Visa Requirements for Japan Passport Holders (2026)

A Japan passport gives visa-free access to 164 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (117)

Albania (90d), Andorra (90d), Angola (30d), Antigua and Barbuda (180d), Argentina (90d), Armenia (180d), Austria (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (90d), Belarus (30d), Belgium (90d), Belize (90d), Bolivia (90d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Botswana (90d), Brazil (90d), Brunei (90d), Bulgaria (90d), Chile (90d), China (30d), Colombia (90d), Costa Rica (180d), Croatia (90d), Cyprus (90d), Czech Republic (90d), Denmark (90d), Dominica (180d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), El Salvador (180d), Estonia (90d), Fiji (120d), Finland (90d), France (90d), Georgia (360d), Germany (90d), Greece (90d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Guyana (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (90d), Hungary (90d), Iceland (90d), Iran (15d), Ireland (90d), Israel (90d), Italy (90d), Jamaica (30d), Kazakhstan (30d), Kiribati (90d), Kosovo (90d), Kyrgyzstan (60d), Laos (15d), Latvia (90d), Lesotho (90d), Liechtenstein (90d), Lithuania (90d), Luxembourg (90d), Macao (90d), Malaysia (90d), Malta (90d), Mauritius (90d), Mexico (180d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Monaco (90d), Mongolia (30d), Montenegro (90d), Morocco (90d), Mozambique (30d), Namibia (90d), Netherlands (90d), Nicaragua (90d), North Macedonia (90d), Norway (90d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Peru (180d), Philippines (30d), Poland (90d), Portugal (90d), Romania (90d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (42d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), San Marino (90d), Sao Tome and Principe (15d), Senegal (90d), Serbia (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), Slovakia (90d), Slovenia (90d), South Africa (90d), South Korea (90d), Spain (90d), Swaziland (30d), Sweden (90d), Switzerland (90d), Taiwan (90d), Tajikistan (30d), Thailand (60d), Trinidad and Tobago (90d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (90d), Ukraine (90d), United Arab Emirates (30d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan (30d), Vanuatu (120d), Vatican (90d), Venezuela (90d), Vietnam (45d), Zambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (38)

Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

eTA required (9)

Australia, Canada, Ivory Coast, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom, United States

e-Visa required (18)

Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda

Visa required in advance (16)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Sudan, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Austria · Switzerland · Ireland · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Germany

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.