Packing for Japan is easier with a short checklist: entry rules, banned items, and six packing buckets so you do not overstuff the suitcase.

Before you fly

  • Passport validity, visa/Visit Japan Web status, and flight times
  • Recheck prohibited / restricted / duty-free rules for the current year

Six packing focus areas

Documents, cash/cards, meds, weather-appropriate layers, adapters, and offline backups of bookings. Rules change—treat older vaccine notes as historical.