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Japan visa rules for Sri Lanka passport holders

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The answer

No. Sri Lanka passport holders need a visa to visit Japan.

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Official source

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

All nationals of the countries and regions listed below require a visa to enter Japan.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

Can apply for a single-entry tourist visa online instead of at a mission only when residing in Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, or the U.S.A.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Japan passport holders need to visit Sri Lanka.

Japan passport Sri Lanka

e-Visa · 30 days

Maximum stay: Up to 30 days

1 AUSTRALIA 11 FRANCE 21 MALAYSIA 31 SAUDI ARABIA 2 AUSTRIA 12 GERMANY 22 NEPAL 32 SOUTH KOREA 3 BAHRAIN 13 INDIA 23 NETHERLAND 33 SPAIN 4 BELARUS 14 INDONESIA 24 NEW ZEALAND 34 SWEDEN 5 BELGIUM 15 IRAN 25 NORWAY 35 SWITZERLAND 6 CANADA 16 ISRAEL 26 OMAN 36 THAILAND 7 CHINA 17 ITALY 27 PAKISTAN 37 TURKEY 8 CZECH REPUBLIC 18 JAPAN 28 POLAND 38 UAE 9 DENMARK 19 KAZAKHSTAN 29 QATAR 39 UNITED KINGDOM 10 FINLAND 20 KUWAIT 30 RUSSIA 40 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Sri Lanka 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.

Weather in Tokyo

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Tokyo, month by month.

JanHigh 10.1°CLow 2.5°CRain 60 mm
FebHigh 10.9°CLow 3.0°CRain 57 mm
MarHigh 14.1°CLow 5.9°CRain 116 mm
AprHigh 19.2°CLow 10.8°CRain 134 mm
MayHigh 23.5°CLow 15.7°CRain 140 mm
JunHigh 26.1°CLow 19.4°CRain 168 mm
JulHigh 30.0°CLow 23.4°CRain 157 mm
AugHigh 31.5°CLow 24.6°CRain 155 mm
SepHigh 27.7°CLow 21.2°CRain 225 mm
OctHigh 22.2°CLow 15.8°CRain 235 mm
NovHigh 17.2°CLow 10.1°CRain 97 mm
DecHigh 12.4°CLow 5.0°CRain 58 mm

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

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

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