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Sendai & Matsushima in May
Great month: May is in the middle of the recommended season (April – June, September – November).
The season runs to the end of June, next month.
2 days in Sendai & Matsushima in May · from ₹20,800 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹20,800 for two
- Room a night₹5,450
- Food a day, each₹2,756
- Main sight entry, each₹910
Mid-range
₹43,648 for two
- Room a night₹10,290
- Food a day, each₹6,360
- Main sight entry, each₹910
Luxury
₹98,545 for two
- Room a night₹24,200
- Food a day, each₹14,840
- Main sight entry, each₹910
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Japan yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Tokyo (HND), 303 km away
Then: Train · 1h 54m (Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa))
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹22,000
Fly into Tokyo (NRT), 303 km away
Then: Train · 1h 54m (Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa))
Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹31,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹1,300
- Book an appointment at the Japan Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) for your area and apply for the single-entry tourist visa, no more than three months before you travel. Walk-ins ended in February 2026. The visa fee is ₹500, plus VFS's service charge of ₹800.
- Apply 3-4 weeks before you fly: processing takes at least 5 working days. The visa comes as an eVISA (an electronic notice), not a sticker; keep it on your phone and as a printout for the airline and immigration.
- Before you fly, fill in Visit Japan Web (vjw.digital.go.jp) for one immigration and customs QR code. It is optional; paper cards are handed out on the plane.
- At immigration, your fingerprints and photo are taken and you are given the stay the visa allows (up to 90 days).
Carry: Passport with at least two blank pages, valid for the whole stay; Visa application form with a 45 x 35 mm photo; Flight booking in and out of Japan; Day-by-day schedule of the stay with hotel bookings; Bank statements for the last 3-6 months and income-tax returns for the last 2-3 years (the VFS centre's checklist says which); Employees: a leave letter or NOC; self-employed: business registration; The eVISA notice, on your phone and printed.
Indians need a visa for Japan, but it is cheap: ₹500, unchanged when Japan raised its visa fees five-fold for most countries in July 2026. JESTA, Japan's planned online travel authorisation, is for visa-free nationalities and is not due before 2028.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Japan in May
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