Do I need a visa for a connecting flight to Japan?

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Because your connecting flight is the next day and you are changing from HND to NRT, you can get a Shore Pass from Japan immigration on arrival.

Timatic, the database which airlines use to verify passenger travel documents, states in relevant part:

TWOV (Transit Without Visa):

  • Passengers with a passport and a confirmed onward ticket to a third country within 72 hours can obtain a Shore Pass on arrival if there are no connecting flights on the same calendar day. They must:

    • have documents required for the next destination; and

    • have proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay; and

    • arrive at and depart from an airport or seaport located within the same group below.
    • Group A:
      Airports: Narita (NRT), Haneda (HND), Nagoya (NGO), Niigata (KIJ), Komatsu (KMQ) and Yokota (OKO).
      Seaports: Tokyo, Yokohama, Niigata and Nagoya.

Timatic doesn't mention it, but the actual Japanese law also suggests that they may require you to have a biometric passport.

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