No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for Japan?

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Tokyo: ≈ 18,570 km, about 23.5 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Japan passport: 114.
Citizens of Uruguay and Japan can travel together visa-free to 94 countries, for example: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Panama.
Citizens of Japan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of Japan

Travelling to Japan: good to know

Montevideo — Tokyo: about 18,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Tokyo 00:00.
Local currency: Japanese Yen.
Languages: Japanese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ¥158.
Japan is the 193rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.