Japanese Embassy & Consulates in France

The Japanese embassy is in Paris, the capital of France, at 7, avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris. Its phone number and website are on its page.

Japan also has a consulate general in Marseille and 3 consulates in Strasbourg, Paris and Lyon; a consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Japan has 4 honorary consulates in France, in Toulouse, Nantes, Lille and Bordeaux; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Japan admits French citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In return, France has 3 missions in Japan, including its embassy in Utsunomiya.

Japan in France

Worldwide, Japan has 248 missions in 146 countries; 9 of them are in France.

Travel to France for Japanese citizens

Japanese citizens can visit France without a visa for up to 90 days. In France, Japanese citizens can turn to the Japanese embassy for passports and emergency help.

When Japanese missions in France are closed

Japanese missions in France close on France’s public holidays, the next being Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, Christmas Day (Noël) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Japan, such as Labour Thanksgiving Day on Monday 23 November 2026.