For 48 years the government fee for a Japan visa barely registered in a travel budget. That ends on July 1, 2026: the single-entry visa rises from ¥3,000 (about $18) to ¥15,000 (~$93), and the multiple-entry visa from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000, under the ordinance Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on June 19 — the first adjustment since 1978, catching up with five decades of inflation.
The change lands on every visa-required nationality; citizens of the roughly 70 visa-exempt countries are untouched. One planning note carries real money: the date that counts is the application date — a visa applied for before July 1 keeps the old fee regardless of the travel date, so a trip already on the horizon is worth filing for now. Embassies and consulates collect the amount in local currency, with the official figures fixed in yen.
Part of the new revenue will go toward cheaper passports for Japanese citizens.