Italian Consulate General in Osaka

No visa is needed by Japanese citizens for Italy, for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Italy’s consulate general in Osaka received 694 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 689. 5 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.7%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 1.3%. Applications rose by 29% compared with 2024 (536).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.4% (2023) to 1.3% (2024).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Japan; this office handled 31% of their 2,218 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Tokyo 0.6%, which makes Osaka the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Japan, 5.8% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Japan.

The Italian embassy is in Tokyo, about 400 km away. Besides the Italian consulate general in Osaka, Italy has 2 other missions in Japan. Japan in turn has 3 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Osaka

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Osaka. It is headed by Manara Filippo, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Nakanoshima Festival Tower 17F 2-3-18, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005, Osaka. The record for the Italian consulate general in Osaka includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Italian citizens travelling to Japan

Italian citizens can visit Japan without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Italian consulate general in Osaka is closed

The Italian consulate general in Osaka closes on Japan’s public holidays, the next being Labour Thanksgiving Day on Monday 23 November 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on holidays of Italy such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Osaka

Current procedures for the Italian consulate general in Osaka, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Italian consulate general in Osaka

Within 1 km of the Italian consulate general in Osaka there are 3 other foreign missions.