# Do Canadian citizens need a visa for Japan?

Visa-free · 90 days — visa-matrix snapshot 2026-07-19.

## Entry rules at a glance

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Entry requirement | visa-free |
| Maximum stay | 90 days |
| How you enter | passport stamp on arrival |
| Data snapshot | visa-matrix 2026-07-19 |

## Which passports need a visa for Japan?

| Passport | Entry | Max stay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US | visa-free | 90 days |
| UK | visa-free | 90 days |
| CA | visa-free | 90 days |
| AU | visa-free | 90 days |
| NZ | visa-free | 90 days |
| IE | visa-free | 90 days |

## Official sources

- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
- Government of Canada travel advisories — https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories

## Informational, not legal advice

Entry rules change without notice, and individual circumstances — passport
validity, prior visas, purpose of travel — change outcomes a status table
cannot capture. Verify with mofa.go.jp and travel.gc.ca
before booking.

_Source: the open visa-matrix dataset (https://github.com/xpressmike/visa-matrix), snapshot 2026-07-19, CC BY-SA 4.0._