About us
2025/7/23
Reception Hours
*We accept visitors by appointment only. Please make a booking online here.
| 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 - 4:00 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 | ||
Please refrain calling us for a visa inquiry unless it's urgent or humane matters.
For any visa questions, please Call Japan Visa Information Hotline (+61 AUS) 08 7130 3370
(24hours/ 7days a week, English only)
2024 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.| November | 5 (Tue) | Melbourne Cup |
| December | 25 (Wed) 26 (Thu) 29 (Sun) 30 (Mon) 31 (Tue) |
Christmas Day Boxing Day (End of Year Holiday*) End of Year Holiday* End of Year Holiday* |
* Public holiday in Japan
2025 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 (Wed) 2 (Thu) 3 (Fri) 27 (Mon) |
New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's Day* Australia Day |
| February | 24 (Mon) | Substitute Holiday for the Emperor's Birthday Holiday* |
| March | 10 (Mon) | Labour Day |
| April | 18 (Fri) 21 (Mon) 25 (Fri) |
Good Friday Easter Monday ANZAC Day |
| June | 9 (Mon) | King's Birthday |
| July | 21 (Mon) | Marine Day* |
| August | 11 (Mon) | Mountain Day* |
| September | 26 (Fri) | Friday before the AFL Grand Final |
| October | 13 (Mon) | Sports Day* |
| November | 4 (Tue) | Melbourne Cup |
| December | 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 29 (Mon) 30 (Tue) 31 (Wed) |
Christmas Day Boxing Day 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.
2.When leaving the consulate
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