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Visa requirements for Japan

Holders of 74 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

194 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Have a passport from Japan? Japan passport ranking and visa-free countries

Government travel advice for Japan

United States
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise normal security precautions

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Japan as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for Japan

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter Japan. The full list is in the table below.

  • Visa-free
  • Electronic travel authorization
  • eVisa
  • Visa required
  • No admission
  • Japan
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter Japan. Select a country to see the rule for its passport.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to Japan — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Visa-free72 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter Japan
PassportStayStatusSource
AndorraUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
ArgentinaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
AustraliaUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
AustriaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BahamasUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BarbadosUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BelgiumUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BrazilUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BruneiUp to 30 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
BulgariaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
CanadaUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
ChileUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Costa RicaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
CroatiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
CyprusUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
CzechiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
DenmarkUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Dominican RepublicUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
El SalvadorUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
EstoniaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
FinlandUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
FranceUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
GermanyUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
GreeceUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
GuatemalaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
HondurasUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Hong KongUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
HungaryUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
IcelandUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
IrelandUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
IsraelUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
ItalyUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
LatviaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
LesothoUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
LiechtensteinUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
LithuaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
LuxembourgUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MacaoUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MalaysiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MaltaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MauritiusUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MexicoUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MonacoUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
MontenegroUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
NetherlandsUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
New ZealandUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
North MacedoniaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
NorwayUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
PanamaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
ParaguayUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
PeruUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
PolandUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
PortugalUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
RomaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
San MarinoUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SerbiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SingaporeUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SlovakiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SloveniaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
South KoreaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SpainUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SurinameUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SwedenUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
SwitzerlandUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
TaiwanUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
ThailandUp to 15 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
TunisiaUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
TürkiyeUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
United Arab EmiratesUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan
United KingdomUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
United StatesUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
UruguayUp to 90 daysVerified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan

eTA2 passports

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization to enter Japan
PassportStayStatusSource
IndonesiaUp to 15 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
QatarUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa3 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter Japan
PassportStayStatusSource
Cambodia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Saudi Arabia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
South Africa—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)

Visa required120 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter Japan
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Albania—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Algeria—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Angola—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Antigua and Barbuda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Armenia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Azerbaijan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Bahrain—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Bangladesh—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Belarus—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Belize—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Benin—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Bhutan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Bolivia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Bosnia and Herzegovina—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Botswana—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Burkina Faso—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Burundi—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Cameroon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Cape Verde—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Central African Republic—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Chad—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
China—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Colombia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Cuba—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Djibouti—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Dominica—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Ecuador—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Egypt—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Eritrea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Eswatini—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Ethiopia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Fiji—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Gabon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Gambia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Georgia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Ghana—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Grenada—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Guyana—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Haiti—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
India—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Iran—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Iraq—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Jamaica—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Jordan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kazakhstan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kenya—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kiribati—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kosovo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kuwait—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Laos—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Lebanon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Liberia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Libya—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Madagascar—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Malawi—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Maldives—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Mali—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Marshall Islands—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Mauritania—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Micronesia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Moldova—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Mongolia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Morocco—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Mozambique—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Myanmar—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Namibia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Nauru—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Nepal—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Nicaragua—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Niger—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Nigeria—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Oman—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Pakistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Palau—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Palestine—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Papua New Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Philippines—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Republic of the Congo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Russia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Rwanda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Saint Kitts and Nevis—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Saint Lucia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Samoa—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Senegal—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Seychelles—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Sierra Leone—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Solomon Islands—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Somalia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
South Sudan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Sri Lanka—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Sudan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Syria—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Tajikistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Tanzania—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Timor-Leste—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Togo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Tonga—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Trinidad and Tobago—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Turkmenistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Tuvalu—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Uganda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Ukraine—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Uzbekistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Vanuatu—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Vatican City—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Venezuela—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Vietnam—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Yemen—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Zambia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Zimbabwe—Verified 30 Oct 2026Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)

No admission1 passport

Short visits are currently suspended or refused, apart from narrow exceptions.

No admission to enter Japan
PassportStayStatusSource
North Korea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026