The issue is domestic tourism alone cannot sustain the travel industry and make up for the lost in foreign tourist revenue. At the end of the day, regardless of what one choose whether to travel or not is an individual decision but bare in mind there might not be a vaccine or cure so does life stand still?

It’s the golden week and also the biggest celebration in Japan..it’s literary their new year so yes there will be a lot of things closed and super crowded.

The way the Health Ministry is talking about tightening borders, it doesn’t seem like they will ever let citizens out to travel

When the borders reopen, if they do yeah the hurdle will be quarantine. Doesn’t make sense to have 14 days there and 14 days back quarantining.

U can book before u go.

Yes for some tickets its possible. Here is a guide for easy explanation.

https://centrip-japan.com/article/1077.html

For one thing, the Japanese themselves are very discipline and there is certainly a need for tourist dollars given domestic tourism is not enough to substain the industry.

It’s a safe bet to say any travelling to Japan this year is highly unlikely to happen tourism wise.