Global Rank #2JP / JPN
Japan Passport Visa Guide
Asia Region • Very High Access Tier
Visa-Free Score194/ 227 destinations
Global Freedom Score: 85% Visa-Free CoverageUpdated: July 29, 2026
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JapanPassport Advisory & Travel Notice
Japan ranks #2 globally, granting visa-free or VOA access to 194 international destinations.
Japanese citizens can travel visa-free across Schengen, USA (ESTA), and most of Asia.
📍 Consular Emergency Contact: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
🟢 Visa-Free113No advance visa
🔵 Visa on Arrival41Issued at border
🟣 eVisa19Online application
🟡 eTA17Electronic Auth
🔴 Visa Required37Embassy visa
Continent Mobility Breakdown
Regional Visa-Free Access Profile (Japan)
Europe87%
Visa-Free / VOA:40 destinations
Americas90%
Visa-Free / VOA:46 destinations
Asia78%
Visa-Free / VOA:38 destinations
Oceania92%
Visa-Free / VOA:22 destinations
Africa77%
Visa-Free / VOA:44 destinations
Global Country Mobility Map
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Afghanistan
VFAlgeria
VFAmerican Samoa
VFAngola
VFAntigua and Barbuda
VFArmenia
VFAruba
VFAustralia
VFAustria
VFBangladesh
VFBarbados
VFBelize
VFBermuda
VFBosnia and Herzegovina
VFBritish Virgin Islands
VFBrunei
VFBurundi
VFChad
VFChina
VFColombia
VFCyprus
VFCzech Republic
VFDominican Republic
VFEcuador
VFEswatini
VFEthiopia
VFFalkland Islands
VFFiji
VFFinland
VFFrench Polynesia
VFGabon
VFGambia
VFGermany
VFGreece
VFGuadeloupe
VFGuam
VFGuinea
VFGuinea-Bissau
VFGuyana
VFHaiti
VFHonduras
VFHong Kong
VFHungary
VFIndia
VFIndonesia
VFIraq
VFIsrael
VFIvory Coast
VFJordan
VFLaos
VFLiberia
VFLithuania
VFMali
VFMalta
VFMarshall Islands
VFMartinique
VFMauritania
VFMayotte
VFMexico
VFMicronesia
VFMoldova
VFMongolia
VFMontserrat
VFMozambique
VFMyanmar
VFNamibia
VFNepal
VFNetherlands
VFNiger
VFNorth Macedonia
VFNorway
VFOman
VFPakistan
VFParaguay
VFPhilippines
VFPortugal
VFRomania
VFRussia
VFSaint Barthélemy
VFSaint Kitts and Nevis
VFSaint Lucia
VFSaint Martin
VFSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
VFSan Marino
VFSao Tome and Principe
VFSaudi Arabia
VFSerbia
VFSeychelles
VFSierra Leone
VFSint Maarten
VFSlovenia
VFSolomon Islands
VFSouth Africa
VFSouth Sudan
VFSri Lanka
VFSudan
VFSwitzerland
VFTaiwan
VFTajikistan
VFThailand
VFTokelau
VFTonga
VFTrinidad and Tobago
VFTurkey
VFTurks and Caicos Islands
VFTuvalu
VFUkraine
VFUnited States
VFUruguay
VFUS Virgin Islands
VFVanuatu
VFWallis and Futuna
VFZimbabwe
VFAlbania
VOABahamas
VOABelgium
VOABenin
VOABhutan
VOABolivia
VOACameroon
VOACentral African Republic
VOAComoros
VOACook Islands
VOACuba
VOADenmark
VOADominica
VOAEritrea
VOAGhana
VOAGibraltar
VOAGrenada
VOAGuatemala
VOAJamaica
VOAKazakhstan
VOAKiribati
VOAKuwait
VOAKyrgyzstan
VOALesotho
VOALibya
VOALuxembourg
VOAMacau
VOAMaldives
VOANauru
VOANew Zealand
VOANorfolk Island
VOAPapua New Guinea
VOAQatar
VOARéunion
VOASlovakia
VOASouth Korea
VOASuriname
VOATimor-Leste
VOAUnited Kingdom
VOAUzbekistan
VOAVenezuela
VOABrazil
eTABulgaria
eTABurkina Faso
eTACongo
eTACroatia
eTADjibouti
eTAIceland
eTAIreland
eTAItaly
eTALatvia
eTAMauritius
eTANiue
eTAPanama
eTAPoland
eTASamoa
eTASomalia
eTAZambia
eTAAnguilla
eVisaBelarus
eVisaCambodia
eVisaCanada
eVisaCayman Islands
eVisaCosta Rica
eVisaKosovo
eVisaLebanon
eVisaMadagascar
eVisaMalaysia
eVisaMonaco
eVisaNicaragua
eVisaNigeria
eVisaPalau
eVisaPuerto Rico
eVisaSaint Helena
eVisaSweden
eVisaUganda
eVisaVietnam
eVisaAndorra
Visa RequiredArgentina
Visa RequiredAzerbaijan
Visa RequiredBahrain
Visa RequiredBotswana
Visa RequiredCape Verde
Visa RequiredChile
Visa RequiredDR Congo
Visa RequiredEgypt
Visa RequiredEl Salvador
Visa RequiredEquatorial Guinea
Visa RequiredEstonia
Visa RequiredFrance
Visa RequiredFrench Guiana
Visa RequiredGeorgia
Visa RequiredIran
Visa RequiredKenya
Visa RequiredLiechtenstein
Visa RequiredMalawi
Visa RequiredMontenegro
Visa RequiredMorocco
Visa RequiredNew Caledonia
Visa RequiredNorth Korea
Visa RequiredNorthern Mariana Islands
Visa RequiredPalestine
Visa RequiredPeru
Visa RequiredRwanda
Visa RequiredSenegal
Visa RequiredSingapore
Visa RequiredSpain
Visa RequiredSyria
Visa RequiredTanzania
Visa RequiredTogo
Visa RequiredTunisia
Visa RequiredTurkmenistan
Visa RequiredUnited Arab Emirates
Visa RequiredYemen
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Live Verified • August 2026
| Flag | Destination Country | Entry Category | Allowed Stay | Continent | Notes & Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (AF) | Visa Free | 30 Days | Asia | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Albania (AL) | Visa on Arrival | 90 Days | Europe | Border visa fee may apply | |
| Algeria (DZ) | Visa Free | 30 Days | Africa | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| American Samoa (AS) | Visa Free | 30 Days | Oceania | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Andorra (AD) | Visa Required | N/A | Europe | Embassy visa required prior to departure | |
| Angola (AO) | Visa Free | 30 Days | Africa | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Anguilla (AI) | eVisa | 90 Days | Americas | Apply for online eVisa before departure | |
| Antigua and Barbuda (AG) | Visa Free | 90 Days | Americas | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Argentina (AR) | Visa Required | N/A | Americas | Embassy visa required prior to departure | |
| Armenia (AM) | Visa Free | 180 Days | Asia | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Aruba (AW) | Visa Free | 90 Days | Americas | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Australia (AU) | Visa Free | 90 Days | Oceania | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Austria (AT) | Visa Free | 90 Days | Europe | Passport valid for 6 months beyond entry | |
| Azerbaijan (AZ) | Visa Required | N/A | Asia | Embassy visa required prior to departure | |
| Bahamas (BS) | Visa on Arrival | 90 Days | Americas | Border visa fee may apply |
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