Consulate Information

Reception Hours & Public Holidays

Attention: Dear visitors to the Consulate General of Japan in Melbourne

For the interim, if your temperature is detected to be more than 37.5℃ after testing you will not be able to enter the Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne.

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, thermograph (body temperature measuring) cameras have been installed at the entrance of the Consular Section. All visitors are required to take this temperature check upon arrival. This will be overseen by the Security guard.

In principle if your body temperature is above 37.5℃ you will be denied entry into the Consulate. If you have a fever or are feeling unwell, please visit our office after you have recovered.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Reception hours
*Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne is open from 9am till 12:30pm on Mondays to Fridays. We accept visitors by appointment only so please contact us on (03)9679-4510 to make a booking.

Visa and Consular Services		General Reception
Hours:	Monday to Friday	Hours:	Monday to Friday
	9:00 am - 12:30 pm		9:00 am - 1:00 pm
			2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
E-mail:	japanese-consulate@mb.mofa.go.jp	E-mail:	meljapan@mb.mofa.go.jp
Telephone:	03 9679 4510

2022 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (Consulate-General closed)

The Consulate-General will be closed on all Victorian public holidays as well some Japanese public holidays, as listed below.

January	1 (Sat) 2 (Sun) 3 (Mon) 26 (Wed)	New Year's Day (New Year's Holiday*) New Year's Day Public Holiday Australia Day
February	23 (Wed)	Emperor's Birthday Holiday*
March	14 (Mon)	Labour Day
April	15 (Fri) 18 (Mon) 25 (Mon)	Good Friday Easter Monday ANZAC Day
May	4 (Wed)	Green Day*
June	13 (Mon)	Queen's Birthday
July	18 (Mon)	Ocean Day*
August	11 (Thur)	Mountain Day*
September	TBC (Fri)	Friday before the AFL Grand Final
October	10 (Mon)	Sports Day*
November	1 (Tue)	Melbourne Cup Day
December	26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 29 (Thur) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat)	Boxing Day Christmas Day Public Holiday End of Year Holiday* End of Year Holiday* (End of Year Holiday*)

* Public holiday in Japan

How to use our building's elevator

1. When arriving at the consulate

In the our building, the elevators do not have buttons inside. Instead, there are touch panels outside the elevators. Below are detailed instructions for how to use the touch panels to get to Level 25, where the Consulate-General of Japan is located.

The panel will show which elevator to enter, eg Elevator K.

The panel will show which elevator to enter, eg Elevator J.