No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Denmark?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Denmark 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 — Copenhagen: ≈ 8,690 km, about 11.5 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 Denmark without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Denmark 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; Denmark passport: 121.
Citizens of Japan and Denmark can travel together visa-free to 111 countries, for example: South Korea, China, Taiwan, Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Micronesia, Brunei, Thailand, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
Citizens of Denmark, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Denmark

Travelling to Denmark: good to know

Tokyo — Copenhagen: about 8,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Copenhagen 05:00.
Local currency: Danish Krone.
Languages: Danish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DKK 6.56.
Denmark is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.