No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda and can stay up to 180 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 — null: ≈ 13,720 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Antigua and Barbuda without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Antigua and Barbuda 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; Antigua and Barbuda passport: 99.
Citizens of Japan and Antigua and Barbuda can travel together visa-free to 89 countries, for example: China, Philippines, Micronesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and Sweden.
Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Antigua and Barbuda

Travelling to Antigua and Barbuda: good to know

Tokyo — null: about 13,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — null 23:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Antigua and Barbuda is the 167th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.