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title: Visa requirements for Japan passport holders
description: "Citizens of Japan can visit 111 of 189 destinations visa-free and 62 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival."
canonical: https://nowah.xyz/visa/passport/japan
lastModified: 2026-09-05
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# Visa requirements for Japan passport holders

Citizens of Japan can visit 111 of 189 destinations visa-free and 62 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (111)

No visa needed — just go

- [Albania](/visa/albania/japan)
- [Andorra](/visa/andorra/japan)
- [Angola](/visa/angola/japan)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/japan)
- [Argentina](/visa/argentina/japan)
- [Armenia](/visa/armenia/japan)
- [Austria](/visa/austria/japan)
- [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/japan)
- [Barbados](/visa/barbados/japan)
- [Belarus](/visa/belarus/japan)
- [Belgium](/visa/belgium/japan)
- [Belize](/visa/belize/japan)
- [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/japan)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/japan)
- [Botswana](/visa/botswana/japan)
- [Brazil](/visa/brazil/japan)
- [Brunei](/visa/brunei/japan)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/japan)
- [Chile](/visa/chile/japan)
- [China](/visa/china/japan)
- [Colombia](/visa/colombia/japan)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/japan)
- [Croatia](/visa/croatia/japan)
- [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/japan)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/japan)
- [Denmark](/visa/denmark/japan)
- [Dominica](/visa/dominica/japan)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/japan)
- [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/japan)
- [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/japan)
- [Estonia](/visa/estonia/japan)
- [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/japan)
- [Fiji](/visa/fiji/japan)
- [Finland](/visa/finland/japan)
- [France](/visa/france/japan)
- [Georgia](/visa/georgia/japan)
- [Germany](/visa/germany/japan)
- [Greece](/visa/greece/japan)
- [Grenada](/visa/grenada/japan)
- [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/japan)
- [Guyana](/visa/guyana/japan)
- [Haiti](/visa/haiti/japan)
- [Honduras](/visa/honduras/japan)
- [Hong Kong](/visa/hong-kong/japan)
- [Hungary](/visa/hungary/japan)
- [Iceland](/visa/iceland/japan)
- [Iran](/visa/iran/japan)
- [Ireland](/visa/ireland/japan)
- [Italy](/visa/italy/japan)
- [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/japan)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/japan)
- [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/japan)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/japan)
- [Laos](/visa/laos/japan)
- [Latvia](/visa/latvia/japan)
- [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/japan)
- [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/japan)
- [Lithuania](/visa/lithuania/japan)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/japan)
- [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/japan)
- [Malta](/visa/malta/japan)
- [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/japan)
- [Mexico](/visa/mexico/japan)
- [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/japan)
- [Moldova](/visa/moldova/japan)
- [Monaco](/visa/monaco/japan)
- [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/japan)
- [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/japan)
- [Morocco](/visa/morocco/japan)
- [Netherlands](/visa/netherlands/japan)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/japan)
- [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/japan)
- [Norway](/visa/norway/japan)
- [Oman](/visa/oman/japan)
- [Panama](/visa/panama/japan)
- [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/japan)
- [Peru](/visa/peru/japan)
- [Philippines](/visa/philippines/japan)
- [Poland](/visa/poland/japan)
- [Portugal](/visa/portugal/japan)
- [Qatar](/visa/qatar/japan)
- [Romania](/visa/romania/japan)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/japan)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/japan)
- [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/japan)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/japan)
- [Senegal](/visa/senegal/japan)
- [Serbia](/visa/serbia/japan)
- [Singapore](/visa/singapore/japan)
- [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/japan)
- [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/japan)
- [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/japan)
- [Spain](/visa/spain/japan)
- [Suriname](/visa/suriname/japan)
- [Sweden](/visa/sweden/japan)
- [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/japan)
- [Taiwan](/visa/taiwan/japan)
- [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/japan)
- [Thailand](/visa/thailand/japan)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/japan)
- [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/japan)
- [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/japan)
- [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/japan)
- [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/japan)
- [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/japan)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/japan)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/japan)
- [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/japan)
- [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/japan)
- [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/japan)
- [Zambia](/visa/zambia/japan)

## eTA (10)

Electronic travel authorization (online)

- [Australia](/visa/australia/japan)
- [Canada](/visa/canada/japan)
- [Israel](/visa/israel/japan)
- [Kenya](/visa/kenya/japan)
- [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/japan)
- [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/japan)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/japan)
- [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/japan)
- [Sri Lanka](/visa/sri-lanka/japan)
- [United Kingdom](/visa/united-kingdom/japan)

## Visa on arrival (30)

Get your visa at the border

- [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/japan)
- [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/japan)
- [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/japan)
- [Burundi](/visa/burundi/japan)
- [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/japan)
- [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/japan)
- [Egypt](/visa/egypt/japan)
- [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/japan)
- [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/japan)
- [Jordan](/visa/jordan/japan)
- [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/japan)
- [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/japan)
- [Malawi](/visa/malawi/japan)
- [Maldives](/visa/maldives/japan)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/japan)
- [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/japan)
- [Namibia](/visa/namibia/japan)
- [Nepal](/visa/nepal/japan)
- [Palau](/visa/palau/japan)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/japan)
- [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/japan)
- [Samoa](/visa/samoa/japan)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/japan)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/japan)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/japan)
- [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/japan)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/japan)
- [Tonga](/visa/tonga/japan)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/japan)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/japan)

## eVisa (22)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/japan)
- [Benin](/visa/benin/japan)
- [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/japan)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/japan)
- [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/japan)
- [Chad](/visa/chad/japan)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/japan)
- [Cuba](/visa/cuba/japan)
- [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/japan)
- [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/japan)
- [Gabon](/visa/gabon/japan)
- [Guinea](/visa/guinea/japan)
- [Iraq](/visa/iraq/japan)
- [Libya](/visa/libya/japan)
- [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/japan)
- [Russia](/visa/russia/japan)
- [Somalia](/visa/somalia/japan)
- [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/japan)
- [Syria](/visa/syria/japan)
- [Togo](/visa/togo/japan)
- [Uganda](/visa/uganda/japan)
- [Yemen](/visa/yemen/japan)

## Embassy / VFS (16)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Algeria](/visa/algeria/japan)
- [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/japan)
- [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/japan)
- [Gambia](/visa/gambia/japan)
- [Ghana](/visa/ghana/japan)
- [Kosovo](/visa/kosovo/japan)
- [Liberia](/visa/liberia/japan)
- [Mali](/visa/mali/japan)
- [Nauru](/visa/nauru/japan)
- [Niger](/visa/niger/japan)
- [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/japan)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/japan)
- [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/japan)
- [Sudan](/visa/sudan/japan)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/japan)
- [United States](/visa/united-states/japan)