German Embassy & Consulates in Japan

The German embassy is in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, at 〒106-0047 東京都港区南麻布4-5-10, Tokyo. The head of mission on record is Petra Sigmund, Ambassador. Its phone number and website are on its page.

Germany also has a consulate general in Osaka; career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Germany has 4 honorary consulates in Japan, in Toyohashi, Fukuoka, Okinawa and Sapporo; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere.

Germany admits Japanese citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In return, Japan has 6 missions in Germany, including its embassy in Berlin.

Germany in Japan

Worldwide, Germany has 571 missions in 191 countries; 6 of them are in Japan.

Travel to Japan for German citizens

German citizens do not need a visa for Japan: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free. In Japan, German citizens can turn to the German embassy for passports and emergency help.

When German missions in Japan are closed

German missions in Japan close on Japan’s public holidays, the next being Labour Thanksgiving Day on Monday 23 November 2026, New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Coming of Age Day on Monday 11 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Germany, such as Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.