Closures and cancellations Most tourist attractions in Japan were closed during the first state of emergency in spring 2020, and some closed again during subsequent infection waves; however, most of them are now open again.
Quite simply, Japan is inflicting pain on itself by remaining closed.
As of April 2022, Japan is now totally free of quasi-state of emergency measures for the first time in a while.
As you might gather from the tone, we are far less optimistic than even one week ago that Japan will announce a reopening plan or exit strategy for tourists in the coming weeks.