Japan Passport

Passport rankings out of 196 countries

Freedom of travel29

Asset protection21

Quality of life11

"Plan B"12

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

eTA

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free for 90 days

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free for 90 days

Azerbaijan

Visa upon arrival

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa-free

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free for 90 days

Belize

Visa-free for 90 days

Benin

eTA

Bermuda

Visa-free

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free

Botswana

Visa-free

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 30 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free for 90 days

Burkina Faso

eTA

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

eTA

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free for 90 days

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free for 90 days

Czechia

Visa-free for 90 days

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free for 90 days

Djibouti

Visa-free

Dominica

Visa-free

Dominican Republic

Visa-free for 30 days

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free

Finland

Visa-free for 90 days

France

Visa-free for 90 days

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa is required

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free for 90 days

Ghana

Visa is required

Greece

Visa-free for 90 days

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free for 90 days

Iceland

Visa-free for 90 days

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa-free for 15 days

Iraq

eTA

Ireland

Visa-free for 90 days

Israel

eTA

Italy

Visa-free for 90 days

Jamaica

Visa-free for 30 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa-free for 15 days

Latvia

Visa-free for 90 days

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free for 90 days

Lithuania

Visa-free for 90 days

Luxembourg

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free for 90 days

Marshall Islands

Visa upon arrival

Mauritania

eTA

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

Visa-free

Monaco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mongolia

Visa-free

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

Visa upon arrival

Namibia

Visa upon arrival

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free for 90 days

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free for 90 days

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free for 90 days

Portugal

Visa-free for 90 days

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free for 90 days

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa-free

San Marino

Visa-free for 90 days

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 30 days

Slovakia

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovenia

Visa-free for 90 days

Solomon Islands

Visa-free

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free

South Korea

Visa-free

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free for 90 days

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

eTA

Sweden

Visa-free for 90 days

Switzerland

Visa-free for 90 days

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa-free

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa upon arrival

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free

United Kingdom

eTA

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

Visa-free for 45 days

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

Japan passport ranking and benefits

1
Access to 192 countries (1)
Gain unparalleled global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 countries worldwide. This exceptional travel freedom simplifies international business, leisure, and personal exploration.
Gain unparalleled global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 192 countries worldwide. This exceptional travel freedom simplifies international business, leisure, and personal exploration.
2
Life in Japan (2)
Embrace a superior quality of life in one of the world’s safest and most technologically advanced nations. Japan offers a unique blend of ancient traditions and modern innovation, set within a highly secure and serene environment.
Embrace a superior quality of life in one of the world’s safest and most technologically advanced nations. Japan offers a unique blend of ancient traditions and modern innovation, set within a highly secure and serene environment.
3
Education and healthcare in Japan (3)
Access Japan’s world-renowned education system, providing exceptional learning opportunities for all ages and academic levels. Benefit from high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services, ensuring peace of mind for your family’s health and well-being.
Access Japan’s world-renowned education system, providing exceptional learning opportunities for all ages and academic levels. Benefit from high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services, ensuring peace of mind for your family’s health and well-being.

Frequently asked questions

How to get a Japanese passport?
Japanese citizenship is obtained through the right of blood or descent, adoption, marriage, or naturalisation.

To obtain Japanese citizenship by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, prove the knowledge of basic Japanese, have a stable income or a sponsor (such as a spouse or parent), and have no criminal record, as well as get an approval from the Japanese Ministry of Justice.

A Japanese passport can be obtained through marriage if at least three years have passed since the relationship register. At the time of applying for citizenship, a foreign spouse must have lived in Japan for at least a year.
Does Japan recognize dual citizenship?
No, therefore, when you obtain Japanese citizenship, you need to give up your first passport.
How to live in Japan with citizenship of another country?
Japan does not recognize second or dual citizenship. However, a foreigner can get a temporary residence permit in the country, such as for studying, working or family reunification. After three years, one can obtain permanent residence, which will be valid for life.

For short-term trips to Japan or initial entry into the country, options like a Portuguese or Malta passport are eligible. Citizens of these countries have the right to visa-free stays in Japan for 90 days every half-year.
Who can get Japanese citizenship by birthright?
Japanese citizenship can be obtained by right of blood if: - a child is born in a family where at least one of the parents has Japanese citizenship;

the father is a Japanese citizen who had died before the child was born;

A child was born in Japan to unknown or stateless parents.