Visa rules · Tourist entry

Japan visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit Japan visa-free for up to 90 days.

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

mofa.go.jpMinistry of Foreign Affairs of JapanChecked 26 Oct 2026

Japan has reciprocal visa exemption arrangements with 74 countries and regions listed in the table below.

Quoted from the source.

The source states no minimum passport validity.

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

What Japan passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Japan passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 180 days

I. PRIMER GRUPO: . INGRESO SIN VISA. . PERMANENCIA MÁXIMA: HASTA 180 DÍAS NATURALES NO PRORROGABLES.

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Tokyo, nearest first.

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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