Passport Rank
2nd
Visa-Free Travel to
192 Destinations
Japan Passport Ranking
The Japanese passport is currently ranked 2nd place on the Guide Passport Index. It provides visa-free access to 192 countries. It is therefore considered the most desirable passport in the world with almost the highest mobility score. Japanese passport holders have visa-free access and visas on arrival to countries such as Brazil, the European Union, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States allowing instant travel worldwide. Japanese passport holders do however require a visa to enter about 37 destinations in the world. Some countries where a visa is required are Ghana, Cuba and Russia.
Passport Rank
2nd
Visa-Free Travel to
192 Destinations
Visa free access
144 Destinations
Albania
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bonaire
St. Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Reunion
Romania
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St. Helena
St. Maarten
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Zambia
Visa on arrival
38 Destinations
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Nepal
Niue
Oman
Palau
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Zimbabwe
eTA
11 Destinations
American Samoa
Australia
Canada
Kenya
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
United Kingdom
United States of America
US Virgin Islands
Visa Online
19 Destinations
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
Libya
Mauritania
Myanmar
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Russia
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Uganda
Visa Required
18 Destinations
Afghanistan
Algeria
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Cuba
Eritrea
Gambia
Ghana
Liberia
Mali
Nauru
Niger
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Yemen