Who needs a visa for Japan?

Of 198 passports, 72 enter Japan without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 9 apply online and 116 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

116

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free72

Andorra90 days Argentina90 days Australia90 days Austria90 days Bahamas90 days Barbados90 days Belgium90 days Brazil90 days Brunei30 days Bulgaria90 days Canada90 days Chile90 days Costa Rica90 days Croatia90 days Cyprus90 days Czechia90 days Denmark90 days Dominican Republic90 days El Salvador90 days Estonia90 days Finland90 days France90 days Germany90 days Greece90 days Guatemala90 days Honduras90 days Hong Kong90 days Hungary90 days Iceland90 days Ireland90 days Israel90 days Italy90 days Latvia90 days Lesotho90 days Liechtenstein90 days Lithuania90 days Luxembourg90 days Macao90 days Malaysia90 days Malta90 days Mauritius90 days Mexico90 days Monaco90 days Montenegro90 days Netherlands90 days New Zealand90 days North Macedonia90 days Norway90 days Panama90 days Paraguay90 days Peru90 days Poland90 days Portugal90 days Romania90 days San Marino90 days Serbia90 days Singapore90 days Slovakia90 days Slovenia90 days South Korea90 days Spain90 days Suriname90 days Sweden90 days Switzerland90 days Taiwan90 days Thailand15 days Tunisia90 days Türkiye90 days United Arab Emirates90 days United Kingdom90 days United States90 days Uruguay90 days

eTA required2

Indonesia15 days Qatar30 days

e-Visa7

Cambodia China India Mongolia Saudi Arabia South Africa Vietnam

Visa required116

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua & Barbuda Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Côte d’Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica DR Congo Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Micronesia Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of the Congo Russia Rwanda Samoa São Tomé & Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grenadines Sudan Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

No admission1

North Korea

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for Japan?

Of 198 passports, 72 enter Japan without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 9 apply online and 116 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter Japan without a visa?

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, and Cyprus…