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Japan visa requirements

How holders of every other passport can enter Japan, and for how long.

UpdatedSep 28, 2026About the data

Visa-free

74of 198 passports

Rank 103 of 199 destinations

Mobility score

74of 198 passports

Visa-free, on arrival or with an eTA · rank 143

Visa needed in advance

123passports

7 by eVisa and 116 through an embassy; 1 more restricted

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Who can visit Japan

Each country is coloured by how holders of its passport can enter Japan.

Every passport

198 passports

The entry rule for Japan for holders of each passport.
Passport	Region	Entry rule
AfghanistanAFG	Asia	Visa required
AlbaniaALB	Europe	Visa required
AlgeriaDZA	Africa	Visa required
AndorraAND	Europe	Visa-free90 days
AngolaAGO	Africa	Visa required
Antigua & BarbudaATG	Americas	Visa required
ArgentinaARG	Americas	Visa-free90 days
ArmeniaARM	Asia	Visa required
AustraliaAUS	Oceania	Visa-free90 days
AustriaAUT	Europe	Visa-free90 days
AzerbaijanAZE	Asia	Visa required
BahamasBHS	Americas	Visa-free90 days
BahrainBHR	Asia	Visa required
BangladeshBGD	Asia	Visa required
BarbadosBRB	Americas	Visa-free90 days
BelarusBLR	Europe	Visa required
BelgiumBEL	Europe	Visa-free90 days
BelizeBLZ	Americas	Visa required
BeninBEN	Africa	Visa required
BhutanBTN	Asia	Visa required
BoliviaBOL	Americas	Visa required
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBIH	Europe	Visa required
BotswanaBWA	Africa	Visa required
BrazilBRA	Americas	Visa-free90 days
BruneiBRN	Asia	Visa-free30 days
BulgariaBGR	Europe	Visa-free90 days
Burkina FasoBFA	Africa	Visa required
BurundiBDI	Africa	Visa required
CambodiaKHM	Asia	eVisa required90 days
CameroonCMR	Africa	Visa required
CanadaCAN	Americas	Visa-free90 days
Cape VerdeCPV	Africa	Visa required
Central African RepublicCAF	Africa	Visa required
ChadTCD	Africa	Visa required
ChileCHL	Americas	Visa-free90 days
ChinaCHN	Asia	eVisa required
ColombiaCOL	Americas	Visa required
ComorosCOM	Africa	Visa required
Costa RicaCRI	Americas	Visa-free90 days
Côte d’IvoireCIV	Africa	Visa required
CroatiaHRV	Europe	Visa-free90 days
CubaCUB	Americas	Visa required
CyprusCYP	Asia	Visa-free90 days
CzechiaCZE	Europe	Visa-free90 days
DenmarkDNK	Europe	Visa-free90 days
DjiboutiDJI	Africa	Visa required
DominicaDMA	Americas	Visa required
Dominican RepublicDOM	Americas	Visa-free90 days
DR CongoCOD	Africa	Visa required
EcuadorECU	Americas	Visa required
EgyptEGY	Africa	Visa required
El SalvadorSLV	Americas	Visa-free90 days
Equatorial GuineaGNQ	Africa	Visa required
EritreaERI	Africa	Visa required
EstoniaEST	Europe	Visa-free90 days
EswatiniSWZ	Africa	Visa required
EthiopiaETH	Africa	Visa required
FijiFJI	Oceania	Visa required
FinlandFIN	Europe	Visa-free90 days
FranceFRA	Europe	Visa-free90 days
GabonGAB	Africa	Visa required
GambiaGMB	Africa	Visa required
GeorgiaGEO	Asia	Visa required
GermanyDEU	Europe	Visa-free90 days
GhanaGHA	Africa	Visa required
GreeceGRC	Europe	Visa-free90 days
GrenadaGRD	Americas	Visa required
GuatemalaGTM	Americas	Visa-free90 days
GuineaGIN	Africa	Visa required
Guinea-BissauGNB	Africa	Visa required
GuyanaGUY	Americas	Visa required
HaitiHTI	Americas	Visa required
HondurasHND	Americas	Visa-free90 days
Hong KongHKG	Asia	Visa-free90 days
HungaryHUN	Europe	Visa-free90 days
IcelandISL	Europe	Visa-free90 days
IndiaIND	Asia	eVisa required
IndonesiaIDN	Asia	Visa-free15 days
IranIRN	Asia	Visa required
IraqIRQ	Asia	Visa required
IrelandIRL	Europe	Visa-free90 days
IsraelISR	Asia	Visa-free90 days
ItalyITA	Europe	Visa-free90 days
JamaicaJAM	Americas	Visa required
JordanJOR	Asia	Visa required
KazakhstanKAZ	Asia	Visa required
KenyaKEN	Africa	Visa required
KiribatiKIR	Oceania	Visa required
KosovoRKS	Europe	Visa required
KuwaitKWT	Asia	Visa required
KyrgyzstanKGZ	Asia	Visa required
LaosLAO	Asia	Visa required
