No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Italy?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Italy 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 — Rome: ≈ 9,860 km, about 13 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 Italy without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Italy 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; Italy passport: 122.
Citizens of Japan and Italy 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 Italy, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Italy

Travelling to Italy: good to know

Tokyo — Rome: about 9,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Rome 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Italy is the 105th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.