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Visa requirements for Japanese citizens

Visa requirements for Japanese citizens

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Visa requirements for Japanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Japan.
In February 2016, Japanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the Japanese passport 5th in the world in terms of travel freedom, tied with Austria and Singapore, according to the Visa Restrictions Index.[1]



Visa requirements for Japanese citizens
  Japan
  Visa not required
  Electronic authorization or eVisa required
  Visa obtainable on arrival
  Pre-arrival visa required
 
 
 

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[2]
 Albania Visa not required[3] 90 days
 Algeria Visa required[4]
 Andorra Visa not required[5]
 Angola Visa required[6]
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[7] 1 month
 Argentina Visa not required[8] 90 days
 Armenia Visa on arrival[9] 120 days. Obtainable on arrival at Zvartnots International Airport or prior to travel online.[10]
 Australia Electronic Travel Authority[11] 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
 Austria Visa not required[12] 6 months,[13] however, 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Azerbaijan Visa on arrival[14] 30 days at Baku Airport
 Bahamas Visa not required[15] 3 months
 Bahrain Visa on arrival[16] 14 days
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[17] 30 days. Not available at all entry points.[18]
 Barbados Visa not required[19] 6 months
 Belarus Visa required[20] Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport
if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[21]
 Belgium Visa not required[22] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Belize Visa not required[23][24] 90 days
 Benin Visa required[25]
 Bhutan Visa required[26]
 Bolivia Visa not required[27] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[28] 90 days within 180 days
 Botswana Visa not required[29] 90 days per year
 Brazil Visa required[30]
 Brunei Visa not required[31] 14 days
 Bulgaria Visa not required[32] 90 days within 180 days
 Burkina Faso Visa required[33]
 Burundi Visa on arrival[34] 3 months
 Cambodia Visa on arrival[35] 30 days
 Cameroon Visa required[36]
 Canada Visa not required[37] 6 months; eTA required if arriving by air.[38]
 Cape Verde Visa not required[39]
 Central African Republic Visa required[40]
 Chad Visa required[41]
 Chile Visa not required[42] 90 days
 China Visa not required[43] 15 days
 Colombia Visa not required[44] 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
 Comoros Visa on arrival[45]
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[46][47]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[48]
 Costa Rica Visa not required[49] 90 days
 Côte d'Ivoire Visa required[50]
 Croatia Visa not required[51] 90 days within 180 days
 Cuba Tourist Card required[52]
 Cyprus Visa not required[53] 90 days within 180 days
 Czech Republic Visa not required[54] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Denmark Visa not required[55] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Djibouti Visa on arrival[56] Not available at all entry points.[57]
 Dominica Visa not required[58] 6 months
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[59] 90 days
 Ecuador Visa not required[60] 90 days[61]
 Egypt Visa on arrival[62] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa not required[63] 3 months
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[64]
 Eritrea Visa required[65]
 Estonia Visa not required[66] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Ethiopia Visa on arrival[67]
 Fiji Visa not required[68] 4 months
 Finland Visa not required[69] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 France and territories Visa not required[70] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area (in Regions of France)
 Gabon e-Visa[71] Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
 Gambia Visa required[72]
 Georgia Visa not required[73] 360 days[74]
 Germany Visa not required[75] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Ghana Visa required[76]
 Greece Visa not required[77] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Grenada Visa not required[78] 3 months
 Guatemala Visa not required[79] 90 days
 Guinea Visa required[80]
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[81] 90 days
 Guyana Visa not required[82] 3 months
 Haiti Visa not required[83] 3 months
 Honduras Visa not required[84] 3 months
 Hungary Visa not required[85] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Iceland Visa not required[86] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 India Visa on arrival[87] 30 days; available in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata or Mumbai. Japanese citizens can also apply for e-Tourist Visa online.[88]
 Indonesia Visa not required[89] 30 days
 Iran Visa on arrival[90] 30 days[91]
 Iraq Visa required[92]
 Ireland Visa not required[93] 3 months
 Israel Visa not required[94] 3 months
 Italy Visa not required[95] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Jamaica Visa not required[96] 30 days
 Jordan Visa on arrival[97] Conditions apply.[98] Not available at all entry points.[99]
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[100] 15 days (30 days from 1 Jan 2017)[101]; effective from 16 July 2015 - 31 December 2017[102]
 Kenya eVisa[103] 3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
 Kiribati Visa not required[104] 30 days
 North Korea Visa required[105]
 South Korea Visa not required[106] 90 days
 Kuwait eVisa[107] 3 months
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[108] unlimited
 Laos Visa not required[109] 15 days
 Latvia Visa not required[110] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Lebanon Visa on arrival[111] 1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
