No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Romania 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 Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — Tokyo: ≈ 8,880 km, about 11.5 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 Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania 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 Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Romania and Japan can travel together visa-free to 108 countries, for example: Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia, and Austria.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Romania. Romania visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Bucharest — Tokyo: about 8,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Tokyo 18:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 152nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.