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Going to Japan?

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.

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Entry rules for common passports

PassportEntry rule
MalaysiaVisa free, up to 90 days
IndonesiaOnline travel authorisation (eTA)
PhilippinesVisa required
Vietname-Visa
ThailandVisa free, up to 15 days
Chinae-Visa
Indiae-Visa
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
GhanaVisa required
KenyaVisa required
EgyptVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
TurkeyVisa free, up to 90 days
IranVisa required
RussiaVisa required
BrazilVisa free, up to 90 days
MexicoVisa free, up to 90 days
South Africae-Visa
United StatesVisa free, up to 90 days
United KingdomVisa free, up to 90 days

Every passport, grouped

Visa free (72 passports)

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)

eTA (2 passports)

Indonesia, Qatar

e-Visa (7 passports)

Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Vietnam

Visa required (116 passports)

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

No admission (1 passports)

North Korea

Questions people ask

Do I need a visa for Japan?

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.

Can Vibe Scout help with a Japan visa?

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.

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Want us to sort it?

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.

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Entry 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.