Entry rules · Belgium passport
Do Belgium passport holders need a visa for Japan?
No visa needed for a short visit. Belgium passport holders can stay in Japan visa-free for up to 90 days.
Checked against official sources on 30 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days
- Status
- Verified 30 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Belgium passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
「特定国（日本が査証免除措置（査証免除措置の一次停止又は査証取得勧奨措置をとっている国を除く）をとっている国・地域）」とは、以下の特定国覧に記載する国・地域です。
（１）査証免除国・地域の方であれば、査証は必要ありません。
ただし、国際約束若しくは日本国政府が外国政府に対して行つた通告により日本国領事官等の査証を必要としないこととされている外国人の旅券
More quotes (5)
Japan has reciprocal visa exemption arrangements with 74 countries and regions listed in the table below.
A1: People of some countries (or from some regions) do not need a visa if their period of stay in Japan is 90 days or less and they are not going to be engaged in income-earning activities. Refer to the List of Countries and Regions that have Visa Exemption Arrangements with Japan.
アイスランド共和国、アイルランド、アンドラ公国、イタリア共和国、エストニア共和国、オーストリア連邦、オランダ王国、北マケドニア共和国、キプロス共和国、ギリシャ共和国、クロアチア共和国、グレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国（注２）、サンマリノ共和国、スイス連邦、スウェーデン王国、スペイン王国、スロバキア共和国、スロベニア共和国、セルビア共和国、チェコ共和国、デンマーク王国、ドイツ連邦共和国、ノルウェー王国、ハンガリー、フィンランド共和国、フランス共和国、ブルガリア共和国、ベルギー王国、ポーランド共和国、ポルトガル共和国、マルタ共和国、モナコ公国、モンテネグロ、ラトビア共和国、リトアニア共和国、リヒテンシュタイン公国、ルーマニア、ルクセンブルク大公国
Malaysia (Note 3) | Belgium
Japan has reciprocal visa exemption arrangements with 74 countries and regions listed in the table below. 74 Countries and Regions for Visa Exemptions Asia | Europe --- | --- Brunei (30 days) | Andorra Indonesia (Note 1) | Austria (Note 8) Malaysia (Note 3) | Belgium Republic of Korea | Bulgaria Singapore | Croatia Thailand (Note 2) (15 days) | Cyprus Hong Kong (Note 5) | Czech Republic Macao (Note 6) | Denmark Taiwan (Note 4) | Estonia North America | Finland Canada | France United States | Germany (Note 8) Latin America and the Caribbean | Greece Argentina | Hungary Bahamas | Iceland Barbados (Note 7) | Ireland (Note 8) Brazil (Note 2) | Italy Chile | Latvia Costa Rica | Liechtenstein (Note 8) Dominican Republic | Lithuania El Salvador | Luxembourg Guatemala | Malta Honduras | Monaco Panama (Note 2) | Montenegro (Note 2) Paraguay (Note 2) | Netherlands Peru (Note 2) | North Macedonia Mexico (Note 8) | Norway Suriname | Poland Uruguay (Note 11) | Portugal Oceania | Romania Australia | San Marino New Zealand | Serbia (Note 2) Middle East | Slovakia Israel | Slovenia Qatar (Note 9) | Spain Türkiye (Note 7) | Sweden United Arab Emirates (Note 2) | Switzerland (Note 8) Africa | United Kingdom (Note 8) Lesotho (Note 7) Mauritius Tunisia
Stay: up to 90 days
The period of stay granted upon landing permission will be "15 days" for Indonesia and Thailand, “30 days” for Brunei and Qatar, and "90 days" for other countries and regions.
「短期滞在」の在留期間中に一旦出国すると、次に入国するときには、新規の入国となり、査証免除国・地域の方以外は、査証が必要です。
九十日、三十日又は十五日（法務大臣が個々の外国人について九十日を超えない範囲内で日を単位とする期間を指定する場合にあつては、当該指定する期間）
Japan for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Brunei
- eTAUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Qatar
- eVisa
- Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
- Visa required
- Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 30 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Japan, chiefly Immigration Services Agency of Japan. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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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.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Belgium passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Japan visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Belgium passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Belgium passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Japan.