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Old Nov 24, 2020 | 7:55 pm
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Originally Posted by The metamorphosis
But the JR West staff reserve the right to check the passport during the journey. Do you guys think that they might be a little upset if they realize that I'm not a temporary visitor? In that case I suppose I could just explain that I entered Japan using my Japanese passport so it's impossible for me to get a temporary visitor stamp, if I follow Japanese government guidelines that Japanese passport holders must enter Japan using their Japanese passport.
I'm not sure that that's a sufficient explanation. In fact, that would seem to be an admission that you knew you were not eligible for the pass, as you are admitting that you knew you were not admitted to Japan as a Temporary Visitor.
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