No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Guatemala 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 — Guatemala City: ≈ 12,320 km, about 16 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 Guatemala without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Guatemala 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; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Japan and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Taiwan, Philippines, Micronesia, Thailand, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, and Moldova.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Tokyo — Guatemala City: about 12,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Guatemala City 21:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 136th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.