No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 15 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 — Tehran: ≈ 7,660 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran 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; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Japan and Iran can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Micronesia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Seychelles, Tunisia, Haiti, Dominica, and Venezuela.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Tokyo — Tehran: about 7,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5.5 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Tehran 06:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 44th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.