How many visa-free countries with a Japanese passport?

162 destinations out of 198 open without a prior application (114 visa-free, 11 with an electronic authorisation, 37 with a visa on arrival). Counting e-visas too, which remain an online application, the total is 183. Data dated 2026-02-17.

Why do websites give different numbers for the Japanese passport?

Because they count different things. Strictly visa-free gives 114 countries; adding electronic authorisations and visas on arrival (the Henley Passport Index count) gives 162; adding e-visas gives 183. An outdated source adds another gap.

What is the rank of the Japanese passport?

4 out of 199 ranked passports, by destinations reachable without a prior application.

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Visa-free countries with a Japanese passport

162 destinations without a prior application, out of 198.

Rank 4 of 199 passports. Data dated 2026-02-17, 39,402 passport/destination pairs.

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Why you read different numbers elsewhere

For the same Japanese passport, websites give totals that don't match. They are not necessarily wrong: they count different things, without saying so. Here are the three definitions, applied to the same data.

Strictly visa-free: 114; You show your passport, nothing else.
No prior application: 162; + electronic authorisation and visa on arrival. The Henley Passport Index count, and ours.
Counting e-visas: 183; + e-visa. More flattering, but still an application.

Where the Japanese passport opens doors

Destinations reachable without prior application by region, Japanese passport
Region	Open doors	Countries
Western Europe	24	24
Central & Eastern Europe	20	21
North America	3	3
Latin America & Caribbean	31	32
East Asia	6	7
Southeast Asia	11	11
South Asia	5	8
Central Asia	4	5
Middle East	16	19
North Africa	3	6
West Africa	5	16
East Africa & Horn	10	14
Central Africa	2	9
Southern Africa	9	9
Oceania	13	14

All 198 countries, one by one

Visa-free entry. — 114

Georgia · 360 days
Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
Armenia · 180 days
Costa Rica · 180 days
Dominica · 180 days
El Salvador · 180 days
Mexico · 180 days
Peru · 180 days
Fiji · 120 days
Vanuatu · 120 days
Albania · 90 days
Andorra · 90 days
Argentina · 90 days
Austria · 90 days
Bahamas · 90 days
Barbados · 90 days
Belgium · 90 days
Belize · 90 days
Bolivia · 90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
Botswana · 90 days
Brazil · 90 days
Bulgaria · 90 days
Chile · 90 days
Colombia · 90 days
Croatia · 90 days
Cyprus · 90 days
Czech Republic · 90 days
Denmark · 90 days
Ecuador · 90 days
Estonia · 90 days
Finland · 90 days
France · 90 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
Ireland · 90 days
Italy · 90 days
Kiribati · 90 days
Kosovo · 90 days
Latvia · 90 days
Lesotho · 90 days
Liechtenstein · 90 days
Lithuania · 90 days
Luxembourg · 90 days
Macau · 90 days
Malaysia · 90 days
Malta · 90 days
Mauritius · 90 days
Moldova · 90 days
Monaco · 90 days
Montenegro · 90 days
Morocco · 90 days
Netherlands · 90 days
Nicaragua · 90 days
North Macedonia · 90 days
Norway · 90 days
Panama · 90 days
Paraguay · 90 days
Poland · 90 days
Portugal · 90 days
Romania · 90 days
San Marino · 90 days
Senegal · 90 days
Serbia · 90 days
Seychelles · 90 days
Slovakia · 90 days
Slovenia · 90 days
South Africa · 90 days
South Korea · 90 days
Spain · 90 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines · 90 days
Sweden · 90 days
Switzerland · 90 days
Taiwan · 90 days
Trinidad & Tobago · 90 days
Tunisia · 90 days
Turkey · 90 days
Ukraine · 90 days
United Arab Emirates · 90 days
Uruguay · 90 days
Vatican City · 90 days
Venezuela · 90 days
Zambia · 90 days
Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
Thailand · 60 days
Vietnam · 45 days
St. Lucia · 42 days
Angola · 30 days
Belarus · 30 days
Brunei · 30 days
China · 30 days
Dominican Republic · 30 days
Eswatini · 30 days
Jamaica · 30 days
Kazakhstan · 30 days
Micronesia · 30 days
Mongolia · 30 days
Mozambique · 30 days
Philippines · 30 days
Singapore · 30 days
Tajikistan · 30 days
Uzbekistan · 30 days
Iran · 15 days
Laos · 15 days
São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
Palestine

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. — 11

E-visa to apply for online before leaving. — 21

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure. — 15

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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave. Source: passport-index-data, compiled from passportindex.org, dated 2026-02-17. Japanese passport, 2026.