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The Fukuoka Consulate is open from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, excluding Japanese and American holidays. We are closed for lunch from noon until 1:00 p.m. Ohori Koen and Tojinmachi subway stations are equidistant from our office.

The American Consulate in Fukuoka City is located at the western end of Ohori Park, 20 minutes by subway from Fukuoka International Airport, and 25 minutes by taxi from the Hakata terminus of the Shinkansen bullet train.

In addition to our business and commercial activities, we provide consular services to the more than 5,500 civilian U.S. citizen residents of Kyushu (Fukuoka, Oita, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Saga, and Miyazaki Prefectures) and Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan. The Kyushu/Yamaguchi region receives over 20,000 American visitors annually and is home to two U.S. military bases.

Among the consular services we provide are passport issuances and renewals, registration of Americans born abroad, notarials, federal benefits, absentee voting, and special consular assistance in the event of the arrest, death, or medical incapacitation of an American citizen. The Consulate no longer issues any type of visa. Please see the visa section of this guide for further visa information.

We also stand ready to help the American community in the event of an emergency, such as a natural disaster. If you are unable to reach us directly during an emergency, please call the American Embassy in Tokyo (03-3224-5000), another American Consulate or Consulate General in Japan, or the Department of State Citizens Emergency Center at (202) 647-5225.

We cannot respond to every e-mail request we receive. Please address inquiries about our consular services to us via fax or letter rather than Internet e-mail. Thank you.

American Consulate Fukuoka, 2-5-26 Ohori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi 810-0052, Japan
Phone: 092-751-9331, Fax: 092-713-9222

Map showing the direction to the American Consulate Fukuoka

American holidays in 2004:

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    New Year's Day: January 1 (Thursday)
    Adult's Day: January 12 (Monday)
    Martin Luther King Jr Day: January 19 (Monday)
    National Foundation Day: February 11 (Wednesday)
    Presidents' Day: February 16 (Monday)
    Greenery Day: April 29 (Thursday)
    Constitution Day: May 3 (Monday)
    Japanese National Holiday: May 4 (Tuesday)
    Children's Day: May 5 (Wednesday)
    Memorial Day: May 31 (Monday)
    Independence Day: July 4 (Sunday to be observed on July 5-Monday)
    Marine Day: July 19 (Monday)
    Labor Day: September 6 (Monday)
    Respect for the Aged Day: September 20 (Monday)
    Autumnal Equinox Day: September 23 (Tuesday)
    Columbus Day: October 11 (Monday)
    Culture Day: November 3 (Wednesday)
    Veterans Day: November 11 (Thursday)
    Thanksgiving Day: November 23 (Tuesday)
    Thanksgiving Day: November 25 (Thursday)
    Emperor's Birthday: December 23 (Thursday)
    Christmas Day: December 25 (Saturday to be observed on December 24-Friday)

Information on English speaking doctors, lawyers, inexpensive hotels and other useful resources can be found in the English Resources section of this web site.

Services for residents of Hiroshima, Shimane and other prefectures in the Kansai region are provided by the American Consulate General in Osaka. If you are an American citizen resident in a different area of Japan and need assistance, please contact the Embassy or the Consulate nearest you at the address provided below.

American Embassy Tokyo
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107

Telephone: 03-3224-5000 (switchboard)
Visa Info: 03-5354-4033
FAX: 03-5570-5041
Immigrant Visa Fax Inquiries: 03-5570-5041
American Citizens Telephone Information Line: 03-3224-5168
Internet Web Site:
MRV Fee Information: 03-3224-5136

American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
11-5 Nishitenma 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530

Telephone: 06-6315-5900
FAX: 06-6315-5930
American Services Recorded Information: 06-6315-5995
Visa Info: 03-5354-4033
Internet Web Site: http://usembassy.state.gov/kansai/wwwhcmai.html

American Consulate General Naha
2564 Nishihara, Urasoe-shi, Okinawa 901-21

Telephone: 0988-76-4211
FAX: 0988-76-4243
Internet Web Site: http://naha.usconsulate.gov/

American Consulate General Sapporo
Kita 1-jo, Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064

Telephone: 011-641-1115
Visa Info: 0990-5-43115 (toll call)
FAX: 011-643-1283
Internet Web Site: http://sapporo.usconsulate.gov/

American Consulate Nagoya
Nishiki SIS Bldg. 6F1, 10-33, Nishiki 3-chome, Naka-ku,
Nagoya 460

Telephone: 052-203-4011
FAX: 052-201-4612

(BECAUSE OF ITS LIMITED STAFF, THE NAGOYA CONSULATE PROVIDES ONLY EMERGENCY SERVICES)
Internet Web Site: http://usembassy.state.gov/nagoya/

** Note: These telephone and fax numbers are for callers from within Japan. If you are calling from the United States, dial the Japan country code (81), omit the first "0" and dial the remainder of the telephone number. For example, if the telephone number is 092-751-9331, please dial: 81-92-751-9331.


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