The number to note is ¥15,000 — roughly $93, or about ₹8,000. That is what a single-entry visa for Japan costs from July 1, 2026, five times the ¥3,000 charged until now; a multiple-entry visa rises to ¥30,000. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the revised ordinance on June 19 — the first adjustment since 1978, catching up with five decades of inflation.
India is squarely affected: Indian passport holders need a visa for Japan, and India ranks among Japan's biggest visitor sources. The practical lever is timing — applications submitted before July 1 keep the old fee, so a trip already on the horizon is worth filing for now. Embassies collect the amount in local currency, but the reference figures stay in yen.
Citizens of the roughly 70 visa-exempt countries are untouched; part of the new revenue will subsidise cheaper passports for Japanese citizens.