Japan has embassies in 37 African countries and a consular office in Cape Town. Countries without a resident embassy are covered by a Japanese embassy in a neighboring state, which is shown on the card. Choose a country below to jump straight to its address.
Embassy and Consulate Addresses by Country
Algeria
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Algeria
1, Chemin El Bakri, Ben Aknoun, 16028, Alger (B.P.80 El Biar), Algeria
Tel. +213 (0) 23 37 55 11 / +213 (0) 23 37 55 33 / +213 (0) 23 37 55 44
Angola
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Angola
Torres Loanda, 2F, Rua Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ingombota, Luanda
Tel. (244) 923-167090
Benin
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Benin
Zone Residentielle de Cotonou sis a Djomehountin, 12eme Arrondissement, Cotonou, Benin
Tel. (229) 01-21-30-59-86
Botswana
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Botswana
4th Floor, Barclays House, Plot 8842, Khama Crescent, Gaborone, Botswana
Tel. (267) 391-4456
Burkina Faso
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Burkina Faso
Parcelle 05 du lot n° 09 de la zone A, Section B du Secteur n° 54, Quartier Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Mail 01 BP 5560 Ouagadougou 01
Tel. (226) 2537-6506, 6509
Burundi
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Kenya.
Cameroon
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Cameroon
1535, Rue 1828, Bastos-Ekoudou, Yaoundé, Cameroun
Mail B.P. 6868
Tel. (237) 222-20-62-02, 222-20-65-85
Cabo Verde
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Senegal.
Central African Republic
↑ TopThe embassy is temporarily closed. Since October 2003 its work has been handled by the Embassy of Japan in Cameroon.
Chad
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Cameroon.
Comoros
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Madagascar.
Republic of the Congo
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Democratic Republic of the Congo
372, Avenue Colonel Mondjiba, Concession Immotex, Kinshasa Ngaliema, République Démocratique du Congo
Mail Ambassade du Japon, B.P.1810 Kinshasa République Démocratique du Congo
Tel. +243(0) 81 555 4731~4
Côte d'Ivoire
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Côte d'Ivoire
Bat. B Immeuble La Prévoyance, 2nd Floor, Avenue Nogues, Plateau, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Mail 01 B.P. 1329 Abidjan 01 Côte d'Ivoire
Tel. (225) 2720212863, 2720213043, 2720221790
Djibouti
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Djibouti
9ème étage MEZZ Tower Rue de Venise, Djibouti, République de Djibouti
Mail P.O.BOX 2051
Tel. (253) 21-35-49-81
Egypt
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Egypt
81 Corniche El Nil Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Mail P.O.Box 500 Maadi
Tel. (20-2) 25285910
Equatorial Guinea
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Gabon.
Eritrea
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Eritrea
Adi Roso Street 173, H. No. 10/12, Asmara, Eritrea
Mail P.O. Box 1131
Tel. +291-113516
Eswatini
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in South Africa.
Ethiopia
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Ethiopia
Bole Sub-city, Woreda 6, House No. 431, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel. (251-11) 667-1166
Gabon
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Gabon
Résidence Malaïka, Bâtiment B, 1st Floor, Boulevard du Bord de Mer, Batterie IV, Libreville, Gabon
Mail B.P. 2259, Libreville
Tel. +241(0) 11-732297, +241(0) 11-730235
Tel. Emergency: +241(0) 77-387338
Gambia
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Senegal.
Ghana
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Ghana
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Street, West Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Mail Embassy of Japan P.O.Box 1637 GP Accra, Ghana
Tel. (233-30) 2765060, 2765061
Guinea
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Guinea
Quartier Landréah Port, Corniche Nord, Commune de Dixinn, Conakry, République de Guinée
Mail B.P. 895
Tel. (224) 628-68-38-38, 628-68-38-39, 628-68-38-40, 628-68-38-41
Guinea-Bissau
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Senegal.
Kenya
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Kenya
Mara Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Mail P.O. Box 60202, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel. (254-20) 2898-000
Lesotho
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in South Africa.
Liberia
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Ghana.
