No visa needed

Do citizens of the Dominican Republic need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Santo Domingo — Tokyo: ≈ 13,230 km, about 17 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 Dominican Republic passport?

Yes, citizens of the Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 87 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Dominican Republic passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Dominican Republic passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic and Japan can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Guyana, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Morocco, Angola, Palestine, and Georgia.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Santo Domingo — Tokyo: about 13,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Santo Domingo 12:00 — Tokyo 01:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Dominican Republic.