Japan: Embassy visa is your easiest route
Your circumstances
- Passport:
- 🇮🇳 Indian
- Lives in:
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Going to:
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Purpose:
- Holiday
Your travel report
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Requirements for all visitors to Japan
These apply on top of the visa rules above, whatever your passport, unless an item says otherwise.
Tax or feeInternational Tourist Tax JPY 3,000 per departure
Applies to: everyone departing Japan (usually in ticket price; infants under 2 exempt). In force from 1 Jul 2026.
Official source: mlit.go.jp · Last checked 25 Oct 2026
Other routes
No other route found for Indian passport holders living in the United Kingdom.
All Japan routes for Indian passport holders, wherever they live →
Where to apply · United Kingdom
Official portals, embassies and visa application centres that serve residents of United Kingdom.
Pins use coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Teal = embassy/consulate, blue = visa centre.
JAPAN eVISA – online application (UK residents)
OnlineEmbassy of Japan in the UK, London
Embassy101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
☎ +44 (0)20 7465 6500
Tourism visas for UK residents are issued via the online JAPAN eVISA system.
How to apply: Visa required from a Japanese embassy/consulate
Where to apply
Where: Japanese embassy / consulate-general with jurisdiction over your residence
Quick answers
Do Indian passport holders living in the United Kingdom need a visa for Japan?
Visa required from a Japanese embassy/consulate. Indian ordinary passport holders need a visa for Japan, applied for in the country where they live. Source: https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html
Where do Indian passport holders living in the United Kingdom apply?
Embassy of Japan in the UK, London, 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Alert me if this route changes
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Explore Japan
Planning more than the paperwork? Our Japan guide picks out places to visit, things to do and where to shop, with a source for every tip.
- Places to visit:
- Nara Park · Asakusa, Shibuya Crossing and Shinjuku
- Things to do:
- Free city views from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building · Walk the torii tunnel at Fushimi Inari Taisha · Free temples, shrines and parks
- Shopping:
- 100-yen shops · Ginza department stores
Stay alert in Tokyo
Theft and scam hot-spots from official travel advice and Wikivoyage.
Kabukichō (Shinjuku), Roppongi, Shibuya, Ikebukuro – nightlife
Drink spiking & credit-card fraud
Japanese police list these as high-risk zones. Most British victims were targeted in Kabukichō after being approached by English-speaking street touts ('kyakuhiki'). Never follow touts into bars.
Source: UK FCDO travel advice – Japan: Safety and securityCrowded commuter trains
Groping / upskirting
Inappropriate touching and upskirting have been reported on commuter trains. Police advise shouting at the perpetrator and asking a fellow passenger to call train or station staff.
Source: UK FCDO travel advice – Japan: Safety and securityCrowded areas & traveller bars
Pickpocketing
Street crime is rare, but take usual precautions in crowds and in bars popular with travellers.
Source: Wikivoyage – Tokyo: Stay safe (CC BY-SA)
Where else can Indian passport holders living in United Kingdom travel? →Every destination for Indian passport holders →
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