What Traveling to Japan is Like Now + My Quarantine Hotel 🇯🇵

[@AllisoninTokyo]

I’M FINALLY BACK IN JAPANNNN!!! Also, because I know I’ll get questions… 1. No, Japan is not open to tourists currently and most new visa holders can’t get in right now either. I’m a resident and have been since pre-illness time 2. I know my voice sounds awful it’s because I got no sleep the night before my flight ok I’m not sick here 😭 3. There was a lot of paperwork stress beforehand regarding the test requirements, which I didn’t go into in this video because it was very hectic and I don’t want to relive it lmao. But you are required to get a very strict form filled out and take a specific (expensive, hard to find) test within 72 hours 😅 4. I didn’t take much footage at the airport in Japan because you weren’t allowed to in most places (I’m not trying to immediately get deported lmao) and I was pushing around a heavy bag srry 5. I DONT KNOW WHEN JAPAN WILL REOPEN IM SORRYYYY HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR!!!!

[@dianebaker5243]

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[@chocoboar]

I'm glad you made it back! Hopefully school won't be too much for you and you have time to relax after this quarantine.

[@flacaloca]

Hi, I'm curious and hope you can answer. When you say you're a resident, does that mean you have an equivalent of a US green card? ie. Legal resident. Or do you just have a student visa and a permanent resident address? Thanks! Glad you made it back safely!

[@badgerinabluedress4866]

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[@AllisoninTokyo]

@@flacaloca I don't think the US system and Japanese system are that similar...though honestly I don't know much about the US one. I'm a student but also a legal resident! Basically anyone with a work or student visa is. I don't have all the rights of a citizen or anything but most things are pretty equal usually 😇

[@momok.5631]

yay new video! welcome back!!!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yay thanks 🥳

[@rnewl]

Glad ur back!! Quarantine content Queen!!! 👸🎉

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thanks 🥺💕

[@dianebaker5243]

Back in Japan. Let 2022 begin. Wishing you a healthy happy new year for 2022.👍🥰

[@kumaikodiary]

so glad you made it back safely!! your quarantine hotel is really nice ~ excited for new videos!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thanks, definitely got a bit lucky on the hotel 😆

[@elainebeavon340]

So interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience of hotel quarantine. Glad you got back home ok.😊💐

[@Bernsa12]

So interesting 😯 Btw I’m obsessed with your glasses, so cute 🤩 Glad you are back safe!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thanks!! 🥺🙏

[@vasudha278]

Im moving back to tokyo soon after being stranded abroad 😩 thankfully since my dad is a resident i can enter the borders 😪 this video was informitive for me!! :D

[@AllisoninTokyo]

yay! 👏🤩

[@artificialintelligencejourney]

Thank you for documenting your experience! 😊

[@isabaltazar322]

Welcome back!

[@hoppkins]

Great you made it back! Keep up the vids

[@AverageBot]

Yay to a new video!

[@tokyobayliving3306]

Welcome back! This where interesting couse my father passed away in Norway and I have to head back there to say goodbye.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

I'm sorry to hear that :( I hope travel goes smoothly for you 💕

[@ghostbird3651]

Can't imagine how it feels to have people constantly asking you when will Japan finally open its borders 😆 Good to know there actually are vegan options! Not like I imagine myself eating them any time soon but let's hope we'll get there in this lifetime

[@PaperJax]

Just thought I would say that I really enjoy your content and I look forward to your videos each week :) I hope that your isolation/quarantine isn't too boring! Glad you were able to make it back into Japan :)

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Thank you so much!

[@Cat1184]

Yeah you made it back!!! I’m so happy for you cause I can only imagine who stressful this whole ordeal must have been. Thanks for sharing your quarantine experience with us. I just ended my quarantine yesterday and although I was in my own apartment, spending 17 days 24 hours at home and not being aloud to go at least for a walk alone, was a nightmare for me. Now I know how all those animals in the zoo must feel because I also walked back and forth in my apartment. How did you feel not being able to get outside getting some fresh air? I hope this whole nightmare ends for all of us soon!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thanks so much, and congrats on your freedom!! honestly it didn’t bother me that much…my summer breaks in middle/high school were mostly me in my room on my computer so i had training 😂

[@ailblentyn]

You remind me how sad I find airports and airport goodbyes.

[@odditygrdn]

So glad you are back in Japan! Hope you are keeping safe and well :-) love from Canada! ~

[@katalyna_rose]

Oof, quarantine. Glad your hotel was nice! It's really good that you can get deliveries, I haven't seen that in other quarantine videos. It seems like you sped up the text screens in this video? I'm dyslexic and my reading speed is very slow, but this was the first video of yours where I had to pause the text screens or rewind in order to read them. I loved not having to do that before, but I appreciate that your editing style will be ever-changing.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yeah I'm really glad I could get some stuff, made the experience a lot better 😆 And oh sorry I didn't mean to 🥺 I added them in last minute and didn't really check them like usual 😅 I'll remember that for next time!

[@NihonDiary]

Fascinating!

