No visa needed

Do citizens of North Macedonia need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia: the passport opens 80 countries visa-free; Skopje — Tokyo: ≈ 9,340 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 North Macedonia passport?

Yes, citizens of North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia passport you can visit 80 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 43 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the North Macedonia passport ranks 77th of 199.
North Macedonia passport: visa-free access to 80 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of North Macedonia and Japan can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, and Slovakia.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for North Macedonia. North Macedonia visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Skopje — Tokyo: about 9,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Skopje 12:00 — Tokyo 19:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of North Macedonia.