No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Albania?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Albania and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Japan: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Tokyo — Tirana: ≈ 9,490 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Albania without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Albania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Albania visa rules at a glance

With a Japan passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 37 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Japan passport ranks 35th of 199.
Japan passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Albania passport: 74.
Citizens of Japan and Albania can travel together visa-free to 71 countries, for example: China, Taiwan, Macau, Micronesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, and Latvia.
Citizens of Albania, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Albania

Travelling to Albania: good to know

Tokyo — Tirana: about 9,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Tirana 05:00.
Local currency: Albanian Lek.
Languages: Albanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ALL 80.
Albania is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.