Japanese Passport Global Visa Policy Overview (2025): List of Visa-Free, eVisa, and Visa on Arrival Countries
Japanese citizens benefit from a range of visa facilitation policies when traveling abroad, with access to the following number of countries and regions:
- ๐ข Visa-free: 113 Countries
- ๐ Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA): 7 Countries
- ๐ฌ Visa on arrival: 34 Countries
- ๐ eVisa: 43 Countries
- ๐โจ Visa on arrival (EASE program): 1 Country
- ๐ Pre-enrollment: 1 Country
- ๐ซ E-Ticket: 1 Country
- ๐ค๐ eVisitors visa: 1 Country
- ๐๐ฌ Free visa on arrival: 1 Country
- ๐ Tourist registration: 1 Country
- ๐ด Tourist card: 1 Country
- โ Visa required: 15 Countries
๐ข Visa-free Countries and Regions for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 12 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ฆ๐ด Angola: 30 days
- ๐ง๐ผ Botswana: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini: 30 days
- ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐น Sao Tome and Principe: 15 days
- ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal: 90 days
- ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa: 90 days
- ๐น๐ณ Tunisia: 90 days
- ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia: 90 days
Asia: Japanese passport holders can enter 23 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia: 180 days
- ๐ง๐ณ Brunei Darussalam: 30 days
- ๐จ๐ณ China: 30 days
- ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia: 360 days
- ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China: 90 days
- ๐ฎ๐ท Iran, Islamic Republic of: 15 days
- ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan: 60 days
- ๐ฑ๐ฆ Lao People's Democratic Republic: 15 days
- ๐ฒ๐ด Macau Special Administrative Region, China: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia: 30 days
- ๐ต๐ธ Palestine
- ๐ต๐ญ Philippines: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ท Korea, Republic of: 90 days
- ๐น๐ผ Taiwan, China: 90 days
- ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan: 30 days
- ๐น๐ญ Thailand: 60 days
- ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye: 90 days
- ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates: 90 days
- ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan: 30 days
- ๐ป๐ณ Viet Nam: 45 days
Europe: Japanese passport holders can enter 44 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania: 90 days
- ๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra: 90 days
- ๐ฆ๐น Austria: 90 days
- ๐ง๐พ Belarus: 30 days
- ๐ง๐ช Belgium: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria: 90 days
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia: 90 days
- ๐จ๐พ Cyprus: 90 days
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia: 90 days
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark: 90 days
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia: 90 days
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland: 90 days
- ๐ซ๐ท France: 90 days
- ๐ฉ๐ช Germany: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐ท Greece: 90 days
- ๐ญ๐บ Hungary: 90 days
- ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland: 90 days
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland: 90 days
- ๐ฎ๐น Italy: 90 days
- ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐น Malta: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova, Republic of: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro: 90 days
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia: 90 days
- ๐ณ๐ด Norway: 90 days
- ๐ต๐ฑ Poland: 90 days
- ๐ต๐น Portugal: 90 days
- ๐ท๐ด Romania: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino: 90 days
- ๐ท๐ธ Serbia: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia: 90 days
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ช Sweden: 90 days
- ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland: 90 days
- ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine: 90 days
- ๐ป๐ฆ Vatican City: 90 days
North America: Japanese passport holders can enter 19 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ฆ๐ฌ Antigua and Barbuda: 180 days
- ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ง Barbados: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ฟ Belize: 90 days
- ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica: 180 days
- ๐ฉ๐ฒ Dominica: 180 days
- ๐ธ๐ป El Salvador: 180 days
- ๐ฌ๐ฉ Grenada: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐น Guatemala: 90 days
- ๐ญ๐น Haiti: 90 days
- ๐ญ๐ณ Honduras: 90 days
- ๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica: 30 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico: 180 days
- ๐ณ๐ฎ Nicaragua: 90 days
- ๐ต๐ฆ Panama: 90 days
- ๐ฐ๐ณ Saint Kitts and Nevis: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐จ Saint Lucia: 42 days
- ๐ป๐จ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 90 days
- ๐น๐น Trinidad and Tobago: 90 days
Oceania: Japanese passport holders can enter 4 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ซ๐ฏ Fiji: 120 days
- ๐ฐ๐ฎ Kiribati: 90 days
- ๐ซ๐ฒ Micronesia, Federated States of: 30 days
- ๐ป๐บ Vanuatu: 120 days
South America: Japanese passport holders can enter 11 Countries with Visa-free:
- ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ด Bolivia, Plurinational State of: 90 days
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil: 90 days
- ๐จ๐ฑ Chile: 90 days
- ๐จ๐ด Colombia: 90 days
- ๐ช๐จ Ecuador: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐พ Guyana: 90 days
- ๐ต๐พ Paraguay: 90 days
- ๐ต๐ช Peru: 180 days
- ๐บ๐พ Uruguay: 90 days
- ๐ป๐ช Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: 90 days
๐ eVisa Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 25 Countries with eVisa:
- ๐ง๐ฏ Benin
- ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso
- ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon
- ๐น๐ฉ Chad
- ๐จ๐ฉ Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 90 days
- ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti: 90 days
- ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt: 30 days
- ๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea
- ๐ช๐น Ethiopia: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐พ Libya
- ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi: 30 days
- ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania: 90 days
- ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia: 90 days
- ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria: 90 days
- ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐ด Somalia
- ๐ธ๐ธ South Sudan
- ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania, United Republic of
- ๐น๐ฌ Togo: 15 days
- ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda
- ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe: 90 days
Asia: Japanese passport holders can enter 17 Countries with eVisa:
- ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan: 30 days
- ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain: 30 days
- ๐ง๐น Bhutan
- ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia: 30 days
- ๐ฎ๐ณ India: 30 days
- ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia: 30 days
- ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq
- ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar
- ๐ณ๐ต Nepal: 150 days
- ๐ด๐ฒ Oman: 30 days
- ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan: 30 days
- ๐ท๐บ Russian Federation: 15 days
- ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐พ Syrian Arab Republic
North America: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with eVisa:
- ๐จ๐บ Cuba: 90 days
๐ฌ Visa on arrival Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 13 Countries with Visa on arrival:
- ๐ง๐ฎ Burundi: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ฒ Comoros: 45 days
- ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti: 90 days
- ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt: 30 days
- ๐ช๐น Ethiopia: 90 days
- ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar: 90 days
- ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi: 30 days
- ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia: 90 days
- ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone: 30 days
- ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania, United Republic of
- ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe: 90 days
Asia: Japanese passport holders can enter 14 Countries with Visa on arrival:
- ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan: 30 days
- ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain: 30 days
- ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia: 30 days
- ๐ฎ๐ณ India: 30 days
- ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia: 30 days
- ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan: 30 days
- ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon: 30 days
- ๐ฒ๐ป Maldives: 30 days
- ๐ณ๐ต Nepal: 150 days
- ๐ด๐ฒ Oman: 30 days
- ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia: 90 days
- ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka: 30 days
Oceania: Japanese passport holders can enter 7 Countries with Visa on arrival:
- ๐ฒ๐ญ Marshall Islands: 90 days
- ๐ต๐ผ Palau: 30 days
- ๐ผ๐ธ Samoa: 90 days
- ๐ธ๐ง Solomon Islands: 45 days
- ๐น๐ฑ Timor-Leste: 30 days
- ๐น๐ด Tonga: 31 days
- ๐น๐ป Tuvalu: 30 days
๐โจ Visa on arrival (EASE program) Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Visa on arrival (EASE program):
- ๐จ๐ป Cabo Verde
๐๐ฌ Free visa on arrival Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Asia: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Free visa on arrival:
- ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar: 30 days
โ Visa required Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa:10 Countries require a visa for Japanese passport holders.
- ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria
- ๐จ๐ซ Central African Republic
- ๐จ๐ฌ Congo
- ๐ช๐ท Eritrea
- ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia
- ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana
- ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia
- ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali
- ๐ณ๐ช Niger
- ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan
Asia:4 Countries require a visa for Japanese passport holders.
- ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan
- ๐ฐ๐ต Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- ๐น๐ฒ Turkmenistan
- ๐พ๐ช Yemen
Oceania:1 Country require a visa for Japanese passport holders.
- ๐ณ๐ท Nauru
๐ Pre-enrollment Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Pre-enrollment:
- ๐จ๐ฎ Cรดte d'Ivoire: 90 days
๐ Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA):
- ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya: 90 days
Asia: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA):
- ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel: 90 days
Europe: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA):
- ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 180 days
North America: Japanese passport holders can enter 2 Countries with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA):
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada: 180 days
- ๐บ๐ธ United States of America: 90 days
Oceania: Japanese passport holders can enter 2 Countries with Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA):
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia: 90 days
- ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand: 90 days
๐ Tourist registration Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Africa: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Tourist registration:
- ๐ธ๐จ Seychelles: 90 days
๐ซ E-Ticket Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
North America: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with E-Ticket:
- ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic: 30 days
๐ด Tourist card Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
South America: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with Tourist card:
- ๐ธ๐ท Suriname: 90 days
๐ค๐ eVisitors visa Countries for Japanese Passport Holders (By Continent)
Oceania: Japanese passport holders can enter 1 Country with eVisitors visa:
- ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea: 60 days