 Lesotho Visa not required[112] 90 days
 Liberia Visa required[113]
 Libya Visa required[114]
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[115] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Lithuania Visa not required[116] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Luxembourg Visa not required[117] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Macedonia Visa not required[118] 90 days within 180 days
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[119] 90 days
 Malawi Visa on arrival[120]
 Malaysia Visa not required[121] 90 days
 Maldives Visa on arrival[122] 30 days[61]
 Mali Visa required[123][124]
 Malta Visa not required[125] 90 days within 180 days
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[126] 90 days
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[127] Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
 Mauritius Visa not required[128] 90 days
 Mexico Visa not required[129] 180 days
 Micronesia Visa not required[130] 30 days
 Moldova Visa not required[131] 90 days within 180 days
 Monaco Visa not required[132]
 Mongolia Visa not required[133] 30 days
 Montenegro Visa not required[134] 90 days within 180 days
 Morocco Visa not required[135] 3 months
 Mozambique Visa required[136][137] Visa on arrival is no longer available to citizens of countries that host an embassy of Mozambique.[138][139][140]
 Myanmar eVisa[141][142] 28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports. Also visa on arrival for 28 days, if arriving from Siem Reap, Guangzhou or Phnom Penh on MAI.[143]
 Namibia Visa not required[144] 3 months
 Nauru Visa required[145]
   Nepal Visa on arrival[146] 90 days
 Netherlands Visa not required[147] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area (European Netherlands)
 New Zealand Visa not required[148] 90 days
 Nicaragua Visa not required[149] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[150]
 Nigeria Visa required[151]
 Norway Visa not required[152] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Oman Visa on arrival[153] 30 days[61]
 Pakistan Visa required[154] Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[155] Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[156]
 Palau Visa on arrival[157] 30 days
 Panama Visa not required[158] 180 days
 Papua New Guinea Visa on arrival[159] 60 days
 Paraguay Visa not required[160] 90 days
 Peru Visa not required[161] up to 183 days
 Philippines Visa not required[162] 30 days; rarely extendable up to 90 days
 Poland Visa not required[163] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Portugal Visa not required[164] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Qatar Visa on arrival[165] 1 month
 Romania Visa not required[166] 90 days within 180 days
 Russia Visa required[167] Visa on arrival (72 hours) for Kaliningrad Oblast (70 €) with appointment at least 72 hours in advance[168]
 Rwanda Visa required[169]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[170] 3 months
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[171] 6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[172] 1 month
 Samoa Entry Permit on arrival[173] 60 days
 San Marino Visa not required[174]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required[175] Visa is obtained online.[176]
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[177]
 Senegal Visa not required[178] 90 days
 Serbia Visa not required[179] 90 days within 180 days
 Seychelles Visitor's Permit on arrival[180] 3 months[61]
 Singapore Visa not required[181] 30 days
 Sierra Leone Visa required[182]
 Slovakia Visa not required[183] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Slovenia Visa not required[184] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Solomon Islands Visitor's permit on arrival[185] 3 months
 Somalia Visa required[186] Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
 South Africa Visa not required[187] 90 days
 South Sudan Visa required[188]
 Spain Visa not required[189] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization[190] 30 days
 Sudan Visa required[191]
 Suriname Visa not required[192] 30 days
 Swaziland Visa not required[193] 30 days[61]
 Sweden Visa not required[194] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
  Switzerland Visa not required[195] 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area
 Syria Visa required[196]
 Tajikistan Visa on arrival[197] 45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[198]
 Tanzania Visa on arrival[199]
 Thailand Visa not required[200] 1 month
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[201] 30 days. Not available at all entry points.[202]
 Togo Visa on arrival[203] 7 days
 Tonga Visa on arrival[204] 31 days
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[205] 90 days
 Tunisia Visa not required[206] 90 days
 Turkey Visa not required[207] 3 months
 Turkmenistan Visa required[208]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[209] 1 month[61]
 Uganda Visa on arrival[210] 3 months. May apply online.[211]
 Ukraine Visa not required[212] 90 days within 180 days
 United Arab Emirates Free visa on arrival[213] 30 days
 United Kingdom Visa not required[214] 6 months
 United States Visa Waiver Program[215] 90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.[216]
 Uruguay Visa not required[217] 90 days
 Uzbekistan Visa required[218] Visa-free for 30 days from 1 Apr 2017[219]
 Vanuatu Visa not required[220] 30 days[61]
  Vatican City Visa not required[221]
 Venezuela Visa not required[222] 90 days
 Vietnam Visa not required[223] 15 days
 Yemen Visa required[224]
 Zambia Visa on arrival[225] 90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
 Zimbabwe Visa on arrival[226] 3 months; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.