I'm going to apply japan VISA soon. But I have some doubts.

1) What is Certified True Copy Bank Statement? Im using CIMB, so I go CIMB ask for bank statement and ask for their stamp/chop? is it CTC?

2) How many months of bank statement should be submitted? 3 months?

3) Should I provide brief or detail itinerary? (I will be at Tokyo 8d7n) For example, brief: Tokyo sightseeing; detail: visiting shinjuku, shibuya, tsujiki..so on..

- I think most bank now knows about Japan bank statement letter for Japan Visa application (coz they know it such a mendokusai)
- for itinerary, i dont think it needs to be detailed. I think they only want to know if you already have a place to stay.
Mine, i only put the city i will sleep over and some hostel info (some are left TBC) as i go backpack style n no confirmation. But maybe i have been to jp few times already so maybe they go leeway for me.

The key-idea here is that you show them you know what u are doing

I planned to go Mount Fuji by following a group tour for one-day trip on 13 November. Heard some people said that Mt Fuji's fifth station will be close on November probably due to snow. Should I book the tour? If the tour didn't make it 5th station, will it be a waste? How about visibility to Mt Fuji?

The itinerary of tour:
On your full-day trip from Tokyo you'll travel by coach to the Fuji visitor center to see cultural art dedicated to Fujisan. As you drive up to Mt Fuji's fifth station at 7,607 feet (2,305 meters) you'll be inspired by the beauty of the Japanese landscape. Lunch (if option is selected) is a traditional Japanese-style meal.

After lunch, you'll enjoy the crisp mountain air and Mt Fuji views while cruising Lake Ashi and riding the aerial cableway at Mount Komagatake overlooking Hakone National Park.

Your day trip to Mount Fuji concludes with a ride on the famous Shinkansen (Bullet train) super-express for the return journey to Tokyo.

page 27 jor. keep it up.

Do you need to book so early? It's better to wait and check weather forecast when it's nearer the date. The 5th station will be closed if there's snow or the tour will skip if there's heavy traffic.

Perhaps you could get the Fuji Hakone Freepass or Hakone Freepass when you're there and go around yourself.

YES

This is what I do when applying jp visa

2 more week to go,exited!hope everything smooth....

I only attached one mth only nia.. no problem

Hi guys! What month does Cherry Blossoms bloom? I wanted to go during that month...

Thanks!

Im in tokyo..juz before i checkout today i got an email from airasia saying dat the flight is delayed from 11.45pm to 4.00am the next day due to typhoon..oh man.Luckily i checked my email..

Yeah, read it in the newspapers about a typhoon causing some flights to be delayed.

huh? they provide e-mail and skype to contact them? need to pay the skype fees, right?
If it is really no charges for late check in, then i think should be fine.

Should be okay..when i first arrive at haneda,i took the first train to keikyu kamata n check in a hotel there at around 12am..no problem at all..juz state late check in during online booking..

Yalor, AirAsia airline ETA to Japan around 11pm, very late. I worry don't know have transport to Shin-Osaka or not. If no transport, then no choice ler, gonna stay somewher around airport and depart at another day.
cool, can stated our comment or information when we doing hotel booking, so they do have enuff time to prepare. What language u use to communicate when u having vacation in Japan?

simple english with hand gesture

Learn simple Japanese words and phrases..goes along way..maybe u can download the lonely planet japanese phrases app...really helpful when i lost my densha kippu (train ticket) :-P

I just came back from Japan last Friday, and learning some Japanese words "might" help but,
Once they full force with the Japanese language, you'll be shocked at how much you actually know.
Sometimes they aren't much help with your limited vocabulary.

I think as a traveler, the main concerns are the hotel and asking for directions.
And also for the transport. As for hotels, the ones I encountered mostly speak
minimal understandable English so it's fine.

It's not necessarily to learn all but here are some of the
phrases that I find most helpful when I was there:-

Summimasen (Excuse me)
Ikura des ka? (How much is it?)
Sore wa (That)
Kore wa (This)
_____ doko des ka? (Where is _____?)
Watashi wa ______ eki no ikitai des (I want to go to _____ station) < Taxi
Kono ni doko des ka?
______ tsen wa doko des ka? (Where is the _____ line?) < Trains / Subway
______ ga arimasu ka? (Do you have _______?) < Shopping

And last but not least
Arigatou Gozaimasu! < Every other conversation.

Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by Ultimaweapon: Sep 30 2012, 11:59 PM

really helps a lot. gonna learn some basic 1st before going there.

I usually provide my latest bank statement. Just to show that I have at least RM6000 in my account.
Going to Japan for the second time this year!
11 October can't come soon enough

Me going end of nov till early dec, during fall foliage time.
Anyone have the self explanatory sample letter? Standard contents like name, ic, passport no., travel period & funds borne by who, is that sufficient?
This letter is for my mum, and she do have savings & funds, does she need to provide ctc bank statement since it already mentioned her expenses will borne by my dad?