Visa on arrival

Nepal visa for citizens of Japan

Citizens of Japan get a Nepal visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Japan: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Tokyo — Kathmandu: ≈ 5,150 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

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Nepal 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; Nepal passport: 12.
Citizens of Japan and Nepal can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Philippines, Micronesia, Singapore, Palestine, Seychelles, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Nepal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Nepal

Travelling to Nepal: good to know

Tokyo — Kathmandu: about 5,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3.25 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Kathmandu 08:45.
Local currency: Nepalese Rupee.
Languages: Nepali.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NPR 153.
Nepal is the 23rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.