Visa-Free Travel to Japan

The passport holders of 70 countries and regions in the world could enjoy a visa-free entry to Japan. A short stay no more than 90 days, perhaps only two weeks for some countries, is allowed, and the specific policies are different for different countries. Here is the list of the 70 countries and the specified period of stay.

Himeji Castle in Japan

Countries/Regions	Visa-Free Period	Notes
Africa
Lesotho	90 Days	Visa is not required for Lesotho holders of the machine-readable passport (MRP) in ICAO standards.
Mauritius	90 Days
Tunisia	90 Days
Asia
Brunei	14 days
Hong Kong	90 Days	Visa is not required for: (1). Citizens of Hong Kong who hold Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport issued by the Hong Kong SAR; (2). Those who have British National Overseas (BNO) passports and get the right of residence in Hong Kong.
Indonesia	15 Days	Visa is not required for Indonesians who have the ICAO-compliant ePassport, registered to the embassy or consulate of Japan in Indonesia.
Macao	90 Days	Macau citizens who hold the SAR passport issued by Macao SAR.
Malaysia	90 Days	Malaysians who hold an ePassport in the ICAO standards.
Singapore	90 Days
South Korea	90 Days
Taiwan	90 Days	Taiwan who have a personal ID number with the passport.
Thailand	15 Days	Visa-free policy is applied for who hold the ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards only.
Central & South America
Argentina	90 Days
Bahamas	90 Days
Barbados	90 Days	Barbadians holders of the MRP in ICAO standards.
Brazil	90 Days	Brazilians who hold the ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards only.
Chile	90 Days
Costa Rica	90 Days
Dominican Republic	90 Days
El Salvador	90 Days
Guatemala	90 Days
Honduras	90 Days
Mexico	90 Days	Under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements, the permitted stay is up to 6 months; but an application for the extension is required if one wish to stay in Japan for more than 90 days.
Surinam	90 Days
Uruguay	90 Days
Europe
Andorra	90 Days
Austria	90 Days	With the application for extending the period of stay, Austrians could stay in Japan for 6 months at most under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements.
Belgium	90 Days
Bulgaria	90 Days
Croatia	90 Days
Cyprus	90 Days
Czech Republic	90 Days
Denmark	90 Days
Estonia	90 Days
Finland	90 Days
France	90 Days
Germany	90 Days	Germans could stay in Japan for 6 months at most in the case of an application for extending the period of stay, under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements.
Greece
Hungary	90 Days
Iceland	90 Days
Ireland	90 Days	An application for extending the period of stay up to 6 months is required if Irish wish to stay in Japan for over 90 days, in accordance with the bilateral visa exemption arrangements.
Italy	90 Days
Latvia	90 Days
Liechtenstein	90 Days	With the application for extending the period of stay, Liechtenstein people could stay in Japan for 6 months at most under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements.
Lithuania	90 Days	Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto
Luxembourg	90 Days
Malta	90 Days
Monaco	90 Days
Netherlands	90 Days
North Macedonia	90 Days
Norway	90 Days
Poland	90 Days
Portugal	90 Days
Romania	90 Days
San Marino	90 Days
Serbia	90 Days	Serbians who hold the ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards only.
Slovakia	90 Days
Slovenia	90 Days
Spain	90 Days
Sweden	90 Days
Switzerland	90 Days	With the application for extending the period of stay under the bilateral visa exemption arrangements, Swiss and British could extend their stay in Japan to 6 months at most.
United Kingdom	90 Days
Middle East
Israel	90 Days
Qatar	30 Days	Qataris who hold the ICAO-compliant ePassport, and have registered the ePassport to the embassy or consulate of Japan.
Turkey	90 Days	Turkish holders of the MRP in ICAO standards.
United Arab Emirates	30 Days	Emiratis who hold the ePassport in compliance with ICAO standards only.
North America
Canada	90 Days
United States	90 Days
Oceania
Australia	90 Days
New Zealand	90 Days

Tips: You can call the helpline of Japan’s Visa department for a consultation if you are not sure or confused about the policies, or you can seek advice from the embassy or consulate of Japan directly in your city.

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