🇯🇵 Japan · Tourist Visa
Tourist and visitor visa requirements, visa-free entry, duration, and application steps.
Japan grants short-term-stay status for tourism and business, typically up to 90 days. Nationals of many countries are exempt from a visa for short visits; others apply for a short-term-stay visa at a Japanese embassy/consulate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists which nationalities are visa-exempt and the conditions; short-term visitors cannot work.
- Short-term-stay status covers tourism and business, typically up to 90 days.
- Many nationalities are visa-exempt for short visits; check the MOFA list and conditions.
- Others apply for a short-term-stay visa at a Japanese embassy/consulate.
- Short-term visitors cannot take employment.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Visa
Official short-term-stay visa and exemption information.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission