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Japan Passport Ranking 2026

The Japan passport ranks #24 of 199 in the 2026 passport index, with a mobility score of 168.8 — stronger than 175 passports. Below: where it can travel and how.

116Visa-free
39Visa on arrival
28e-Visa / ETA
15Visa required
VISAXSAug 2026
Japan
Passport strength
#24in the world

How strong is the Japan passport

The Japan passport ranks #24 of 199 in the 2026 passport index with a mobility score of 168.8. It is stronger than 175 passports — visa-free to 116 countries and easy access to 183.

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Where the Japan passport can travel

Every destination by visa status — visa-free, on arrival, e-Visa or required. Tap a country for details.

Visa-free · 116

Albania 90 days Andorra 90 days Angola 30 days Antigua and Barbuda 180 days Argentina 90 days Armenia 180 days Austria 90 days Bahamas 90 days Barbados 90 days Belarus 30 days Belgium 90 days Belize 90 days Bolivia 90 days Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days Botswana 90 days Brazil 90 days Brunei 90 days Bulgaria 90 days Chile 90 days China 30 days Colombia 90 days Costa Rica 180 days Croatia 90 days Cyprus 90 days Czech Republic 90 days Denmark 90 days Dominica 180 days Dominican Republic 90 days Ecuador 90 days El Salvador 180 days Estonia 90 days Fiji 120 days Finland 90 days France 90 days Georgia 360 days Germany 90 days Greece 90 days Grenada 90 days Guatemala 90 days Guyana 90 days Haiti 90 days Honduras 90 days Hong Kong 90 days Hungary 90 days Iceland 90 days Iran 15 days Ireland 90 days Israel 90 days Italy 90 days Jamaica 30 days Kazakhstan 30 days Kiribati 90 days Kosovo 90 days Kyrgyzstan 60 days Laos 15 days Latvia 90 days Lesotho 90 days Liechtenstein 90 days Lithuania 90 days Luxembourg 90 days Macao 90 days Malaysia 90 days Malta 90 days Mauritius 90 days Mexico 180 days Micronesia 30 days Moldova 90 days Monaco 90 days Mongolia 30 days Montenegro 90 days Morocco 90 days Mozambique 30 days Netherlands 90 days Nicaragua 90 days North Macedonia 90 days Norway 90 days Palestine 90 days Panama 90 days Paraguay 90 days Peru 180 days Philippines 30 days Poland 90 days Portugal 90 days Romania 90 days Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days Saint Lucia 42 days Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days San Marino 90 days Sao Tome and Principe 15 days Senegal 90 days Serbia 90 days Seychelles 90 days Singapore 30 days Slovakia 90 days Slovenia 90 days South Africa 90 days South Korea 90 days Spain 90 days Swaziland 30 days Sweden 90 days Switzerland 90 days Taiwan 90 days Tajikistan 30 days Thailand 60 days Trinidad and Tobago 90 days Tunisia 90 days Turkey 90 days Ukraine 90 days United Arab Emirates 30 days Uruguay 90 days Uzbekistan 30 days Vanuatu 120 days Vatican 90 days Venezuela 90 days Vietnam 45 days Zambia 90 days

Visa on arrival · 39

e-Visa / ETA · 28

Visa required · 15

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Where Japan citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Japan passport in one place.

The hardest is the UK — 22.2% of applications refused, against 5.6% at the most lenient one.

under 2 weeks until the next US interview · Fukuoka
2 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 of them easing · the feed →
9.1% of Canadian applications not approved (all visa types, 16,730 decisions) — different methodology, not comparable with the three above · details →
24 countries accept visa applications right inside Japan

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Japan citizens most

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Popular destinations for the Japan passport

Whether Japan citizens need a visa for popular countries — tap for details.

Frequently asked

How strong is the Japan passport?
The Japan passport ranks #24 of 199 in the 2026 passport index (mobility score 168.8). It gives visa-free access to 116 countries and easy access to 183 — stronger than 175 passports.
How many countries can Japan visit visa-free?
116 countries are visa-free, plus more on arrival or with an eTA. See the full list on the "visa-free countries for Japan" page.
Why does the Japan passport rank where it does?
The rank is set by the number of visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations. The Japan passport sits in the top tier of the 2026 ranking. Positions shift as visa agreements change.
How is the passport ranking calculated?
We sum visa-free, visa-on-arrival and eTA destinations into a mobility score that sets the rank. Same idea as Henley and Arton Capital, on our own 2026 data.

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