Visa guide for Japanese passport holders

Popular destinations from Japan

• United KingdomETA required
• United StatesETA required
• CanadaETA required
• AustraliaETA required
• GermanyVisa-free · 90 days
• FranceVisa-free · 90 days
• ItalyVisa-free · 90 days
• SpainVisa-free · 90 days
• NetherlandsVisa-free · 90 days
• SwitzerlandVisa-free · 90 days
• United Arab EmiratesVisa-free · 30 days
• Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
• QatarVisa on arrival
• TürkiyeVisa-free · 90 days
• South KoreaVisa-free · 90 days
• SingaporeVisa-free · 30 days
• ThailandVisa-free · 60 days
• MalaysiaVisa-free · 90 days
• ChinaVisa-free · 30 days
• IndiaVisa on arrival
• New ZealandETA required
• IrelandVisa-free · 90 days
• PortugalVisa-free · 90 days
• GreeceVisa-free · 90 days
• EgyptVisa on arrival
• South AfricaVisa-free · 90 days
• IndonesiaVisa on arrival
• VietnamVisa-free · 45 days
• MexicoVisa-free · 180 days

Easiest places to visit

• Albania Visa-free · 90 days
• Andorra Visa-free · 90 days
• Angola Visa-free · 30 days
• Antigua and Barbuda Visa-free · 180 days
• Argentina Visa-free · 90 days
• Armenia Visa-free · 180 days
• Australia ETA required
• Austria Visa-free · 90 days
• Azerbaijan Visa on arrival
• Bahamas Visa-free · 90 days
• Bahrain Visa on arrival
• Bangladesh Visa on arrival
• Barbados Visa-free · 90 days
• Belarus Visa-free · 30 days
• Belgium Visa-free · 90 days
• Belize Visa-free · 90 days
• Benin e-Visa
• Bhutan e-Visa
• Bolivia Visa-free · 90 days
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa-free · 90 days
• Botswana Visa-free · 90 days
• Brazil Visa-free · 90 days
• Brunei Visa-free · 90 days
• Bulgaria Visa-free · 90 days
• Burkina Faso e-Visa
• Burundi Visa on arrival
• Cambodia Visa on arrival
• Cameroon e-Visa
• Canada ETA required
• Cape Verde Visa on arrival
• Chile Visa-free · 90 days
• China Visa-free · 30 days
• Colombia Visa-free · 90 days
• Comoros Visa on arrival
• Costa Rica Visa-free · 180 days
• Croatia Visa-free · 90 days
• Cuba e-Visa
• Cyprus Visa-free · 90 days
• Czechia Visa-free · 90 days
• Denmark Visa-free · 90 days
• Djibouti Visa on arrival
• Dominica Visa-free · 180 days
• Dominican Republic Visa-free
• DR Congo e-Visa
• Ecuador Visa-free · 90 days
• Egypt Visa on arrival
• El Salvador Visa-free · 180 days
• Equatorial Guinea e-Visa
• Estonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Eswatini Visa-free · 30 days
• Ethiopia Visa on arrival
• Fiji Visa-free · 120 days
• Finland Visa-free · 90 days
• France Visa-free · 90 days
• Gabon e-Visa
• Georgia Visa-free · 360 days
• Germany Visa-free · 90 days
• Ghana Visa on arrival
• Greece Visa-free · 90 days
• Grenada Visa-free · 90 days
• Guatemala Visa-free · 90 days
• Guinea e-Visa
• Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival
• Guyana Visa-free · 90 days
• Haiti Visa-free · 90 days
• Honduras Visa-free · 90 days
• Hong Kong Visa-free · 90 days
• Hungary Visa-free · 90 days
• Iceland Visa-free · 90 days
• India Visa on arrival
• Indonesia Visa on arrival
• Iran Visa-free · 15 days
• Iraq Visa on arrival
• Ireland Visa-free · 90 days
• Israel Visa-free · 90 days
• Italy Visa-free · 90 days
• Ivory Coast ETA required
• Jamaica Visa-free · 30 days
• Jordan Visa on arrival
• Kazakhstan Visa-free · 30 days
• Kenya ETA required
• Kiribati Visa-free · 90 days
• Kosovo Visa-free · 90 days
• Kuwait Visa on arrival
• Kyrgyzstan Visa-free · 60 days
• Laos Visa-free · 15 days
• Latvia Visa-free · 90 days
• Lebanon Visa on arrival
• Lesotho Visa-free · 90 days
• Libya e-Visa
• Liechtenstein Visa-free · 90 days
• Lithuania Visa-free · 90 days
• Luxembourg Visa-free · 90 days
• Macau Visa-free · 90 days
• Madagascar Visa on arrival
• Malawi Visa on arrival
• Malaysia Visa-free · 90 days
