Japan 2009 - 27 May - 07 June 2009 - Part 1

Guess I was meant to go Japan this year. Wanted to go South America - Brazil but Swine Flu came up....so diverted to Japan instead.....Getting the visa wasn't easy for Japan - as usual..... You've to provide damn a lot of documents...Those who've been personally would understand what I mean.

If you are visiting your relatives, you've to provide your relatives' documents in Japan which includes their ID, the company's letter...

Well, maybe Malaysians have always been lucky cos there are a lot of countries which we go to which we don't need a visa, so doing a visa is like a HASSLE!!!If you are visiting there by yourself, you've to provide your 3months' bank statement, your company's letter, your ITINERARY.....this is what I really don't understand....you are to write out where you are going in Japan and hotel's contact. I could just write wherever and not follow the itinerary after all. Can the country track me down?? Anyway that's always the frustration I have when I visit Japan....other than that, the country is SUPERB....one of my favourite destinations in the world!!!.....This is my 2nd time to visit the Land of Rising Sun...