No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Monaco?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Monaco 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 Japan: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Tokyo — Monaco: ≈ 9,950 km, about 13 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 Monaco without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Monaco for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Monaco 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; Monaco passport: 107.
Citizens of Japan and Monaco can travel together visa-free to 103 countries, for example: South Korea, China, Taiwan, Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Micronesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of Monaco, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Monaco

Travelling to Monaco: good to know

Tokyo — Monaco: about 9,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Monaco 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Monaco is the 107th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.