• Maldives Visa on arrival
• Malta Visa-free · 90 days
• Marshall Islands Visa on arrival
• Mauritania Visa on arrival
• Mauritius Visa-free · 90 days
• Mexico Visa-free · 180 days
• Micronesia Visa-free · 30 days
• Moldova Visa-free · 90 days
• Monaco Visa-free · 90 days
• Mongolia Visa-free · 30 days
• Montenegro Visa-free · 90 days
• Morocco Visa-free · 90 days
• Mozambique Visa-free · 30 days
• Myanmar e-Visa
• Namibia Visa-free · 90 days
• Nepal Visa on arrival
• Netherlands Visa-free · 90 days
• New Zealand ETA required
• Nicaragua Visa-free · 90 days
• Nigeria e-Visa
• North Macedonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Norway Visa-free · 90 days
• Oman Visa on arrival
• Pakistan ETA required
• Palau Visa on arrival
• Palestine Visa-free
• Panama Visa-free · 90 days
• Papua New Guinea ETA required
• Paraguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Peru Visa-free · 180 days
• Philippines Visa-free · 30 days
• Poland Visa-free · 90 days
• Portugal Visa-free · 90 days
• Qatar Visa on arrival
• Romania Visa-free · 90 days
• Russia e-Visa
• Rwanda Visa on arrival
• Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa-free · 90 days
• Saint Lucia Visa-free · 42 days
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa-free · 90 days
• Samoa Visa on arrival
• San Marino Visa-free · 90 days
• São Tomé and Príncipe Visa-free · 15 days
• Saudi Arabia Visa on arrival
• Senegal Visa-free · 90 days
• Serbia Visa-free · 90 days
• Seychelles Visa-free · 90 days
• Sierra Leone Visa on arrival
• Singapore Visa-free · 30 days
• Slovakia Visa-free · 90 days
• Slovenia Visa-free · 90 days
• Solomon Islands Visa on arrival
• Somalia e-Visa
• South Africa Visa-free · 90 days
• South Korea Visa-free · 90 days
• South Sudan e-Visa
• Spain Visa-free · 90 days
• Sri Lanka Visa on arrival
• Sweden Visa-free · 90 days
• Switzerland Visa-free · 90 days
• Syria e-Visa
• Taiwan Visa-free · 90 days
• Tajikistan Visa-free · 30 days
• Tanzania Visa on arrival
• Thailand Visa-free · 60 days
• Timor-Leste Visa on arrival
• Togo e-Visa
• Tonga Visa on arrival
• Trinidad and Tobago Visa-free · 90 days
• Tunisia Visa-free · 90 days
• Türkiye Visa-free · 90 days
• Tuvalu Visa on arrival
• Uganda e-Visa
• Ukraine Visa-free · 90 days
• United Arab Emirates Visa-free · 30 days
• United Kingdom ETA required
• United States ETA required
• Uruguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Uzbekistan Visa-free · 30 days
• Vanuatu Visa-free · 120 days
• Vatican City Visa-free · 90 days
• Venezuela Visa-free · 90 days
• Vietnam Visa-free · 45 days
• Zambia Visa-free · 90 days
• Zimbabwe Visa on arrival

Where to apply in Japan

Embassies and high commissions of popular destinations located in Japan.

Embassy of the United Kingdom, TokyoOfficial website ↗

Embassy of the United States, Tokyo1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato ku, Tokyo, 107-8420Official website ↗

Embassy of Canada, Tokyo

Australian Embassy, TokyoOfficial website ↗

Embassy of Germany, Tokyo〒106-0047 東京都港区南麻布4-5-10Tel: +81-3-57-917700Official website ↗

Embassy of France, Tokyo4-11-44, Minami-Azabu, Minato-kuOfficial website ↗

Embassy of Italy, TokyoMita, 2 Chome−2−5−4Tel: +81-3-3453-5291Official website ↗

Embassy of Spain, TokyoOfficial website ↗

Embassy of the Netherlands, Tokyo3-6-3 ShibakoenOfficial website ↗

Embassy of Switzerland, TokyoOfficial website ↗

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Tokyo9-10 Nanpeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0036Official website ↗

Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Tokyo1-8-4, RoppongiOfficial website ↗

Embassy data from Wikidata (CC0). Many countries use visa application centres — check the embassy website for where to submit.