No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Colombia?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Colombia 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 — Bogotá: ≈ 14,320 km, about 18.5 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 Colombia without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Colombia 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; Colombia passport: 84.
Citizens of Japan and Colombia can travel together visa-free to 82 countries, for example: South Korea, Philippines, Micronesia, Thailand, Kiribati, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, United Arab Emirates, Latvia, Belarus, and Sweden.
Citizens of Colombia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Colombia

Travelling to Colombia: good to know

Tokyo — Bogotá: about 14,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −14 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Bogotá 22:00.
Local currency: Colombian Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ COP 3,256.
Colombia is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.