No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Turkey 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 — Ankara: ≈ 8,760 km, about 11.5 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 Turkey without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Turkey 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; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Japan and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 63 countries, for example: Macau, Philippines, Mongolia, Micronesia, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Fiji, Iran, and Georgia.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, don’t need a visa for Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Tokyo — Ankara: about 8,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Ankara 06:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 67th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.