Vaccination proof
 

Hi, I am preparing for my upcoming Japan trip later this week. I don't have a formal vaccination certificate issued from the government, but only the QR code on my phone. I am not sure if the screen shot of the QR code works. Did someone use that and get approved?

Read the sticky thread (mod may move this there).

The QR code should work, I uploaded both the QR code and a picture of my physical card. Was approved in less than 10 minutes.

give it go and report back if it worked.

QR codes definitely work, you are good to go as long as it has all three shots on it.

The QR code screen I have doesn't include birthdate nor passport number. Just my name, vaccine type, and time of dose. I am concerned if it will work..

Submit it and see. If your documentation isn't accepted, you can enter by getting a certificate showing negative PCR test in the 72 hours preceding your departure. If you're getting tested, make sure that you use a method that's accepted and that the documentation meets Japanese government requirements:
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/border_test.html

In my experience they aren't too picky with what you upload. The main thing is that you upload something they can approve. Your name and 3 doses mentioned should be enough.

When VJW was new, I submitted my J&J shot with a moderna booster. They rejected it for some reason saying 3 shots are required even though only 2 are required if J&J is the first shot. I resubmitted the exact same info 5 minutes later and it was approved. So even if you do get rejected, doesn't hurt to do the VJW version of HUCA.

Thanks for the info! I went ahead and did a PCR test today. Double prepared I guess :)

Make sure you have the Japan form filled out (or preferably filled out by the lab) or the test may not be useful. When I went in October I was denied boarding because the test results did not specify the method that was used to take the sample (which is one of the questions on the Japan form) and I ended up traveling the next day after doing a test at a lab that was familiar with the requirements for travel to Japan.

Thanks for sharing! That's unfortunate. I specifically asked the testing place to add all the necessary information on my report (including passport number!). Will upload the results and report back here later.

That's a start.
When you get the certificate, double check that the sample collection method is an *exact match* for one of the MHLW's specified methods.
Ditto for the testing method.
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/....html#h2_free5

Perhaps things are a little less pedantic than they were a year or more ago, but folks were turned back at the border because their documentation left agents less than fully convinced that the test had been conducted according to a specified method of sampling or testing.

The easiest way it to have the testing center fill out the government form themselves and put their stamp on it in the "name of medical institution" area. That way it looks very official. Labs that are familiar with travel to Japan will have the form on hand and do it themselves, but if not you can print it out and take it with you, and ask them to fill it out.

You can download the form here (under the "format" section) https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/border_test.html

Agreed. It's easier to do it to the satisfaction of the Japanese agents if you use the template provided by the MHLW. I posted that advice because the OP mentioned that he had instructed the lab to include a list of details. Well, that will work if the lab follows the MHLW's rules to the letter.

Thankfully, someone has kindly posted a how-to YouTube video of how to fill out the MHLW template:

Update: got approval pretty quickly after uploading a standard PCR test results. Thanks everyone for your help!