About Us
2023/12/25
Currently, the Embassy of Japan in Sudan is temporarily evacuated from Sudan, and various procedures in Khartoum have been suspended. Applications for entry visas to Japan will be accepted at the temporary office of the Embassy of Japan in Sudan (inside the Embassy of Japan in Egypt) etc.*
*Embassy of Japan in Egypt, Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia, Embassy of Japan in South Sudan, Embassy of Japan in Saudi Arabia, Consulate General of Japan in Jeddah, Embassy of Japan in Qatar, Embassy of Japan in the United Arab Emirates, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai.
*Embassy of Japan in Egypt, Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia, Embassy of Japan in South Sudan, Embassy of Japan in Saudi Arabia, Consulate General of Japan in Jeddah, Embassy of Japan in Qatar, Embassy of Japan in the United Arab Emirates, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai.
General Contact information (Evacuation destination: Cairo, Egypt)
Office Hours & Consular Section
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
Closed on Fridays and Saturdays
Closed on Fridays and Saturdays
Japan Visa Information Hotline: +20 (0)150 171 8276 （Toll free, 24/7, English）
Address: 1st Floor, 81 Corniche El Nil Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 (0)2 2528 5910
Fax: +20 (0)2 2528 5907
E-mail: ryoji@ca.mofa.go.jp
(Please note: The visa application documents must be submitted in person. Any part of the documentation sending by fax, mail, or email without our prior consent is NOT acceptable)
Opening hours (for visa application*): 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m (During Ramadan: 9:00am-1:00pm)
*Please be at the consular section at least 15 minutes before the closing time.
(Please note that there are registration and security check at the gate)
Closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Embassy holidays
Holidays of the Embassy
| Embassy Holidays for 2025 | |||
| Year End Holiday | December 29 | Monday | |
| Year End Holiday | December 30 | Tuesday | |
| Year End Holiday | December 31 | Wednesday | |
| Embassy Holidays for 2026 | |||
| New Year Holiday | January 1 | Thursday | |
| New Year Holiday | January 2 | Friday | |
| New Year Holiday and Closed day | January 3 | Saturday | |
| Coptic Christmas Day | January 7 | Wednesday | |
| Revolution Day | January 25 | Sunday | |
| Japanese Holiday | February 23 | Monday | |
| Eid al-Fitr* | March 19* | Thursday | |
| Eid al-Fitr* | March 22* | Sunday | |
| Coptic Easter | April 12 | Sunday | |
| Sham El Nesseim | April 13 | Monday | |
| Eid El-Adha* | May 27* | Wednesday | |
| Eid El-Adha* | May 28* | Thursday | |
| Eid El-Adha* | May 31* | Sunday | |
| Hijra Day* | June 16* | Tuesday | |
| 30 June Revolution | June 30 | Tuesday | |
| 23 July Revolution | July 23 | Thursday | |
| Prophet Muhammad's Birthday* | August 26* | Wednesday | |
| October Victory Day | October 6 | Tuesday | |
| Japanese Holiday | November 23 | Monday | |
| Year End Holiday | December 29 | Tuesday | |
| Year End Holiday | December 30 | Wednesday | |
| Year End Holiday | December 31 | Thursday | |
Note
[ * ] = These dates might change according to the Islamic Calendar
Recommended Information
- VISA APPLICATIONInformation on visa application and visiting Japan