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Your Japan working holiday itinerary, from South Korea
Pick the places you want to see, find out what each one is like through the year, and add your own plans. Choose your passport and it follows what your embassy asks for. Your itinerary builds as you go, ready to save as a PDF.
Next: Choose the month you arrive
Step 1
Your trip
Know your flight? Add the day and airport (optional)
The day goes on the first line of your form. The airport lets us check your first stop makes sense from there.
The embassy in Korea checks that your plan is your own: say what each activity means to you, not just where you will go.
Your details for the embassy form (optional)
Fill these in to print them on the form, or leave them blank and write them by hand. They stay in this browser.
Step 2
Choose your stops
Tap a region to see what it's like in each season, then add it to your plan. Not on the list? .
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Step 3
Your stops
Nothing added yet. Add a region above and it appears here, ready for your plans and reasons.
Step 4
Your application checklist
Everything else to get ready for your visa application. Tick things off as you go.
When to do what
- Applications are taken each quarter, through the designated agencies.
- Choose your arrival month in step 1 to see when to apply.
What Japan's embassy in South Korea asks for
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How to get it
Check it's valid for your whole stay (some embassies want a year) and has blank pages. Renewals can take weeks, so do this first.How to get it
Download it from the embassy's page, fill it in on screen and sign it by hand. Write "N/A" rather than leaving boxes blank where that's asked.How to get it
Usually 45 x 35 mm, taken in the last 6 months, on a plain background. Photo booths and pharmacies print this size.How to get it
Your education and work history, on the embassy's form where there is one. Keep it current and honest.How to get it
Why Japan, why a working holiday rather than a normal trip, and what you hope to get from it. Write it yourself: several embassies refuse letters that look copied or written by AI.How to get it
An official statement or bank certificate in your own name. Most banks can print and stamp one at a branch.How to get it
JLPT results, a course certificate, or a short note of how you've studied.
These are the main documents. The embassy's checklist has the full list.
Applications go through the designated application agencies. Don't staple anything.
Last checked 1 November 2026. Embassies change their lists, so check the embassy's own page before you apply. Your ticks stay in this browser.
What Japan's embassy in South Korea asks for
Your itinerary goes on a written statement in your own words rather than a table. Every embassy turns away vague entries like "sightseeing", "work" or "as above", so name real places, events and classes, and keep the holiday ahead of the work.
- Say why you chose each place.
- Write it in Japanese or English (not Korean), at least one full A4 page. The reasons statement (理由書) is a separate document.
- The embassy in Korea checks that your plan is your own: say what each activity means to you, not just where you will go.
The documents for your visa
- Your passport: copy at full size
- The visa application form: signed by hand, with the questionnaire (조사표)
- A passport photo: taken in the last 6 months
- A CV: list every past working holiday application, including refusals
- A letter giving your reasons for applying: the reasons statement (사유서): at least one A4 page, written by you
- Your itinerary: the plan (계획서): at least one A4 page, written by you
- Proof of funds: a recent bank balance certificate, about ₩2.8 million or more
- Proof of Japanese study (optional): JLPT results, a Japanese school certificate or your study history
These are the main documents; the embassy's checklist has the full list.
Applications are taken each quarter, through the designated agencies.
From our research of Japanese embassy pages, last checked 1 November 2026. Check the embassy's own page before you apply. For eligibility, quotas and funds, read the South Korea visa guide. We aren't connected to any embassy, consulate or the Government of Japan.
Frequently asked questions
How long can I stay in Japan on a working holiday visa?
Up to a year from the day you land. The visa is a holiday first, with work allowed to help pay for it, so most people combine a few regions and seasons.
What should my itinerary include?
Where you plan to be each month, and what you plan to do there: named places, festivals, day trips, classes and the kind of work you would look for. Embassies turn away vague entries like "sightseeing" or "as above". The ideas we suggest are a starting point: look them up and write what you find in your own words. Choose your passport and the builder adds what your embassy asks for, such as a reason for each place or where you will stay.
Do I need a budget in my itinerary?
Only if your embassy asks. France's form asks for costs and expected pay, so the builder switches a rough budget on for French passports. Elsewhere you show your savings separately, with a bank statement, and the itinerary is about your plans. You can still add a rough budget for yourself.
Is this itinerary official?
No. It is a free planning tool, not an embassy service, and Working Holiday Work isn't connected to any embassy, consulate or the Government of Japan. Only the embassy decides your visa. Where we have your embassy's form, the builder lays your plan out the same way, but forms change, so check your embassy's page before you apply or book.
Where is my plan saved?
Only in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to us. Use Save as PDF to keep a copy or share it.
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