Global rank
#2
Japan • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free115 · 57%
Visa on arrival37 · 19%
eTA12 · 6%
Visa required36 · 18%
Bloc
—
Language required
Conversational
Japanese
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
No
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
95%
Renounce required
Yes
About the Japan passport
At #4 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Japan passport puts holders ahead of 98% of the world. Alongside Malta and Poland, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Japan citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Japan citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Japan applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Where Japan passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe