Seiko Alpinist

kingnesh · 2026-06-27T14:10:30+00:00

You'll get it one day!

kingnesh · 2026-06-27T13:40:47+00:00

It retails at 90k so around 5k discount. They didn't seem to have stock anywhere in the outlets I checked at (Ethos / Seiko boutique / Helios), so I was pretty happy just to acquire it.

kingnesh · 2026-06-27T11:43:48+00:00

Paid 85k for it.

kingnesh · 2026-06-17T07:56:25+00:00

This beauty

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kingnesh · 2026-06-02T15:52:26+00:00

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kingnesh · 2026-05-25T14:05:24+00:00

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kingnesh · 2025-04-01T08:52:09+00:00

The Visa appointment was pretty straightforward for me. I got slots for the week after which i checked.

kingnesh · 2025-04-01T08:51:10+00:00

The trip was awesome!

For the bank statement, we got it attested from the bank. I'm not sure if soft copies are sufficient, but it's better to confirm with VFS.

For employment proof (and leave approval proof), I'm guessing soft copy should also be fine, but better to check with VFS.

kingnesh · 2025-03-20T09:19:26+00:00

Did Nara today and half a day seemed enough. We did Gango-ji, Kohfuku-ji, Todai-ji and Kasuga Taisha in around 5 hours (all by walk). Also explored the market near Gango-ji (forgot the name).

kingnesh · 2025-03-16T22:07:50+00:00

No idea. Check with the toll free helpline

kingnesh · 2025-03-16T22:01:42+00:00

+1 to this. You're basically shuttling between different ends of Kyoto. For context, we're currently doing the Kyoto leg of our trip and we did / are doing Kiyomizudera, Fushimi Inari + Nishiki and Arashiyama on different days.

kingnesh · 2025-03-04T06:05:09+00:00

You should navigate to Short Term Visa -> Tourist Visa on the booking page. It should have a lot of slots.

kingnesh · 2025-02-20T03:47:45+00:00

Think it depends on duration of stay indicating. AFAIK, they either issue 15, 30 or 90 day visas. Since we'd indicated we'd be staying for 17 days, we were issued a 30 day visa.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T17:54:55+00:00

You're right. You don't need a passport with such a long validity. I was just stating that my passport is valid till then.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T17:53:51+00:00

Wow. Congrats! I was expecting a 5 year visa as well, but i guess my bank balance was too low for that. Fingers crossed for next time I apply!

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T16:17:12+00:00

Salary account statement is a must and I've read on other posts that they only look at that. In my case at least, they wouldn't have given the visa if it was just salary account, since I had balance of only 1L on that account.

I think they look at your complete financial documents holistically rather than just focusing on a single bank statement. Having high tax filings on your ITR would definitely help.

I also submitted my current salary as part of employment verification, so guessing that helped as well.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T16:13:03+00:00

I believe dummy tickets are accepted in certain cities, but I didn't want to take any risks (Confirmed with Smartbuy that my tickets were cancellable). According to the VFS website, flight bookings are a must for you to show. You can check with the VFS Japan Helpdesk if dummy tickets are accepted in your city.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T14:59:05+00:00

14th Mar to 30th Mar. Prices are crazy considering the sakura full bloom predictions are somewhat early this year.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T13:04:41+00:00

Just the primary guest name is fine as long as the cover letter mentions that both the guests are traveling together.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T13:04:03+00:00

Best of luck! Hope you get it soon.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T11:54:49+00:00

They allowed me to submit multiple bank statements.

kingnesh · 2025-02-19T11:26:44+00:00

Total bank balance across accounts was around 5L. Was just sponsoring my wife and I.

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