[@nakatominocalamari2969]

Happy to hear that you made it safely back to Tokyo, but the quarantine meals... Ouch! I don't know if I can survive that😅Otsukaresama~

[@andreutormos7210]

I hope quarantine goes as best as possible, it seems very dull. When I saw that they delivered you the meal I thought about food allergies. I have tons of food allergies since I was very little, new ones keep coming, and I know for me that situation would be very distresful 😬. So you had to fill some kind of questionnaire, right? Anyway, as in your case, food allergies are always a mess to deal with, and people easily get it wrong. Thank god you can order online, that would save me tbh. I send you energy and good vibes :)

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thank you!! yes, you’re able to tell them though how often they’ll get it right is another story 😅 but yes, since you can order online you won’t starve!

[@ClaudiaRabbitHeart]

i got into japanese grad school yesterday!! im stressed about accepting tho bc idk what the state of travel into the country for international students will look like in fall. if we cant go during fall, i just know im going to suffer academically and mentally 💀

[@danielwalker26]

I saw another KZbinr, Tokyo Lens who had to stay in a hotel for quarantine. It was not a nice hotel at all according to him. However a family member who is Japanese and was born and grew up there went back and had to quarantine said her hotel was at least a 4 star hotel and it was really nice. We joked that she got a nice hotel because she is a citizen and the government was treating her better.

[@HowAboutLauren]

Wow! That's gotta be a lot of money for the govt to cover. I'm hoping the situation improves by the time I fly in 🥺

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yeah I can't imagine 😆 I'm hopeful it will improve this spring if only because the business lobbies look like they're getting fed up with the border closure 😅

[@Elfangel85]

I'm so glad quarantine time is reduced now.

[@francinejaninesarmiento1797]

Thank you for sharing this video. You're very lovely to watch. Though I need to ask What bag did you use for this trip? Have you tried using a duffle bag for your travel? I recommend using the Bento Bag from Nomad Lane.

[@rkcsp7]

But there is wifi in your hotel room so you can connect using your phone, correct ?

[@BobeInJapan]

Im about to edit and get my video out there with the quarantine experience 😅🥰

[@dylankun28]

I'm in the same hotel right now with my family. It's pretty nice given the circumstances. But we have way too much tea left over.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yeah, definitely one of the nicer hotels so we were lucky 🍀 I ended up playing dominoes with all the tea 😅

[@theglobalcitizenship]

I hope you managed to keep your sanity post quarantine!

[@jwiss]

What camera did you use to film this? I noticed that it looked a lot better than most vlog-style KZbin videos I’ve seen.

[@Mitchikuu]

hi do they require you to have covid insurance?

[@melikaameli3539]

Hi did you stay 6 days at hotel because you already have an apartment there ?

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Japan has rules for hotel quarantine depending on what state/country you're flying in from, so for Florida I had to stay here 6 days and then the remaining 4 days can be wherever I want (so my apartment, but if I didn't have one I'd have to go to a different hotel or something) 🦔

[@charliesmith4335]

Girrrrl wtf your hotel room was so much better than mine

[@rkcsp7]

Ok so what happened after the hotel ? Did you have to hire a taxi to get to your apartment ?

[@ltm28]

Is this not a good time to visit Tokyo.. I have never been .. my nephew wants to go so bad he is 10 .. I thought of a trip for his summer break …

[@wilmaagustina4444]

Hey allison… I’m going to Japan for studying next month (yes I got my Certificate of eligibility already). How much do we have to pay for the on arrival test and all the requirements? Thank you

[@johnhill1531]

This might be a stupid question but did you have to pay for the quarantine hotel?

[@kasunibagya7503]

I still waiting almost 2 years now start my career 😕 but japan government haven’t any plan yet:( I don’t know how long I should to Waite .you’re so lucky

[@isabellamarin4951]

I’m supposed to go to Japan 2022-2023 as an exchange student. Is Japan refusing to give long term visas 2022?

[@rkcsp7]

I was just wondering, did you use a US credit card or do you have a Japanese credit card ? Thanks.

[@sanadasanada2643]

Quarantine it's free?

[@SD._]

Do you have to pay for hotel quarantine? If so, how much for 6 days?

[@tokyobayliving3306]

As she said in the video it’s free. Together with free meals. (3 times a day for 6 days)

[@SD._]

@@tokyobayliving3306 I must have missed it . Thank you for your reply.

[@h42cal31]

Aside from the pandemic I feel like this would be my favourite time to travel if I could lol Not very busy.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

i admit that i really like the lack of tourists 😅

[@ad.6472]

Thank you for the video? Does anyone here know how much quarantine hotel costs for two weeks if someone isn't vaccinated? This would be much appreciated 🙂!

[@shaikhfatima3803]

nice

[@yaoifangirl1257]

👏👏👍💛

[@LinLin-rs2bv]

にっぽん！！！

[@E-delweiss]

I'm really not looking forward cause I have a kid lol

[@ducsue751]

So the moral of the story is......Don't travel outside of Japan unless you are ok with the entry procedures to get back into Japan. I will wait.