Visa requirements for Japanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Japan.
From 2018 to 2022, Japanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to the most countries and territories,[1] making the Japanese passport rank first in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[2][3] It ranked 2nd in 2023, 2024 and 2025.[1][4]
This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2022 Henley Passport Index.
As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.