No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Tokyo: ≈ 1,150 km, about 2 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of South Korea and Japan can travel together visa-free to 112 countries, for example: China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Macau, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Seoul — Tokyo: about 1,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.