About Us

Embassy Main Office

Ambassador of Japan to the United States of America YAMADA Shigeo

ADDRESS: 2520 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 [MAP]
OPEN: Monday-Friday*
HOURS: 9:00am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-5:30pm daily
PHONE: 202-238-6700 (Main)

*Emergency assistance is available on a 24 hour basis.

Consular Office (DC, MD, VA residents only)

For visa inquiries, please read our visa page before contacting us.

OPEN: Monday-Friday (See Embassy Holidays Below)
HOURS: 9:15am-12:30pm,1:30pm-4:30pm
PHONE: 202-238-6800
PHONE HOURS: 9:00am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-5:00pm

NOTES:

We ONLY accept visa applications from DC, MD, and VA residents. Please contact your local consulate office if you reside in other areas in the United States.
Visa application drop-off: 9:15am-12pm (morning only)
Visa pick-up: 1:30pm-4:00pm (afternoon only)
Only service animals are allowed inside the building

Japan Information & Culture Center

OPEN: Monday - Friday (See Embassy Holidays Below)
HOURS: 9:00am-5:00pm
PHONE: 202-238-6900 (9:00am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-5:00pm)
E-MAIL: jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp
WEBSITE: https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/index.html

JET Program USA

OPEN: Monday-Friday (See Embassy Holidays Below)
HOURS: 9:00am-5:30pm
PHONE: 202-238-6773
E-MAIL: jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp
WEBSITE: https://jetprogramusa.org/

Embassy Holidays

2025

JANUARY	1st（Wed）New Year’s Day (US, J) 2nd（Thu）New Year’s Holiday (J) 3rd（Fri）New Year’s Holiday (J) 20th（Mon）Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (US)
FEBRUARY	17th（Mon）Washington’s Birthday (US) [23rd（Sun）The Emperor’s Birthday (J)] 24th（Mon）The Emperor’s Birthday Observed (J)
MARCH	20th（Thu）Vernal Equinox Day (J)
MAY	26th（Mon）Memorial Day (US)
JUNE	19th（Thu）Juneteenth Day (US)
JULY	4th（Fri）Independence Day (US)
AUGUST	11th（Mon）Mountain Day (J)
SEPTEMBER	1st（Mon）Labor Day (US)
OCTOBER	13th（Mon）Columbus Day (US) / Sports Day (J)
NOVEMBER	11th（Tue）Veterans Day (US) 27th（Thu）Thanksgiving Day (US) 28th（Fri）Day After Thanksgiving (US*)
DECEMBER	25th（Thu）Christmas Day (US) 29th（Mon）Year-end Holiday (J) 30th（Tue）Year-end Holiday (J) 31st（Wed）Year-end Holiday (J)

(US): US Federal Holiday, (US*): US Holiday, (J): Japanese Holiday

Temporary Closure

The Embassy of Japan follows U.S. Federal Government guidelines during adverse weather conditions. Please check the current status of Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website prior to your visit.

Please also check our current status here, or follow us on X (JapamEmbDC) for emergency announcements.