# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第十五条 (Article 15) - Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号 - English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Issued as a Cabinet Order and given the force of an Act, which is why its number says 政令: Some rules made during the Allied occupation were issued as Cabinet Orders, as orders implementing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, and an Act passed in 1952 gave them the force of an Act. They keep the Cabinet Order number they were issued under, which is why e-Gov lists the law as an Act while its number says 政令 (Cabinet Order). The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) is one: it was promulgated in 1951 as the Immigration Control Order (出入国管理令), Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951, has had the force of an Act under Article 4 of Act No. 126 of 1952, took its present title on 1 January 1982, and every amendment on e-Gov's record of it was made by an Act. - Provision: 第十五条 (Article 15)（通過上陸の許可） — address `art-15` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十五条（通過上陸の許可） — (Permission for Landing in Transit) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15 **第一項** 入国審査官は、船舶に乗つている外国人（乗員を除く。）が、船舶が本邦にある間、臨時観光のため、その船舶が寄港する本邦の他の出入国港でその船舶に帰船するように通過することを希望する場合において、その者につき、その船舶の船長又はその船舶を運航する運送業者の申請があつたときは、当該外国人に対し通過上陸を許可することができる。 art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-1 An immigration inspector may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard a vessel permission for landing in transit upon application by the captain of the vessel or the carrier who operates the vessel, if the foreign national wishes to land temporarily for the purpose of sightseeing while the vessel is in Japan, and to return to the vessel at another port of entry or departure at which the vessel is scheduled to call. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 入国審査官は、船舶等に乗つている外国人で、本邦を経由して本邦外の地域に赴こうとするもの（乗員を除く。）が、上陸後三日以内にその入国した出入国港の周辺の他の出入国港から他の船舶等で出国するため、通過することを希望する場合において、その者につき、その船舶等の長又はその船舶等を運航する運送業者の申請があつたときは、当該外国人に対し通過上陸を許可することができる。 art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-2 An immigration inspector, upon application by the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft, may grant a foreign national (except for crew members) aboard the vessel or aircraft permission for landing in transit if the foreign national wishes to go to an area outside of Japan via Japan and to depart from Japan within 3 days of their entry into Japan from another port of entry or departure in the vicinity of the port at which the foreign national entered Japan on board a vessel or aircraft other than the one on which the foreign national arrived in Japan. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 入国審査官は、前二項の許可に係る審査のために必要があると認めるときは、法務省令で定めるところにより、当該外国人に対し、電磁的方式によつて個人識別情報を提供させることができる。 art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-3 If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in the preceding two paragraphs, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項又は第二項の許可を与える場合には、入国審査官は、当該外国人の所持する旅券に通過上陸の許可の証印をしなければならない。 art-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-4 In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must affix a seal of verification for landing in transit to the passport possessed by the foreign national. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第一項又は第二項の許可を与える場合には、入国審査官は、法務省令で定めるところにより、当該外国人に対し、上陸期間、通過経路その他必要と認める制限を付することができる。 art-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-5 In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, transit route and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第十四条第一項ただし書の規定は、第一項又は第二項の場合に準用する。 art-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-6 The provisions of the proviso to paragraph (1) of Article 14 apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-15/par-3: 前二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-3: 前二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-2 - art-15/par-4: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-4: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-2 - art-15/par-5: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-5: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-2 - art-15/par-6: 第十四条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十四条第一項 (Article 14, paragraph (1)), art-14/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-14/par-1 - art-15/par-6: 第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-6: 第二項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-2 ## Cited by 14 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第三項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第四項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第五項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-5 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第十五条第六項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-15/par-6 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第一項（再入国の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第五十七条第七項（報告の義務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-57/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-57/par-7 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第一項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-1 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第二項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-2 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第三項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-3 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第四項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-4 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第五項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-5 - 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則 第十四条第六項（通過上陸の許可） — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/art-14/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356M50000010054/art-14/par-6 - 消費税法 第八条第一項（輸出物品販売場における輸出物品の譲渡に係る免税） — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/363AC0000000108/art-8/par-1 - 租税特別措置法 第八十七条の六第一項（輸出酒類販売場から移出する酒類に係る酒税の免税） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-87-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-87-6/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20261001_508AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-10-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb), retrieved 2026-09-13 - This site's parser, version 211 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05