my visa is in order (expires next year) but my passport has expired. I'm Canadian.

i need to make short trip to tokyo next weekend (from hokkaido)...so i'm wondering, what paperwork do the japanese airports check? can i do it without my passport. do i need my alien card (i haven't had that updated either, i got tired of doing it every 6 months...i know, i know!!!)

so any info anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.

thank you!

one of the reasons i asked is because a friend told me about some kind of eyescanning system or something that japan is using...so i guess that is just people coming into japan from international flights that are scanned?

you're right about updating my documents, and i will be handling this ASAP when i get back from tokyo. just that i haven't left here for so long i think i'm japanese or something!! :)

BTW do you know if there are any fines related to not updating my alien reg. card?
it's been a LONG time...maybe 1 year!

so, for now i'll be flying down to tokyo with just my plane ticket!!

thanks again Dave for your assistance!

I flew domestically in Japan in May this year and didn't have to show any form of ID.

I would feel very uncomfortable with an expired passport though, as there is always the chance I would have to fly to NZ or Australia because of a family emergency- I have had to do it before.