No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Venezuela?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Venezuela 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 — Caracas: ≈ 14,170 km, about 18 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 Venezuela without a visa on a Japan passport?

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

Venezuela 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; Venezuela passport: 70.
Citizens of Japan and Venezuela can travel together visa-free to 69 countries, for example: Philippines, Micronesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Iran, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, and Moldova.
Citizens of Venezuela, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Venezuela

Travelling to Venezuela: good to know

Tokyo — Caracas: about 14,170 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Caracas 23:00.
Local currency: Venezuelan Bolívar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VES 857.
Venezuela is the 179th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.