No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Japan 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Tokyo: ≈ 10,320 km, about 13.5 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 Japan without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Japan visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Canada and Japan can travel together visa-free to 107 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Iceland.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Ottawa — Tokyo: about 10,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +15 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Tokyo 03:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 128th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.
Canada has an embassy in Japan — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.