LatviaLVA	Europe	Visa-free90 days
LebanonLBN	Asia	Visa required
LesothoLSO	Africa	Visa-free90 days
LiberiaLBR	Africa	Visa required
LibyaLBY	Africa	Visa required
LiechtensteinLIE	Europe	Visa-free90 days
LithuaniaLTU	Europe	Visa-free90 days
LuxembourgLUX	Europe	Visa-free90 days
MacaoMAC	Asia	Visa-free90 days
MadagascarMDG	Africa	Visa required
MalawiMWI	Africa	Visa required
MalaysiaMYS	Asia	Visa-free90 days
MaldivesMDV	Asia	Visa required
MaliMLI	Africa	Visa required
MaltaMLT	Europe	Visa-free90 days
Marshall IslandsMHL	Oceania	Visa required
MauritaniaMRT	Africa	Visa required
MauritiusMUS	Africa	Visa-free90 days
MexicoMEX	Americas	Visa-free90 days
MicronesiaFSM	Oceania	Visa required
MoldovaMDA	Europe	Visa required
MonacoMCO	Europe	Visa-free90 days
MongoliaMNG	Asia	eVisa required90 days
MontenegroMNE	Europe	Visa-free90 days
MoroccoMAR	Africa	Visa required
MozambiqueMOZ	Africa	Visa required
Myanmar (Burma)MMR	Asia	Visa required
NamibiaNAM	Africa	Visa required
NauruNRU	Oceania	Visa required
NepalNPL	Asia	Visa required
NetherlandsNLD	Europe	Visa-free90 days
New ZealandNZL	Oceania	Visa-free90 days
NicaraguaNIC	Americas	Visa required
NigerNER	Africa	Visa required
NigeriaNGA	Africa	Visa required
North KoreaPRK	Asia	Entry restricted
North MacedoniaMKD	Europe	Visa-free90 days
NorwayNOR	Europe	Visa-free90 days
OmanOMN	Asia	Visa required
PakistanPAK	Asia	Visa required
PalauPLW	Oceania	Visa required
PalestinePSE	Asia	Visa required
PanamaPAN	Americas	Visa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaPNG	Oceania	Visa required
ParaguayPRY	Americas	Visa-free90 days
PeruPER	Americas	Visa-free90 days
PhilippinesPHL	Asia	Visa required
PolandPOL	Europe	Visa-free90 days
PortugalPRT	Europe	Visa-free90 days
QatarQAT	Asia	Visa-free30 days
Republic of the CongoCOG	Africa	Visa required
RomaniaROU	Europe	Visa-free90 days
RussiaRUS	Europe	Visa required
RwandaRWA	Africa	Visa required
SamoaWSM	Oceania	Visa required
San MarinoSMR	Europe	Visa-free90 days
São Tomé & PríncipeSTP	Africa	Visa required
Saudi ArabiaSAU	Asia	eVisa required90 days
SenegalSEN	Africa	Visa required
SerbiaSRB	Europe	Visa-free90 days
SeychellesSYC	Africa	Visa required
Sierra LeoneSLE	Africa	Visa required
SingaporeSGP	Asia	Visa-free90 days
SlovakiaSVK	Europe	Visa-free90 days
SloveniaSVN	Europe	Visa-free90 days
Solomon IslandsSLB	Oceania	Visa required
SomaliaSOM	Africa	Visa required
South AfricaZAF	Africa	eVisa required90 days
South KoreaKOR	Asia	Visa-free90 days
South SudanSSD	Africa	Visa required
SpainESP	Europe	Visa-free90 days
Sri LankaLKA	Asia	Visa required
St. Kitts & NevisKNA	Americas	Visa required
St. LuciaLCA	Americas	Visa required
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVCT	Americas	Visa required
SudanSDN	Africa	Visa required
SurinameSUR	Americas	Visa-free90 days
SwedenSWE	Europe	Visa-free90 days
SwitzerlandCHE	Europe	Visa-free90 days
SyriaSYR	Asia	Visa required
TaiwanTWN	Asia	Visa-free90 days
TajikistanTJK	Asia	Visa required
TanzaniaTZA	Africa	Visa required
ThailandTHA	Asia	Visa-free15 days
Timor-LesteTLS	Asia	Visa required
TogoTGO	Africa	Visa required
TongaTON	Oceania	Visa required
Trinidad & TobagoTTO	Americas	Visa required
TunisiaTUN	Africa	Visa-free90 days
TürkiyeTUR	Asia	Visa-free90 days
TurkmenistanTKM	Asia	Visa required
TuvaluTUV	Oceania	eVisa required
UgandaUGA	Africa	Visa required
UkraineUKR	Europe	Visa required
United Arab EmiratesARE	Asia	Visa-free90 days
United KingdomGBR	Europe	Visa-free90 days
United StatesUSA	Americas	Visa-free90 days
UruguayURY	Americas	Visa-free90 days
UzbekistanUZB	Asia	Visa required
VanuatuVUT	Oceania	Visa required
Vatican CityVAT	Europe	Visa required
VenezuelaVEN	Americas	Visa required
VietnamVNM	Asia	Visa required
YemenYEM	Asia	Visa required
ZambiaZMB	Africa	Visa required
ZimbabweZWE	Africa	Visa required

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