Japan visa and paperwork forms, with filled-in examples

Field-by-field guides and free Excel worksheets for the forms people in Japan fill in for visitors and visa applicants. Each one follows the official form of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the notes the embassies publish, with a completed example you can copy the shape of.

Japan visa documents

For a short-term visa to visit family or friends, embassies usually ask the person in Japan for these three forms together.

Travel Itinerary / Schedule of Stay (Taizai Yoteihyo)Japan Visa Itinerary: Schedule of Stay Template and a Filled-In SampleFree Excel template for the Japan visa itinerary (Schedule of Stay) with the four columns of the MOFA form and a filled-in 22-day sample.Read the guide and download the Excel file
Letter of Guarantee (Mimoto Hoshosho)Letter of Guarantee for a Japan Visa: How to Fill It Out, With a SampleFill out the Japan visa Letter of Guarantee (Mimoto Hoshosho) field by field, with a completed sample and a free Excel worksheet.Read the guide and download the Excel file
Letter of Invitation (Shohei Riyusho)Letter of Invitation for a Japan Visa: How to Write the Purpose and BackgroundHow to write the purpose, background and relationship in a Japan visa Letter of Invitation, with example wording and a free Excel file.Read the guide and download the Excel file

Before you submit: the documents you need depend on your nationality and the embassy or consulate that receives your application. These pages quote the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines where its rules are specific. Always check the page of your own embassy or consulate.