No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 — Sarajevo: ≈ 9,370 km, about 12 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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; Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: 77.
Citizens of Japan and Bosnia and Herzegovina can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: China, Macau, Micronesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, United Arab Emirates, Latvia, and Belarus.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: good to know

Tokyo — Sarajevo: about 9,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Sarajevo 05:00.
Local currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BAM 1.72.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 88th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.