Japan Raised Its Tourist Visa Fee for the First Time in 48 Years. Here’s Exactly Who Pays More. For nearly five decades, Japan charged the same price to enter the country on a tourist visa. Since 1978, the year Grease hit movie theaters and the first-ever spam email was sent, that fee sat untouched at ¥3,000. That changes on July 1, 2026. The Japanese government approved a revision to its visa fee structure, pushing the cost of a single-entry tourist visa from ¥3,000 to ¥15,0