Do you need a visa to visit Japan?

If you intend to visit Japan, check out this post to choose a appropriate type of visa for your trip. Do you need a visa to visit Japan? Visitors to Japan need obtain a visa before entering Japan unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries listed below:

Holders of the following passports can enter without visa for 6 months

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Austria Germany Ireland

Liechtenstein Mexico Switzerland

United Kingdom

Holders of the following passports can enter without visa for 3 months

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Argentina Bahamas Belgium Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Denmark Dominican Republic El Salvador Finland

France Greece Guatemala Honduras Iceland Israel Italy Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Mauritius Netherlands

Norway Portugal San Marino Singapore Slovenia Spain Suriname Sweden Tunisia Uruguay

Holders of the following passports can enter without visa for 90 days

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Andorra Australia Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hong Kong Hungary

Latvia Lithuania Macau Monaco New Zealand Poland Romania

Serbia Slovakia South Korea Taiwan USA

Holders of the following passports can enter without visa for 14 days

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Brunei

All other visitors

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Holders of other passports, or travelers wishing to remain in the country for longer periods, should contact the nearest embassy or consulate to obtain a visa.

For further information of each countries please visit:

Japanese Embassies and Japanese consulates world wide.

Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa and immigration information and copyright owner’s is the:
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan – URL: www.mofa.go.jp