa is represented by an agency, and the tourist visa is represented by a designated travel agency. Individual applications are not accepted.

So when applying for a Japanese visa, the applicant must first call the agency or travel agency to understand the specific information that needs to be prepared and submit it to the agency. There is no need to go to the embassy or consulate in person to queue up to apply.

Japan’s one-year or three-year individual multiple-entry tourist visa

1. The passport was issued in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi, and you work and live in the above five places or study. If applicants for passports issued in other regions work, live or study in the above five places, they must provide a copy of a valid temporary residence permit or residence permit with six months of records.

2. Japan visa application has consular district restrictions, so please pay attention to the consular district. It is recommended to apply according to the location of the residence permit or the place where the passport is issued.

3. Your first trip to Japan includes any one of the above four regions: Okinawa, Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, and Fukushima Prefecture, and you must stay in a hotel for at least one night in the above-mentioned regions, and provide proof of Hotel reservation form provided by the hotel.

4. Japan’s three-year multiple-entry tourist visa requires the same materials as the single-entry individual tourist visa, except for the addition of a tax certificate of an annual salary of 250,000 yuan provided by the tax bureau.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan Personal Tourist Visa