# Do United States citizens need a visa for Japan?

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No. American passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in Japan, per www.mofa.go.jp (checked 2026-07-14).

## What this answer covers

United States citizens can stay in Japan for up to 90 days. This answer is about short tourist visits. It says what the official source states for an American passport on a short visit. Whether a traveller is admitted is decided at the border. The official page states the current conditions: https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html (checked 2026-07-14).

## Conditions and stay length

- The official Japan MOFA visa-exemption table lists United States among the 74 countries and regions for visa exemptions. The period of stay granted upon landing permission will be "15 days" for Indonesia and Thailand, “30 days” for Brunei and Qatar, and "90 days" for other countries and regions. The table row has no country-specific note attached.

Stay: up to 90 days. The official page states the current conditions for Japan.
Official source: https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html (checked 2026-07-14).

This answer covers tourism only. Working or studying in Japan is a different question with different rules — it is never answered by a tourism entry rule: [work routes for Japan](/visas/japan/work/) · [study routes for Japan](/visas/study/).

## Related answers

- [Every destination answer for an American passport](/visas/passport/us/)
- [Japan short-stay entry](/visas/japan/short-stay-entry/)
- [Japan country page](/countries/japan/)
- More pair answers from this passport: [United Kingdom](/visas/pair/united-states-to-united-kingdom/) · [Canada](/visas/pair/united-states-to-canada/) · [Australia](/visas/pair/united-states-to-australia/) · [France](/visas/pair/united-states-to-france/) · [Germany](/visas/pair/united-states-to-germany/) · [Italy](/visas/pair/united-states-to-italy/)

This is reference information, not legal advice.