Japan entry requirements for Indian citizens
Short answerIndian citizens need a visa to visit Japan. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Valid passport covering the intended stay
- Completed Japan visa application form
- Passport-sized photo
- Proof of itinerary / flight and hotel bookings
- Financial capacity documents (bank statements) or sponsor's guarantee letter
- Visa fee
- Application lodged in advance at a Japanese Embassy/Consulate-General or the Japan Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in India
- Good to know
- India is not among the 74 countries/regions on Japan's MOFA reciprocal visa-exemption list (page current as of the Sept 1, 2025 update: Note additions through Montenegro/Peru/Paraguay), so ordinary Indian tourists must obtain a visa before travel. Japan runs several facilitation programs referenced in general reporting - e.g. simplified/multiple-entry visa issuance for Indian nationals with strong prior travel history (G7-country visits) or registered frequent-traveler IC-chip arrangements - but these ease the *visa-application* process for repeat/pre-vetted travelers; they are not a blanket visa waiver, and a standard first-time leisure tourist from India still must apply for and receive a visa before arrival. Direct access to mofa.go.jp returned HTTP 403 (Akamai bot protection) during this check; the page content above was confirmed via an August 31, 2026 Wayback Machine capture of the same official MOFA URL.
Source Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan - Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)Checked against the source on 2026-09-03
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Japan for other passports
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa required
- Francevisa-free short stay
- Germanyvisa-free short stay
- Israelvisa-free short stay
- Italyvisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa-free short stay
Other destinations for Indian citizens
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa required
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa required
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Arab Emiratesvisa required
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa required
- Uzbekistanvisa required
- Zambiavisa required
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history