No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Laos?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Laos and can stay up to 15 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 Japan: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Tokyo — Vientiane: ≈ 4,140 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

Can I travel to Laos without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Laos for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Laos visa rules at a glance

With a Japan passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 37 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 16 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Japan passport ranks 35th of 199.
Japan passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Japan and Laos can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Micronesia, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Palestine, Seychelles, Zambia, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Tokyo — Vientiane: about 4,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Vientiane 10:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.