JP36.0°N · 138.0°EPhoto: Jordy Meow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEastern Asia travel guide
Japan
Temples, bullet trains and the perfect bowl of ramen
Japan balances neon cities with quiet shrines and gardens. Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are the classic route, linked by Shinkansen bullet trains.
Places worth your time
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kyoto
Thousands of vermilion torii gates up the mountain. Go early.
Photo: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Mount Fuji and Hakone
Near Tokyo
Lake views, hot springs and the Hakone ropeway.
Photo: Nryate · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Shibuya and Asakusa
Tokyo
The famous crossing and Senso-ji, Tokyo's oldest temple.
Photo: Wiiii · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Nara Park
Nara
Free-roaming deer and Todai-ji's giant Buddha.
Photo: Oilstreet · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima
Museum and park, often paired with Miyajima island.
Know before you go
- Japan is cash-friendly but cards work widely in cities now.
- Tipping is not done.
- Vegetarian food takes planning; look for shojin ryori (temple cuisine).
Key facts
- Official name
- Japan
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Currency
- Japanese yen (JPY ¥)
- Languages
- Japanese
- Calling code
- +81
- Area
- 3,77,930 km²
- Region
- Eastern Asia
Who can get in easily
74 of 198 passports can enter Japan without arranging a visa in advance.
- Visa-free
- Visa on arrival
- eTA
- eVisa
- Visa required
Visa requirements for Japan by passport
IndiaeVisa
United StatesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
ChinaeVisa
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
CanadaVisa-free90 days
AustraliaVisa-free90 days
GermanyVisa-free90 days
Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.
Nearby countries
Hong Kong
North Korea
South Korea
Mongolia
Macao
TaiwanSources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026. Cover photo: Photo: Jordy Meow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.