No visa needed

Do citizens of Hungary need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Hungary 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 Hungary: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Budapest — Tokyo: ≈ 9,050 km, about 12 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 Hungary passport?

Yes, citizens of Hungary 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 Hungary passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Hungary passport ranks 21st of 199.
Hungary passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Hungary and Japan can travel together visa-free to 109 countries, for example: Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Poland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania, San Marino, and Germany.
Japan has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Hungary. Hungary visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Budapest — Tokyo: about 9,050 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Budapest 12:00 — Tokyo 19:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 160th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Hungary.
Hungary has an embassy in Japan — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.