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India visa rules for Japan passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. Japan passport holders can get a visa on arrival in India.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
60 days per entry
Fee
₹2,000.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL60 DAYS

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

Official source

indianvisaonline.gov.inMinistry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Indian Visa Online e-Visa portal)Checked 26 Oct 2026

The Visa on Arrival facility is only for the nationals of Japan, South Korea and UAE

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Arrive at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru or Hyderabad airport.
  • Can apply for an e-Visa before travel instead.
  • Not open to anyone who, or whose parent or grandparent, was born in or was a permanent resident of Pakistan.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Applicant's passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of e-Visa.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What India passport holders need to visit Japan.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Japan passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of New Delhi, nearest first.

  1. TajikistanDushanbe, about 1,350 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  2. UzbekistanTashkent, about 1,580 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  3. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,600 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 30 days
  4. OmanMuscat, about 1,960 km from New DelhiVisa-free · 14 days

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

Weather in New Delhi

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in New Delhi, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 20.2°CLow 7.4°CRain 19 mm
  2. FebHigh 24.6°CLow 10.7°CRain 23 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.3°CLow 15.8°CRain 19 mm
  4. AprHigh 36.9°CLow 21.6°CRain 13 mm
  5. MayHigh 39.8°CLow 25.7°CRain 34 mm
  6. JunHigh 38.8°CLow 27.8°CRain 85 mm
  7. JulHigh 35.6°CLow 27.5°CRain 197 mm
  8. AugHigh 34.2°CLow 26.7°CRain 228 mm
  9. SepHigh 34.2°CLow 25.1°CRain 128 mm
  10. OctHigh 33.0°CLow 19.5°CRain 14 mm
  11. NovHigh 28.3°CLow 12.9°CRain 4 mm
  12. DecHigh 22.8°CLow 8.4°CRain 8 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 24 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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