The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta is a career consular post of Japan in Atlanta, Georgia; it serves Japanese citizens and travellers in its consular district. Japan is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of Japan in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | Phipps Tower, Suite 850, 3438 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326, United States |
| Telephone | +1 404-240-4300 |
| ryoji@aa.mofa.go.jp visa-atl@aa.mofa.go.jp |
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| Website | www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html |
| Consul General | Kenichi Matsuda |
| Consular district | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by the Japanese foreign ministry. Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- The consulate general is closed on all Georgia state holidays and on some Japanese national holidays (21 closing days in 2026). Consular e-mail (not visas): ryoji@aa.mofa.go.jp; visas: visa-atl@aa.mofa.go.jp.
- Location: The consulate general is in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia, about 11 km in a straight line from the centre of Atlanta; the nearest large airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), about 25 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta
The consul general is Kenichi Matsuda, according to the Japanese foreign ministry. Its consular district covers Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is one of 15 career consular posts of Japan in the United States listed by the Japanese foreign ministry. In Japan, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo (jp.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Japanese office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – served by the consular section of the embassy (2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW; tel. 202-238-6700, visas 202-238-6800) |
| Consulate, Anchorage | Alaska |
| Consulate General, Atlanta (this page) | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Consulate General, Boston | Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut (outside Fairfield County) |
| Consulate General, Chicago | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin |
| Consulate General, Denver | Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming |
| Consulate General, Detroit | Michigan and Ohio |
| Consulate General, Honolulu | Hawaii (plus U.S. Pacific territories other than Guam and the Northern Marianas) |
| Consulate General, Houston | Oklahoma and Texas |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | Arizona and Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties) |
| Consulate General, Miami | Florida |
| Consulate General, Nashville | Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee |
| Consulate General, New York | Connecticut (Fairfield County only), Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Consulate, Portland | Oregon and Southern Idaho (south of Idaho County) |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | Northern and Central California and Nevada |
| Consulate General, Seattle | Washington, Montana and Northern Idaho (Idaho County and north of it) |
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan – website of the consulate general (read in the browser; curl blocked) (accessed 22 October 2026).
Note: the source lists California, Connecticut, Idaho and Massachusetts under more than one office; if you live there, check with the offices concerned which one is responsible for your place of residence.
Other consulates in Atlanta
18 other countries are represented in Atlanta: Argentina (consulate), Bahamas (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Canada (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate), Haiti (consulate general), India (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), Netherlands (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), South Korea (consulate general), Switzerland (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general).
Closing days
According to the Japanese foreign ministry, the consulate general is closed on these days in the rest of 2026:
- 11 November 2026 – Veterans Day
- 23 November 2026 – Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan)
- 26 November 2026 – Thanksgiving Day
- 27 November 2026 – State holiday
- 25 December 2026 – Christmas Day
- 29 December 2026 – Year-end holiday
- 30 December 2026 – Year-end holiday
- 31 December 2026 – Year-end holiday
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Japanese citizens should call the consulate general on +1 404-240-4300. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Japan can contact the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
Diplomatic missions of Japan in the United States
Japan in the United States
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Japan in the United States
- Anchorage – Consulate (Alaska)
- Atlanta – Consulate General (this page)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Denver – Consulate General (Colorado)
- Detroit – Consulate General (Michigan)
- Honolulu – Consulate General (Hawaii)
- Houston – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- Nashville – Consulate General (Tennessee)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- Portland – Consulate (Oregon)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Seattle – Consulate General (Washington)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan – website of the consulate general (read in the browser; curl blocked) (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html.
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