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Japan passport

Japan (JP) ranks #4 with mobility 162 / 198. 162 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#4

199

Mobility

162

/ 198

Visa free

114

Visa required

15

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Country profile

Capital

Tokyo

Population

123.3 million

Area

377,835 km²

Currency

Japanese yen JPY

Languages

Japanese

Time zone

UTC+09:00

Foreign-born

3.4 million · 2024

Migrant share

2.8%

Ethnic groups · 2022

  • Japanese97.5%
  • other1.2%
  • Chinese0.6%
  • Vietnam0.4%
  • South Korean0.3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A / Type B

Mains

100 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 110 · Ambulance 119

Dialing code

+81

Airports

NRT · KIX · HND · NGO

Highlights

  • Mount Fuji
  • Fushimi Inari
  • Kiyomizu-dera
  • Itsukushima
  • Kinkaku-ji
  • Tōdai-ji

Policy · JapanGuides · JapanOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free114

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandItalyJamaicaKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambia

AOn arrival37

AzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIndiaIndonesiaJordanKuwaitLebanonMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMarshall IslandsMyanmarNamibiaNepalOmanPalauQatarRwandaSamoaSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSri LankaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTongaTuvaluZimbabwe

TeTA11

AustraliaCanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited KingdomUnited States

EeVisa21

BeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaIraqLibyaMauritaniaNigeriaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUganda

RVisa required15

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGambiaGhanaLiberiaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaSudanTurkmenistanYemen

Nearby in the ranking

United Arab EmiratesSouth KoreaSingaporeSpainBelgiumSwitzerland

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Japan?

Visa-free 114, on arrival 37, eTA 11, eVisa 21, visa required 15.

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