No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 — Vatican City: ≈ 9,860 km, about 13 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 the Vatican City without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Vatican City 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; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Japan and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Micronesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Estonia, and Armenia.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Tokyo — Vatican City: about 9,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Vatican City 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 106th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.