Visa Information for Japan

The following countries can gain entry to Japan without a visa. Length of stay varies from 30 to 90 days depending on your nationality.

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.A, United Kingdom and Uruguay

All foreigners should expect to be photographed, fingerprinted and questioned each and every time they enter Japan.

Japanese visa exemption rules

Japanese embassies

Foreign embassies in Japan

Working holiday visas are available for Citizens aged between 18 and 30 from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Taiwan and United Kingdom.

Working holiday visa information