Quarantine station,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japanese Government.

(2021.11.9)

Shortening or exempting quarantine period
for arrivals who have a valid vaccination certificate○With a valid vaccination certificate, you can shorten your quarantine period of 14 days at home or in
the place you’re staying if you are entering from- “undesignated countries/regions”, whose travelers are not required to stay at the governmentdesignated accommodation, or- “designated countries/regions”, whose travelers are required to stay for 3 days at the governmentdesignated accommodation
and report to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (Health Monitoring Center for Overseas
Entrants (HCO)) the negative test result (PCR Test or Quantitative Antigen Test) on or after the 10th
day after entering Japan.
○With a valid vaccination certificate, you are exempt from the 3-day stay at the government-designatedaccommodation and the test on the 3rd day after entering Japan if you are entering from the“designated countries/regions”, whose travelers are required to stay for 3 days at the governmentdesignated accommodation. However, you still need to stay at home or in the place you’re staying
during the designated quarantine period.
※You must follow the instructions by the quarantine station or public health office, even if the above requirements
are met.
※The above measures are not applied to children who are not able to get vaccinated because of the age restriction.
In some cases, the child must have a negative test result if the parent/guardian seeks a shorter quarantine period.
※Some inspection agencies may take a few days to provide test results which you will take after 10 days after
entering Japan, so please be sure to confirm the timing in advance.
※ Shortening your quarantine period of 14 days at home does not apply to anyone who may have had close contact
with the coronavirus.
Countries/regions
you arefrom（１）（２）

A validvaccination
certificate

Day 0(date ofentry)

NO

Test atquarantine

Stay at home or in the place you’re staying

YES

Test atquarantine

・Stay at home or in the place you’re staying(In case you choose not to take the test after 10 days after entering Japan)

YES

Test atquarantine

・Stay at home or in the place you’re staying
・Take the test and report to the HCO thenegative result on and after 10 days afterentering JapanNO

Test atquarantine

・Stay at the governmentdesignated accommodation・take the test on the 3rd day

YES

Test atquarantine

・Stay at home, or in the place you’re staying（exempt from staying
at the government designated accommodation)(In case you choose not to take the test after 10 days after enteringJapan)

YES

Test atquarantine

・Stay at home, or in the place you’re staying
・Take the test and report to the HCO thenegative result on and after 10 days afterentering Japan

Days 1 to 3Days 4 to 10Days 11 to 14

Quarantine
period shortenedwith the noticefrom the HCO

Stay at home or in the place you’restaying

Quarantine
period shortenedwith the noticefrom the HCO【Countries/regions you stayed in】(1)”undesignated countries/regions”: Travelers from this country/region are not required to stay at the governmentdesignated accommodation(2)”designated countries/regions” : Travelers from this country/region are required to stay for 3 days at thegovernment-designated accommodation

Quarantine station, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japanese Government(2021.11.9)●Please submit a copy of the vaccination certificate to the quarantine station.
※For an electric vaccination certificate, please ask the quarantine officer.

●The vaccination certificate is valid only if it meets the following criteria ① to ⑤.
The certificate must be issued by a public institution in a country or region listed in theattached table.

①※ For a vaccination certificate issued in Japan, the following certificates or records are valid.
・Vaccination Certificate of COVID-19 issued by the Japanese government or local governments in Japan・Certificate of vaccination for COVID-19 issued by local governments in Japan・Record of vaccination for COVID-19 issued by medical institutions in Japan・Other certificates that are considered equivalent to documents listed above

The following items must be listed in Japanese or English②

・Name ・Date of birth ・Vaccine name/manufacturer
・Doses of vaccines administered

・Date of vaccination※ If date of birth is not included in the certificate, other personal identification – e.g., passport number, could be analternative to confirm the authenticity of the vaccination certificate.
※ If the vaccination certificate is written in a language other than Japanese or English, it will be considered valid if
it is accompanied by a Japanese or English translation and the contents can be identified.

The name/manufacturer of the vaccines administered must be one of the following.

・COMIRNATY ／ Pfizer
・Vaxzevria ／ AstraZeneca③ ・COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna ／Moderna※ Vaccine name/manufacturer above are those used in Japan.
※ From 0:00hrs on October 12, 2021 (Japan time), Covishield vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India
will be treated as identical to Vaxzevria vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca.

must be administered at least 2 doses of the vaccines listed in ③
④ You
※ If you are administered 2 different types of vaccines, both vaccines must be listed in ③.
On the date of entry, at least 14 days must have passed since the second dose of the vaccine⑤ was administered.

※ The day of the second dose does not count as one of the 14 days.

● Steps for shortening the 14-day quarantine period after entry into Japan (For the shortest schedule)

How to report thenegative test result

https://teachme.jp/11128
4/manuals/13344974Inspection agencies※ You need to choose designated medical institutions or sanitary inspection stations for10th day test. PCR Test or Quantitative Antigen Test is required.
※ To get a test to end the quarantine, you cannot use public transportation.
https://www.c19.mhlw.go.jp/search/

Countries and regions(2021.11.9)＜Attached Table＞

Certificates issued by countries/regions marked with an asterisk (*) will be subject to this measure for those who enter Japanafter midnight on November 12, 2021.

No.
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849

Countries and regions
North America
Any area of the USA (CDC Card)
Northern Mariana Islands, the USA
New York State, the USA
New York City, the USA
Virginia State, the USA
Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania State, the USA
Maryland State, the USA
Louisiana State, the USA
Washington D.C., the USA
Washington State, the USA
Oregon State, the USA
Guam, the USA
California State, the USA
Arizona state, the USA
Alberta, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
Yukon Territory, Canada
Quebec, Canada
Ontario, Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaNew Brunswick, Canada
Manitoba, Canada
Saskatchewan, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
Northwest Territories, Canada
Nunavut Territory, Canada
EuropeIceland
IrelandAndorraItaly
The United Kingdom
Estonia
Austria
The Netherlands
CyprusGreeceCroatia
KosovoGeorgia
Switzerland
SwedenSpain
Slovakia
Slovenia
The Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Turkmenistan
VaticanNo.
505152
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62

88
89
90
91
92
93
94

Countries and regions
Hungary
FinlandFranceBulgaria
BelarusBelgium
PolandPortugal
Malta
LatviaLithuania
Romania
Luxembourg
Asia
Indonesia
The Republic of KoreaSingapore
Sri Lanka
ThailandThe Philippines※
Brunei Darussalam
VietnamHong Kong
Malaysia
Maldives
Oceania
Australia
Samoa
PalauPapua New Guinea
MarshallLatin America and the Caribbean
EcuadorGuatemalaCosta Rica
Jamaica※Commonwealth of Dominica※
Nicaragua※Paraguay
BelizeHonduras
Middle East and Africa
The United Arab Emirates
Israel※Gabon
Tunisia
TurkeyBahrain
Lebanon

95

Japan

63
6465
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
7980
8182
8384
85
8687