Japan visa for American citizens
Visa-free
🇺🇸 American passport → 🇯🇵 Japan: no — entry is visa-free for up to 90 days. You can stay up to 90 days.
How it works
No visa needed — book, pack, go. Carry a passport valid for your whole stay (six months' validity is the safe rule) and be ready to show an onward ticket and accommodation details if asked.
Heads-up: Japan commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in; immigration occasionally).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Capital Tokyo · Currency Japanese yen (¥) · Dialling +81
Safety advisory: Low · official advisory ↗
Before you travel
Sorting your Japan trip on the United States passport:
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Every destination for the United States passport, and everyone who can enter Japan.
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