No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Panama 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 — Panama City: ≈ 13,570 km, about 17.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Japan and Panama can travel together visa-free to 86 countries, for example: Philippines, Vietnam, Micronesia, Thailand, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Sweden, and Lithuania.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Tokyo — Panama City: about 13,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −14 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Panama City 22:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.