Visa requirements by country
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Legend: easy entry need special visa unspecified or multiple options
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa not required
AngolaeVisa|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested such pre-visa from the consulates of Angola abroad, are then issued with a visa on arrival at the country's border check points. For a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one year period. Besides having printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, passengers must: have a return/onward ticket, and have a hotel reservation confirmation.
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
ArgentinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
AustraliaElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
AustriaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months however
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
AzerbaijaneVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesAt Baku Airport. E-visa is also available.
BahamasVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
BahraineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 14 days
Bangladesh
BarbadosVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
BelarusVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMust arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
BelgiumVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
BelizeVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days / 8 days
NotesMust have an international vaccination certificate.
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana
BrazilVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NotesUp to 90 days per visit, but no more than 180 days per year.
BruneiVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
Bulgaria
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
CameroonVisa required
Canada
Cape VerdeVisa not required
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ChinaVisa not required|Duration: 15 days
ColombiaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
Notes90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Côte d'IvoireeVisa
Croatia
CubaTourist Card required|Duration: 30 days
Cyprus
Czech RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
DenmarkVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (except the other Nordic countries)
DjiboutieVisa|Duration: 31 days
DominicaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EcuadorVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EgypteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
El SalvadorVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
EswatiniVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: up to 90 days
NotesVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.
FijiVisa not required|Duration: 4 months
FinlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
FranceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GaboneVisa / Visa on arrival
NotesElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
GambiaVisa not required
NotesAn entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.
GeorgiaVisa not required|Duration: 1 year
GermanyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GrenadaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NotesBeginning on December 1, 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.
GuatemalaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GuineaeVisa|Duration: 90 days
Guinea-BissaueVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
GuyanaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HaitiVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HondurasVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HungaryVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IcelandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IndiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
NotesVisa on Arrival is only granted at Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai airport. Japanese citizens can also apply for e-Visa online for 60 days e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
IndonesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
IranVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
IraqVisa on arrival
NotesOn the 15th of March 2021, the Iraqi government lifted pre-arrival visa requirements for citizens from 37 countries, allowing citizens from those countries to apply for on-arrival visas at approved land, sea and air border crossings, and including Japanese citizens
IrelandVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
IsraelVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
ItalyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
JamaicaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Jordan
KazakhstanVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
KenyaeVisa|Duration: 3 months
KiribatiVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
North KoreaVisa required
KuwaiteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
KyrgyzstanVisa not required|Duration: 60 days
LaosVisa not required|Duration: 15 days
LatviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LebanonVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
Notes1 month extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
LesothoVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LithuaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LuxembourgVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalaysiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MaldivesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
Mauritania
MauritiusVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MexicoVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Moldova
MonacoVisa not required
MongoliaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
MontenegroVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MoroccoVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
MozambiqueVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MyanmarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMust arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung.
NamibiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NetherlandsVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 3 months
NotesMay enter using eGate. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
NicaraguaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NorwayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
OmaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
PakistanElectronic Travel Authorization
NotesElectronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes. Online Visa eligible.
PalauFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
PanamaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa / Free visa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
ParaguayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
PeruVisa not required|Duration: 183 days
Philippines
PolandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
PortugalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
QatarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Romania
RussiaeVisa|Duration: 16 days
Notese-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required|Duration: 6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
SamoaFree Entry Permit on arrival|Duration: 60 days
San MarinoVisa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa not required|Duration: 15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
SenegalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Serbia
SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
SingaporeVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
SlovakiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SloveniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon IslandsVisitor's permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
SomaliaVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesAvailable at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
South KoreaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
South SudanElectronic Visa
NotesObtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
SpainVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri LankaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
SwedenVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwitzerlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SyriaVisa required
TajikistaneVisa|Duration: 45 days
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
ThailandVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMaximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
Timor-Leste
TogoVisa on arrival|Duration: 7 days
TongaVisa on arrival|Duration: 31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
TunisiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
TurkeyVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab EmiratesVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
United KingdomVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
United StatesVisa Waiver Program|Duration: 90 days
NotesOn arrival from overseas ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship. ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
UruguayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
VanuatuVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Vatican CityVisa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
VietnamVisa not required|Duration: 15 days
NotesA single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is also available.
YemenVisa required
ZambiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NotesAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
ZimbabweeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
NotesAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.