Japan Consulate Tijuana

Before your visit

• Location: The honorary consulate is in the América neighbourhood of Tijuana, Baja California, about 3 km in a straight line from the centre of Tijuana; the nearest international airport is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), about 5 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap)

About the Honorary Consulate of Japan in Tijuana

The honorary consul is Luis Augusto Lutteroth del Riego, according to the SRE list. It is one of 2 honorary consular posts of Japan in Mexico listed in the SRE list. Japan also has its embassy in Mexico City and 1 career consular post in Mexico.

Which Japanese office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Baja California belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Japan in Mexico, according to the Japanese embassy. The honorary consulate in Tijuana can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace a career consulate.

Contact details of the Japanese Embassy in Mexico City, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Paseo de la Reforma No. 243, 9° Piso, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Mexico City, Mexico
• Telephone: +52 55 5211 0028
• Email: goikenbako@me.mofa.go.jp
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:15–13:15 and 15:00–18:15
• Website: www.mx.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 in Tijuana

20 other countries are represented in Tijuana: Canada (honorary), China (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), El Salvador (consulate general), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Haiti (consulate), Honduras (consulate general), Indonesia (honorary), Israel (honorary), Norway (honorary), Poland (honorary), South Korea (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary), United States (consulate general).

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on Mexico’s mandatory rest days under Article 74 of the Federal Labour Law and may also close on public holidays of Japan.

Emergency assistance

In Mexico, dial 911 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Mexican citizens who need consular help in Japan can contact the Embassy of Mexico in Japan, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.

Diplomatic missions of Japan in Mexico

Japan in Mexico

Measured in a straight line from Tijuana, the nearest other Japanese office is the Honorary Consulate (Nuevo León) in Monterrey (about 1,790 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General (Guanajuato) in León (about 1,980 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Tijuana.

• Mexico City (2,300 km) – Embassy of Japan in Mexico
• León (1,980 km) – Consulate General (Guanajuato)
• Monterrey (1,790 km) – Honorary Consulate (Nuevo León)
• Tijuana – Honorary Consulate (this page)