🇯🇵 Bringing pets to Japan
Japan rabies-free; pre-arrival notification 40+ days before, microchip, two rabies vaccinations 30 days apart, FAVN titre, then 180-day wait. No post-entry quarantine if all paperwork is correct.
Preparation timeline
- Total preparation
- 7 months
- Rabies status
- rabies-free
- Microchip required
- Yes (ISO 15-digit)
- Rabies vaccination
- Yes
- Antibody titre test
- Yes (≥0.5 IU/mL)
- Wait after titre / vaccination
- 180 days
- Post-entry quarantine
- None if paperwork correct
Authority + permit
Animal Quarantine Service (AQS), Ministry of Agriculture
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/animal/dog/import-other.html →
Species covered
dog, cat
Last verified 2026-04-28.