Special Graduate Program at the Graduate School of Engineering
Admitted Candidates

Travel Insurance to be purchased in your home country

Please refer to Health, Safety, and Insurance.

Luggage Preparation

Please refer to the helpful instructions below for advice on what to bring and what not to bring on your journey. Please do not arrange to send your belongings to Japan unless you are able to receive them yourself when they arrive; nobody else can receive your shipment in Japan even at a dormitory or laboratory if you are not present in Japan.

Managing your Luggage: Recommendations

Please be mindful of the regulations applied by each airline and airport that you will use on your journey, and follow their directions. It is your responsibility to check the regulations prior to your departure. Security Guide at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita)

1. Items that can only be carried in your CHECKED-IN baggage

• Any liquids must be put into your checked baggage, not in in-cabin/carry-on baggage. This includes: perfumes, gel/shaving cream, and cosmetics (skin lotion, shampoo, etc.)
• Food (dried, canned, and/or bottled only) must be put into your checked-in baggage, not in carry-on luggage, and should be unopened and properly packed in the manufacturers' original packing.
  - For instance: pickles, milk powder, spices, etc.

2. Items that CANNOT be brought to Japan

It is prohibited to bring any of the following items into Japan: - Homemade cooked food, oils, certain sweets, and any kind of meat products, etc. Airport officials may request to inspect your baggage.

3. Items you may wish to bring to Japan

• Dried grains
  You may bring a small quantity of food items for the first few days. You will soon find a variety of foodstuffs in the local shops.
  - Beans, rice, and so on.
• Useful items
  A folding umbrella
  If you wear glasses, a spare pair of prescription glasses
• Clothes
  Please bring a reasonable quantity of items.
  You can also easily buy clothes in Tokyo at reasonable prices.