Who needs a visa for Japan?

No visa is needed for stays of up to 90 days.

• Andorra
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Israel
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• San Marino
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Tunisia
• United States

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026The 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.

ICAO-compliant ePassport only.

• Brazil
• Malaysia
• Montenegro
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Serbia
• United Arab Emirates

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026and Serbia (since May 1, 2011), visas are not required only for holders of ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For nationals of Malaysia (since July 1, 2013), visas are not required only for holders of ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards.

Türkiye, Lesotho and Barbados: ICAO machine-readable passport only.

Taiwan: passports with a personal ID number only.

Hong Kong: HKSAR passport (or BN(O) passport with the right of residence in Hong Kong).

Macao: Macao SAR passport only.

Uruguay: old-version Uruguayan passports only; the new passport issued after 16 Apr 2025 without place of birth is not accepted.

• Barbados
• Hong Kong
• Lesotho
• Macao
• Taiwan
• Türkiye
• Uruguay

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For nationals of Barbados (since April 1, 2010), Türkiye (since April 1, 2011) and Lesotho (since April 1, 2010), visas are not required only for holders of Machine-Readable Passport (MRP) in compliance with ICAO standards.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026(Note 4) Visa exemption arrangement for Taiwan is limited to passport holders with a personal ID number.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For citizens of Hong Kong, visas are not required only for holders of Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport issued by the Hong Kong SAR of the People’s Republic of China or British National Overseas (BNO) passports who have the right of residence in Hong Kong.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026(Note 6) For citizens of Macao, visas are not required only for holders of SAR passport issued by the Macao SAR of the People’s Republic of China.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026The Japanese visa exemption arrangement applies only to Uruguayan nationals holding the old version of Uruguayan passports.

Stays over 90 days (up to 6 months) need an extension from the Immigration Services Agency before the 90 days end.

• Austria
• Germany
• Ireland
• Liechtenstein
• Mexico
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For nationals of those countries with visa exemptions permitting stays of up to 6 months under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements, those who wish to stay in Japan for more than 90 days are required to apply for an extension of the period of stay

Qatar: ICAO ePassport pre-registered with a Japanese embassy or consulate (registration valid 3 years or until the passport expires).

• Brunei
• Qatar

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026The 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.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For nationals of Qatar (since April 2, 2023), visas are not required only for those who have registered ICAO-compliant ePassport to diplomatic missions of Japan (the embassy, consulates-general, or the consulate).

Thailand: ICAO-compliant ePassport only.

Indonesia: ICAO ePassport pre-registered with a Japanese mission in Indonesia (registration valid 3 years or until the passport expires).

• Indonesia
• Thailand

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026The 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.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026For nationals of Indonesia (since December 1, 2014), visas are not required only for those who have registered ICAO-compliant ePassport to diplomatic missions of Japan in Indonesia (the embassy, consulates-general, or the consulate).

India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia and Mongolia (up to 90 days, single entry, tourism): if residing in a JAPAN eVISA country or region, their own or another: online from Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, the UK or the US; through an accredited agency in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea (except the Jeju consular district), Singapore or the UAE; tourism only; ordinary passports.

China (15 or 30 days, single entry, tourism): for Chinese nationals residing in China, through an accredited agency; tourism only.

Philippines and Vietnam (15 days, single entry, tourism): only for residents of their own country on a package tour organised by designated travel agencies, through an accredited agency.

• Cambodia
• China
• India
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Vietnam

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 1 Nov 2026All foreign nationals/people residing in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea (except jurisdiction over the Consulate General of Japan in Jeju), Singapore and United Arab Emirates, except those who are exempt from short-term visa

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Nationals of China, who reside in China

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026Nationals of the Philippines, who reside in the Philippines and participate in a packaged tour organized by designated travel agencies

Apply before you travel at an embassy or consulate of Japan, or the visa centre it names.

Nationalities not listed above: this follows from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan's own lists, which name the exempt nationalities.

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo
• 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
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Papua New Guinea
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan↗, checked 31 Oct 2026All nationals of the countries and regions listed below require a visa to enter Japan.

Most searched passports

• IndiaeVisa · up to 90 days, single entry, tourismIf residing in a JAPAN eVISA country or region, their own or another: online from Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, the UK or the US; through an accredited agency in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea (except the Jeju consular district), Singapore or the UAE; tourism only; ordinary passports
• United StatesVisa-free · 90 days
• PhilippineseVisa · 15 days, single entry, tourismOnly for residents of their own country on a package tour organised by designated travel agencies, through an accredited agency
• Hong KongVisa-free · 90 daysHKSAR passport (or BN(O) passport with the right of residence in Hong Kong)
• PakistanVisa requiredOr JAPAN eVISA for tourism if residing in Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, the UK or the US (online), or in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea (except the Jeju consular district), Singapore or the UAE (through an accredited agency). Stay: up to 90 days, single entry, tourism.
• VietnameVisa · 15 days, single entry, tourismOnly for residents of their own country on a package tour organised by designated travel agencies, through an accredited agency