No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Singapore?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Singapore 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 — Singapore: ≈ 5,320 km, about 7 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 Singapore without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of Japan and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 109 countries, for example: South Korea, China, Taiwan, Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Micronesia, Laos, Brunei, Thailand, Kiribati, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Tokyo — Singapore: about 5,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Singapore 11:00.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.