No visa needed

Do citizens of Spain need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Spain 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 Spain: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Madrid — Tokyo: ≈ 10,760 km, about 14 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 Spain passport?

Yes, citizens of Spain 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 Spain passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 13 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Spain passport ranks 6th of 199.
Spain passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Spain and Japan can travel together visa-free to 111 countries, for example: Andorra, Portugal, Morocco, Monaco, France, Switzerland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Vatican City, Italy, San Marino, Ireland, and Netherlands.
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 Spain. Spain visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Madrid — Tokyo: about 10,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Madrid 12:00 — Tokyo 19:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 176th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Spain.