No visa needed

Do citizens of Tunisia need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Tunisia 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 Tunisia: the passport opens 36 countries visa-free; Tunis — Tokyo: ≈ 10,420 km, about 13.5 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 Tunisia passport?

Yes, citizens of Tunisia 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 Tunisia passport you can visit 36 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tunisia passport ranks 130th of 199.
Tunisia passport: visa-free access to 36 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Tunisia and Japan can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Morocco, Turkey, Palestine, Iran, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritius, Haiti, Brazil, Belize, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tunisia. Tunisia visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Tunis — Tokyo: about 10,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Tunis 12:00 — Tokyo 20:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tunisia.