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Rwanda visa for citizens of Japan

Citizens of Japan get a Rwanda 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 — Kigali: ≈ 11,890 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

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Rwanda 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; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Japan and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Philippines, Micronesia, Kiribati, Singapore, Vanuatu, Palestine, Seychelles, Mauritius, Haiti, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Senegal, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Tokyo — Kigali: about 11,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Kigali 05:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.