Travelling to Japan
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Australia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Brazil: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Canada: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Chile: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- China: visa required
- France: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Germany: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- India: visa required
- Israel: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Italy: visa-free short stay
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Mexico: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- New Zealand: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- South Korea: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Spain: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Ukraine: visa required
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — 3 bottles (760 mL each) of alcoholic beverages duty-free per adult travelerDetailscompare everywhere →
- Amphetamine medication: prohibited — Amphetamine (the active ingredient of Adderall) and methamphetamine are controlled as 'Stimulants' under Japan's Stimulants Control Act and cannot be brought into Japan, even for treatment and even with a prescription from your own country.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Must submit a "Declaration of Carrying of Means of Payment, etc." when carrying cash, checks (incl. traveler's checks), promissory notes, or securities exceeding ¥1,000,000 (or equivalent) into or out of Japan; also applies to over 1 kg of gold at 90%+ purityDetailscompare everywhere →
- CBD: depends on specifics — Legal to import only if extracted solely from the stalks or seeds of the cannabis plant, accompanied by a Certificate of Manufacture and a Component Analysis Report from an accredited laboratory proving both the plant-part origin and absence of THC.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Registration with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is mandatory for any drone weighing 100g or more, with no exemption for foreign visitors, in force since June 20, 2022.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: allowed, within limits — "税関限りの確認で通関が可能なカートリッジの数量は、用法用量からみて1ヶ月分" ("The quantity of cartridges that can clear customs with only a customs check is one month's supply, based on directions for use") — quoted directly from MHLW's own Q&A on pharmaceutical import procedures. Nicotine-containing e-cigarette cartridges and liquid are classified as pharmaceutical products under Japanese law (with the vaporizer device itself classified as a medical device), which is why this general pharmaceutical-import framework — the same one covering Japan's other medication rows in this dataset — applies to them.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Injectable medication: allowed, within limits — Insulin and GLP-1 injectable drugs (semaglutide/Ozempic/Wegovy, tirzepatide/Mounjaro/Zepbound) are prescription drugs under Japan Customs' general framework: up to a 1-month supply is allowed without a Yakkan Shoumei (import confirmation certificate); a larger supply requires obtaining a Yakkan Shoumei in advance. Injector pens, needles and syringes accompanying the medication are treated as personal-use medical equipment for the same trip.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — General over-the-counter drugs and quasi-drugs: up to a 2-month supply. Prescription drugs (and poisons/deadly poisons under Japanese law): up to a 1-month supply. External preparations: up to 24 pieces per item. Larger quantities require a Yakkan Shoumei (import confirmation certificate) obtained in advance.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Stimulant medication: depends on specifics — Products classified as 'stimulants' raw materials' — including pseudoephedrine (found in many common decongestants) and lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) — require advance permission from Japan's Narcotics Control Department before you travel. Amphetamine and methamphetamine (e.g. Adderall) are different: they cannot be brought in at all.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — One of: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 10 packages of heated-tobacco sticks, or 250 g of other tobacco, duty-free per adult travelerDetailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-11. Official source