Japan Passport Visa-Free Countries 2026 — Complete List of 193 Destinations

- Visa-free (免査証) — walk straight through immigration, the stamp in your passport is your entry record. No paperwork or fee at the border. - Visa on arrival (VOA) — pay a fee at the airport/land border and receive a visa sticker or stamp on the spot. Usually single-entry, duration varies. - Electronic travel authorization (ETA / ESTA / eTA) — apply online BEFORE departure. Technically not a visa, but pre-travel approval is mandatory. US (ESTA), Canada (eTA), UK (ETA from 2025), Australia (ETA), New Zealand (NZeTA) all fall in this category. - eVisa — apply online, receive a visa approval email. Some are effectively VOA (India, Egypt, Kenya); others require printing and presenting at entry.

Most of Asia is visa-free or VOA for Japanese passport holders, with mainland China having RESUMED visa-free entry for Japanese citizens on Nov 30, 2024 (30 days per visit, currently announced through end of 2026) (though Hainan and some short-stay transit exceptions exist as of 2024). Visa-free (stay length shown): - South Korea — 90 days (K-ETA currently waived for Japanese passports) - Mainland China — 30 days (resumed Nov 30, 2024) - Taiwan — 90 days - Hong Kong — 90 days - Macau — 90 days - Singapore — 90 days - Thailand — 30 days - Malaysia — 90 days - Philippines — 30 days - Brunei — 14 days - Vietnam — 45 days (since Aug 2023) - Mongolia — 30 days - Kazakhstan — 30 days - Uzbekistan — 30 days - Kyrgyzstan — 60 days Visa on arrival: - Cambodia, Laos, Nepal — pay 30–50 USD at border, 30-day stay eVisa / online pre-approval: - India — eVisa (30/60/365-day options), apply at indianvisaonline.gov.in - Sri Lanka — ETA online, 30 days - Myanmar — eVisa, 28 days Visa still required: - North Korea

Schengen Area (29 countries) — 90 days in any 180-day period across the entire zone combined: - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Liechtenstein. ETIAS required from mid-2026 — the EU's upcoming pre-travel authorization. Japanese passport holders will need to apply online for a ~€7 ETIAS before visiting Schengen. Valid 3 years, covers short-term tourism and business. Non-Schengen Europe — visa-free: - UK — 6 months (ETA required from 2025, apply at gov.uk) - Ireland — 3 months - Cyprus — 90 days - Serbia — 90 days - Montenegro — 90 days - North Macedonia — 90 days - Bosnia and Herzegovina — 90 days - Albania — 90 days - Kosovo — 90 days - Moldova — 90 days - Georgia — 365 days (!) - Armenia — 180 days - Ukraine — 90 days (security conditions permitting) Visa required: - Russia — eVisa available for some regions, standard visa otherwise - Belarus — visa required - Azerbaijan — eVisa

North America: - USA — 90 days, ESTA required (online, ~$40 since Sep 2025, valid 2 years) - Canada — 6 months, eTA required (online, ~CAD 7, valid 5 years) - Mexico — 180 days, no visa Central America: - Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua — 90 days (part of CA-4) - Costa Rica — 90 days - Panama — 180 days - Belize — 30 days Caribbean: - Dominican Republic — 30 days (tourist card required) - Jamaica — 30 days - Bahamas — 90 days - Barbados — 6 months - Trinidad and Tobago — 90 days - Cuba — tourist card required (buy from airline or embassy) South America: - Brazil — 90 days (visa-free since 2019) - Argentina — 90 days - Chile — 90 days - Peru — 183 days - Colombia — 90 days - Uruguay — 90 days - Ecuador — 90 days - Bolivia — 90 days - Paraguay — 90 days Visa required: - Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana

- Australia — 3 months, ETA required (online, AUD 20, valid 12 months) - New Zealand — 90 days, NZeTA required (online, NZD 17 + NZD 35 tourism levy) - Fiji — 4 months - Palau — 30 days - Federated States of Micronesia — 30 days - Marshall Islands — 30 days - Papua New Guinea — 60 days visa on arrival - Samoa — 60 days - Tonga — 31 days - Vanuatu — 30 days - Solomon Islands — 90 days visa on arrival

Visa-free: - Israel — 90 days - Turkey — 90 days - UAE — 30 days - Qatar — 30 days Visa on arrival: - Bahrain — 14 days (extendable) - Oman — 30 days - Jordan — 30 days - Kuwait — 90 days - Lebanon — 30 days (special conditions apply; check with embassy) eVisa: - Saudi Arabia — eVisa online, 90 days for tourism - Iran — eVisa with embassy approval Visa required: - Syria, Iraq — special security considerations; travel not recommended

Visa-free: - South Africa — 90 days - Morocco — 90 days - Tunisia — 90 days - Seychelles — 90 days (visitor's permit on arrival) - Mauritius — 90 days - Botswana — 90 days - Namibia — 90 days - Lesotho — 14 days - Eswatini (Swaziland) — 30 days Visa on arrival: - Egypt — 30 days, $25 at airport (or eVisa online) - Kenya — eVisa now mandatory (replaced VOA) - Tanzania — VOA or eVisa, 90 days - Uganda — eVisa, 90 days - Rwanda — VOA, 30 days - Zambia — VOA, 90 days - Zimbabwe — VOA, 90 days - Madagascar — VOA, 30 days - Ethiopia — eVisa, 90 days - Mozambique — VOA, 30 days Visa required: - Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Sudan, Libya, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, and most of West Africa — advance visa or eVisa required. Policies change frequently; confirm with embassy.

About 30 countries still require Japanese passport holders to obtain a traditional visa in advance. The most commonly-visited among them: - Mainland China (Hainan and certain transits excepted) - Russia (eVisa for some regions; full visa otherwise) - Belarus - Iran (practical reality, despite eVisa listing) - Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Libya - Cuba (tourist card, not full visa) - North Korea (restricted regardless) For any of these, apply at the destination country's embassy or consulate in Japan well before departure. Processing times vary from 3 days to 4 weeks.