american in japan who wants to visit bejing

Question

Hello,I'm an American on a work VISA in Japan. I want to visit Beijing for 3 days later this month.   I am a bit confused (and concerned), however, about this 3. For non-Japanese passport holders, they are required to apply through a travel agency. Does this mean that I have to book my whole trip through a local travel agency just to get a tourist VISA?   Japanese travel agencies are *way* too expensive.  I was just going to book a flight online myself using skyscanner, and do the same for hotels.   I would appreciate it if anyone could elaborate on this.  Thanks.

Tammy · Answer

For what I know, you can apply on your own, but the embassy does designate some agencies to help applicants because there are long queues in the embassy.

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American in Japan who wants to visit Bejing