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Here is what your passport needs to get in. 81 of 198 passports can go visa free, on arrival or with an online visa. If yours is not one of them, that is the part we are good at.
Plan my Japan trip| Passport | Entry rule |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | Visa free, up to 90 days |
| Indonesia | Online travel authorisation (eTA) |
| Philippines | Visa required |
| Vietnam | e-Visa |
| Thailand | Visa free, up to 15 days |
| China | e-Visa |
| India | e-Visa |
| Pakistan | Visa required |
| Bangladesh | Visa required |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required |
| Nepal | Visa required |
| Nigeria | Visa required |
| Ghana | Visa required |
| Kenya | Visa required |
| Egypt | Visa required |
| Morocco | Visa required |
| Turkey | Visa free, up to 90 days |
| Iran | Visa required |
| Russia | Visa required |
| Brazil | Visa free, up to 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa free, up to 90 days |
| South Africa | e-Visa |
| United States | Visa free, up to 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa free, up to 90 days |
Andorra (90 days), Argentina (90 days), Australia (90 days), Austria (90 days), Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (90 days), Belgium (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Brunei (30 days), Bulgaria (90 days), Canada (90 days), Chile (90 days), Costa Rica (90 days), Croatia (90 days), Cyprus (90 days), Czech Republic (90 days), Denmark (90 days), Dominican Republic (90 days), El Salvador (90 days), Estonia (90 days), Finland (90 days), France (90 days), Germany (90 days), Greece (90 days), Guatemala (90 days), Honduras (90 days), Hong Kong (90 days), Hungary (90 days), Iceland (90 days), Ireland (90 days), Israel (90 days), Italy (90 days), Latvia (90 days), Lesotho (90 days), Liechtenstein (90 days), Lithuania (90 days), Luxembourg (90 days), Macao (90 days), Malaysia (90 days), Malta (90 days), Mauritius (90 days), Mexico (90 days), Monaco (90 days), Montenegro (90 days), Netherlands (90 days), New Zealand (90 days), North Macedonia (90 days), Norway (90 days), Panama (90 days), Paraguay (90 days), Peru (90 days), Poland (90 days), Portugal (90 days), Romania (90 days), San Marino (90 days), Serbia (90 days), Singapore (90 days), Slovakia (90 days), Slovenia (90 days), South Korea (90 days), Spain (90 days), Suriname (90 days), Sweden (90 days), Switzerland (90 days), Taiwan (90 days), Thailand (15 days), Tunisia (90 days), Turkey (90 days), United Arab Emirates (90 days), United Kingdom (90 days), United States (90 days), Uruguay (90 days)
Indonesia, Qatar
Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Vietnam
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, DR Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
North Korea
It depends on your passport. In our data, 81 of 198 passports can enter Japan visa free, on arrival, with an eTA or with an e-Visa. The other 117 need a visa from an embassy first. Find your passport in the table on this page, then confirm with the official embassy before you book.
Yes. We put together your visa file and plan the trip around it: flights, a place to stay, insurance and an eSIM. If the visa is refused, our promise page explains the refund.
Tell us your passport and dates. A real person checks the visa side, then we send flights and stays that fit your budget. You only pay when you are ready.
Start my Japan tripEntry rules from Passport Index Data (MIT), updated 17 February 2026. Not verified by us country by country. Stay lengths and rules change, so always confirm with the official embassy of Japan before you book or file.