Japan passport: visa-free countries in 2026

No visa needed for short visits. The number shows the maximum stay where it is known.

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

The visa is issued at the airport or border when you arrive, usually for a fee.

• 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

No visa, but an electronic travel authorisation must be approved online before departure.

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

A visa is required, and the application is made online without visiting an embassy.

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

A visa must be obtained from an embassy, consulate or visa centre before travelling.

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

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Compare with similar passports

• Sweden 165
• Austria 164
• Ireland 164
• Luxembourg 164
• Netherlands 164
• Switzerland 164

Travelling to Japan instead? See Japan visa requirements.