Japan visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to Japan

Visa requirement to travel to Japan

Border of Japan summary

Border of Japan is ranked 158 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 89 countries can travel to Japan without visa, 0 countries with visa on arrival and 0 countries with e-visa. Borders of Japan are restrictive with a Border Openess Index of 40. Currency used in Japan is Yen ( 100 JPY = 0.94 USD ).

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Statistics for border of Japan

  • 89

    Visa free

  • 0

    On arrival

  • 0

    Online visa

  • 132

    Required

  • 1

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Ireland

Ireland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : Irish citizens may apply for an extension of stay with the Ministry of Justice for up to 6 months.:


Israel

Israel Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Italy

Italy Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Argentina

Argentina Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


South Korea

South Korea Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Latvia

Latvia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Macau

Macau Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Malta

Malta Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Mexico

Mexico Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 180 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days, extendable up to 180 days:


Monaco

Monaco Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Australia

Australia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Austria

Austria Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : Extendable once.:


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Norway

Norway Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Poland

Poland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Portugal

Portugal Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Romania

Romania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


San Marino

San Marino Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Serbia

Serbia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Singapore

Singapore Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Barbados

Barbados Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Spain

Spain Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Suriname

Suriname Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Sweden

Sweden Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : Passport with National ID number required.:


Thailand

Thailand Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Turkey

Turkey Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Belgium

Belgium Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


UAE

UAE Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Only if passport is endorsed with a Visa Waiver Registration Certificate from the Japanese Embassy/Consulate.:


UK

UK Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : May be extended once for a further 90 days.:


USA

USA Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : All visitors are fingerprinted:


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Brunei

Brunei Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Canada

Canada Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Chile

Chile Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Croatia

Croatia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Czechia

Czechia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Denmark

Denmark Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Andorra

Andorra Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Estonia

Estonia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Finland

Finland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


France

France Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Germany

Germany Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : Extendable once.:


Greece

Greece Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Honduras

Honduras Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Hungary

Hungary Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Iceland

Iceland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for 15 days only if biometric passport is endorsed with a Visa Waiver Registration Certificate from a Japanese Embassy or Consulate.:


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Free


Aruba

Aruba Visa Free


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Free


Curacao

Curacao Visa Free


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Free


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Free


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Free


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Free


Greenland

Greenland Visa Free


Guam

Guam Visa Free


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Free


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Free


Niue

Niue Visa Free


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Free


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Free


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Free


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Free


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Free


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Free


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Free


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Free

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Required


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Jordan

Jordan Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kenya

Kenya Visa Required


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Required


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Laos

Laos Visa Required


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : All visitors are fingerprinted upon entry:


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Maldives

Maldives Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Required


Moldova

Moldova Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Required


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Palau

Palau Visa Required


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required


Panama

Panama Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Required


Peru

Peru Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required


Qatar

Qatar Visa Required


Russia

Russia Visa Required


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Required


Samoa

Samoa Visa Required


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : No visa required for Diplomatic Passport holders.:


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


East Timor

East Timor Visa Required


Togo

Togo Visa Required


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Required


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa Required


Benin

Benin Visa Required


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Albania

Albania Visa Required


Brazil

Brazil Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Required


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


China

China Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Passengers of approved cruise ships do not require a visa from April 2015.:Visa application requirements were simplified for Chinese citizens in May 2017.:


Colombia

Colombia Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Dominica

Dominica Visa Required


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : May transit without visa.:


Egypt

Egypt Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Gambia

Gambia Visa Required


Georgia

Georgia Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Grenada

Grenada Visa Required


Guinea

Guinea Visa Required


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Required


Guyana

Guyana Visa Required


Haiti

Haiti Visa Required


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Required


India

India Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa fee is refunded if any case visa rejected.:Visa fee INR 510 only for Indian citizens.:


Iran

Iran Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Embassy and Consulate of Japan in Baghdad & Erbil


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required

Entry Refused Countries


North Korea

North Korea Entry refused

β„Ή Additional info : Japan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016.

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