No visa needed

Do citizens of Taiwan need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Taiwan 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 Taiwan: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free; Taipei — Tokyo: ≈ 2,100 km, about 3 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 Taiwan passport?

Yes, citizens of Taiwan 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 Taiwan passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Taiwan passport ranks 87th of 199.
Taiwan passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Taiwan and Japan can travel together visa-free to 70 countries, for example: Macau, Philippines, South Korea, China, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Seychelles, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Taiwan. Taiwan visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Taipei — Tokyo: about 2,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Taipei 12:00 — Tokyo 13:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 7th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Taiwan.
Taiwan has an embassy in Japan — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.