No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Micronesia and can stay up to 30 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 — Palikir: ≈ 3,710 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Micronesia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of Japan and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 66 countries, for example: South Korea, Philippines, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Vanuatu, Fiji, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, and Moldova.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Tokyo — Palikir: about 3,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Palikir 14:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.