Japan is a wonderful place to live and is well known for its clean cities, efficient public transport system and low crime rate.
Japan is a wonderful place to live and is well known for its clean cities, efficient public transport system and low crime rate. Japan boasts a beautiful natural landscape with an abundance of valleys, waterfalls and lakes, visited for their quiet surroundings and meditation. From the lavender fields of Furano in Hokkaido down to the clear waters of Okinawa, Japan is filled with both beautiful natural and man-made sites, including contemporary museums, mountainside temples and busy city centres.
Traditional seasonal festivals and celebrations are held across Japan all throughout the year, including Setsubun, which takes place in February. Setsubun is an annual event that celebrates the arrival of spring, celebrating with soybeans that residents throw onto temples and around homes to mark the occasion.
The famous Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, known as ‘Sakura’, also highlights the beginning of Spring. By welcoming the season, the festival, which is more commonly known as ‘hanami’, translates to the ‘viewing of flowers’ and is a tradition dating back thousands of years.
Japan’s crown jewel and most iconic landscape is Mount Fuji, a must for any visitor or resident. Views from Arakurayama Sengen Park best capture the volcano’s beauty. Hosting 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites, 20 natural and 4 man-made, the country has many culturally important sites to visit and explore. One of these includes Shirakawa-go, which lies deep in Gifu prefecture and is a perfectly preserved Japanese village filled with traditional gassho-zukuri style farmhouses known for their triangular thatched roofs that resemble praying hands. Especially picturesque in winter covered in snow, most of the farmhouses now have been converted into museums, restaurants and even hotels for visitors to enjoy.
At OSS World Wide Movers, our network of FIDI / FAIM accredited partners cover the whole of Japan.
Our partners in Japan are well versed in all aspects of the requirements for importation of personal and household goods.
This guarantees you a seamless, tailor made move to Japan, right through to your new home not only your personal effects and vehicles, but also for your much loved pets as well.
Contact the Japanese Embassy by visiting 112 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600 Australia. Phone +612 6273 3244 Fax +612 6273 1848 or follow this link to the embassy website: http://www.au.emb-japan.go.jp
General visa information can be found here: http://www.au.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/visa_enquiries.html
Please click this link for passport information: http://www.turning-japanese.info/2011/11/applying-for-japanese-passport.html
Click this link for immigration information: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/index.html
Click this link for citizenship information http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/27/reference/many-angles-to-acquiring-japanese-citizenship/#.U_WDxVbUdfM
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JAPANinAUS
Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/MofaJapan_en
When moving your household goods to Japan by sea freight, this will typically take 6-8 weeks for an FCL service. For services such as LCL and shared container services (i.e. groupage), these will take longer to reach your destination as your goods will need to be consolidated with other consignments heading to the same destination. Please discuss these options & shipping times with your removal consultant, as shipping times will vary greatly for each destination when using this type of service over an FCL service.
It is recommended that you do not ship items to Japan that have been “owner packed” as they will attract stringent inspection by Customs on arrival. It is advisable to have your goods packed by your moving company to ensure the clearance process can be conducted with a minimum of fuss.
It is advisable to have your goods packed by OSS if you are looking at sending larger consignments, to ensure the clearance process can be conducted with a minimum of fuss.
Moving motor vehicles and motor bikes to Japan is possible provided Customs criteria are met.
This service is usually depot to depot, meaning the motor vehicle will be collected by you from our partners depot in Japan following customs clearance.
Customs may require evidence that the owner of the vehicle has lived abroad for 12 months or longer, so a copy of your passport with date stamp showing arrival in Japan, or copy of lease or rental agreement on in Japan would be sufficient.
OSS offers a full range of moving insurance options depending on your needs. Although your shipment to Japan will be packed to export standards (designed to withstand the longest journey), the small cost of insurance gives you complete peace of mind with regard to the exposure and rigours that are always inherent when moving from one side of the world to the other.
Ask us about MoveCover, and our Marine Transit Insurance product to cover those risks that are unforeseen in every move.
It is vital that you understand and obtain specific accounting and taxation advice suitable to your individual circumstances prior to your arrival.
When looking to relocate to Japan you will need to consider the extensive list of restricted and prohibited items. The following PDF has an extensive list of prohibited and restricted items when moving to Japan: Moving to Japan – FIDI Guide
Moving a boat to Japan has similar requirements to moving a car to Japan when it comes to registration requirements and process.
Customs and Quarantine in Japan will have a special interest in the boat due to its exposure to marine life, however as Australia has a fairly clean marine environment, your boat should pass customs and quarantine without any problem.
In Japan, the power plugs and sockets are of type A and B. The standard voltage is 100 V and the standard frequency is 50 / 60 Hz.
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