The Honorary Consulate General of Japan in San Marino is a volunteer-run office that assists Japanese citizens in the Republic; passport and visa questions go to the Japanese Embassy in Rome.
Contact Details
| Address | Via Radolfo da Castiglione, 22, 47895 Domagnano, San Marino |
| Telephone | +378 0549 902276 |
| lachilli@omniway.sm | |
| Head of Mission | Leo Achilli, Honorary Consul General |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in San Marino
The honorary consulate general represents Japan in San Marino. According to the San Marino foreign ministry’s list of bilateral relations, it is headed by Leo Achilli. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +378 0549 902276 or e-mail lachilli@omniway.sm.
The Embassy of Japan’s page for San Marino lists Leo Achilli as Honorary Consul General of Japan in San Marino at the same address and phone number, with the fax number +378 0549 944972. It also gives the public hours of the embassy in Rome: Monday to Friday 09:15–13:15 and 14:15–17:00, consular section 09:30–12:45 and 14:15–16:30, except holidays.
The office is in Domagnano, about 2 km in a straight line from the Palazzo Pubblico in the City of San Marino. The nearest airport is Federico Fellini Airport in Rimini (about 14 km); Bologna Airport is about 115 km away.
According to San Marino’s foreign ministry, San Marino can only be reached through the Schengen area, so visitors need whatever is required to enter and transit it. Citizens of Japan need no visa for short stays in the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period, Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806). Anyone staying longer than 30 days needs a stay or residence permit and must apply within that period at the Gendarmerie’s Foreigners’ Office.
Which Japanese office issues passports and visas?
For passports and other formal consular services, Japanese citizens should turn to the Japanese Embassy in Rome, which is responsible for San Marino.
Japan has no embassy in San Marino. According to the San Marino foreign ministry’s list of bilateral relations, the Embassy of Japan in Rome is accredited to San Marino: Via Quintino Sella, 60, 00187 Rome, Italy; tel. +39 06 487991; e-mail giappone@ro.mofa.go.jp. The ambassador is Hikariko Ono (according to the Embassy of Japan, which reports that she presented her credentials on 11 June 2026).
Contact details of the Japanese Embassy in Rome, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Via Quintino Sella, 60, 00187 Rome, Italy
- Telephone: +39 06 487991
- Email: giappone@ro.mofa.go.jp
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:15–13:15 and 14:15–17:00
- Website: www.it.emb-japan.go.jp
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Japan and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Japanese citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in San Marino
12 other countries are represented in San Marino: Austria (honorary), Colombia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Italy (embassy), Lithuania (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy).
Closing days
San Marino’s Law No. 152 of 1990 lists these public holidays: New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6 January), Saint Agatha (5 February), the Anniversary of the Arengo (25 March), Easter Monday, the investiture of the Captains Regent (1 April and 1 October), Labour Day (1 May), Corpus Christi, the Fall of Fascism (28 July), the Assumption (15 August), the feast of Saint Marinus and foundation of the Republic (3 September), All Saints’ Day, the Commemoration of the Dead (2 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), Christmas Day and Saint Stephen’s Day (26 December). Holidays that fall on a Sunday are not moved to another day.
Emergency assistance
In San Marino, dial 112 or 113 for the police, 115 for the fire service and 118 for an ambulance (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Sammarinese citizens who need help in Japan can contact the Embassy of San Marino in Tokyo and the Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Kobe, according to San Marino’s lists of its embassies and consulates abroad.
Japanese missions for San Marino
- Rome – Embassy of Japan (accredited to San Marino; no resident embassy in San Marino)
- San Marino – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
San Marino in Japan
- Embassy of San Marino in Tokyo
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Kobe
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Embassy of Japan’s page for San Marino (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino – bilateral relations: Japan (accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino – information for visitors, Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), Law No. 152 of 18 December 1990 on the calendar of public holidays (Consiglio Grande e Generale), UK Foreign Office travel advice for San Marino – emergency numbers.
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