Spring Japan is refreshingly specific about it, which saves everyone time: they don't accept pets, and they spell out what that covers — dogs, cats, and small animals like rabbits and hamsters. No cabin option, no hold option. Nala and I like an airline that answers the actual question instead of burying it three clicks down.
Spring Japan does not carry dogs or cats — not in the cabin, and not in the hold. There are no weight limits, fees or crate specifications to compare, because there is no pet service to book. This page shows the airline's own wording below, so you can stop checking and start looking at carriers that do fly pets on the route.
How Spring Japan handles your pet
Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.
In the cabin Not accepted
In the hold / cargo Not accepted
Cabin policy
Hold & cargo policy
Japan is one of the better destinations to fly a pet into once you're on the right carrier, but the import side is where the real timeline lives — the advance-notification and quarantine clock starts months before departure, long before you pick a flight. So start the plan from the arrival rules and let the airline slot into them. Bring more water than you think.
Glossary
- ISO chip
- ISO 11784/11785 — the universal microchip standard.
- FAVN
- Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization — a rabies serology test required by rabies-free destinations.
- Brachycephalic
- Snub-nosed breeds (French Bulldogs, Pugs, Persians, Himalayans) with restricted airline acceptance due to heat-stress risk.
- AVIH
- Animal Vehicle In Hold — IATA's term for cargo pet shipment, with fees that vary by carrier and route.