Libya
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Libya
TH104 – Palm City Residences, Sidi Abdul Jalil, Janzour, Tripoli, Libya
Tel. (218-21) 487-3663
Madagascar
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Madagascar
Villa Chrysanthème III, Ambohijatovo-Analamahitsy, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Mail B.P.3863
Tel. 261-(0) 20-22-493-57
Malawi
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Malawi
Plot No. 14/191, Petroda Glass House, Lilongwe3, Malawi
Mail P.O.Box 30780
Tel. +265 885 302 222
Mali
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Mali
Avenue du Mali, devant le Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, Hamdallaye ACI 2000, Commune IV, Bamako, Mali
The embassy has been temporarily closed since 26 June 2026 and consular services are suspended. Contact by e-mail: malitaishikan.ryouji@mm.mofa.go.jp. Visa applications are handled by Japanese embassies in third countries such as France, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Morocco.
Mauritania
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Mauritania
Lots 861, 862 and 520 Ilot E Nord, Tevragh Zeina, B.P. 7810, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Tel. (222) 4525-0977
Mauritius
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Mauritius
Level 6, Tower C, 1 Cybercity, Ebene, 72201 Mauritius
Tel. +230-460-2200
Morocco
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Morocco
39, Avenue Ahmed Balafrej, Souissi, 10170 Rabat, Maroc
Tel. (212-537) 63-17-82~4
Mozambique
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Mozambique
Av.Julius Nyerere 2832, C.P.2494, Maputo, Mozambique
Tel. (258) 84-210-9072, 84-125-3402
Namibia
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Namibia
78 Sam Nujoma Drive, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia
Tel. (264) 61-426-700
Niger
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Côte d'Ivoire.
Nigeria
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Nigeria
No.9 Bobo Street (off Gana Street), Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria
Mail P.M.B. 5070 WUSE
Tel. (234-90) 6000-9019, 6000-9099
Rwanda
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Rwanda
35, KG7 Avenue, Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda
Mail P.O.Box 3072, Kigali, Rwanda
Tel. 250-(0) 25-250-0884
São Tomé and Príncipe
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Gabon.
Senegal
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Senegal
Boulevard Martin Luther King Dakar, Sénégal
Mail B.P.3140
Tel. (221) 338495500
Seychelles
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Seychelles
Maison Esplanade 5th Floor, Rue de la Possession, Victoria Mahe, Seychelles
Tel. +248-439-9900
Sierra Leone
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Ghana.
Somalia
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Kenya.
Embassy of Japan in Republic of South Africa
259 Baines Street, corner Frans Oerder Street, Groenkloof, Pretoria 0181, Republic of South Africa
Mail Private Bag X999, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa
Tel. (27-12) 452-1500
Office of the Consul of Japan in Cape Town
21st Floor, The Towers, 2 Heerengracht Corner, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
Tel. (27-21) 425-1695
A branch of the Embassy of Japan in South Africa.
South Sudan
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in South Sudan
Plot No. 514 Block No. 3-k Tong Ping, Juba, South Sudan
Mail P.O.Box 467 Embassy of Japan, Juba, South Sudan
Tel. +211-922-671-513, +211-922-671-511
Sudan
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Sudan
81 Corniche El Nil Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Tel. (20-2) 2528-5929
The embassy has left Khartoum and works from a temporary office in Cairo. Its former address was House No. 67, Street 43, Khartoum One, Khartoum.
Tanzania
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Tanzania
Plot No.1018, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mail P.O.Box 2577
Tel. (255-22) 2115827, 2115829, 2117383, 2117384
Togo
↑ TopNo resident embassy. Covered by the Embassy of Japan in Côte d'Ivoire.
Tunisia
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Tunisia
9 Rue Apollo XI, 1082 Mahrajene-Tunis, Tunisie
Mail B.P. 163, Cite Mahrajene 1082 Tunis
Tel. (216-71) 791-251, 792-363
Uganda
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Uganda
Plot 8, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda
Mail P.O. Box 23553, Kampala, Uganda
Tel. 256-(0) 31-2261-564~6
Zambia
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Zambia
No.5218, Haile Selassie Avenue, Lusaka, Zambia
Mail P.O.Box 34190
Tel. (260-211) 251555
Zimbabwe
↑ TopEmbassy of Japan in Zimbabwe
4th Floor, Social Security Centre, Corner Julius Nyerere Way / Sam Nujoma Street, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel. (263-242) 250025~7
Addresses and phone numbers as published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and by the missions themselves. Opening hours, appointment rules and visa counters differ from office to office; check the official website of the mission before you go.
