No visa needed

Do citizens of Japan need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 — Hanoi: ≈ 3,670 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

Can I travel to Vietnam without a visa on a Japan passport?

Yes, citizens of Japan don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam 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; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Japan and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Philippines, Mongolia, Micronesia, Laos, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Belarus, Palestine, Seychelles, and Haiti.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Japan. Japan visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Tokyo — Hanoi: about 3,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Tokyo 12:00 — Hanoi 10:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Japan.