Consular Office of Japan in Portland

Portland sits in the Wells Fargo Center and covers Oregon plus the southern half of Idaho. The northern half belongs to Seattle, and neither office publishes the line between them.

How to book an appointment at the Japanese consulate in Portland

Booking comes first at Consular Office of Japan in Portland; the forms can wait until you have a date.

Each office runs its own calendar. On the Consular Office of Japan in Portland website the visa pages and the passport pages have different contact points, so follow the one for your service.

Reserving a time is free of charge at every Japanese office in the United States.

Reviewers report long silences on email and voicemail. If a deadline is involved, plan on going in person rather than writing.

How to cancel an appointment at the Japanese consulate in Portland

Let the office know rather than simply not turning up.

Write to Consular Office of Japan in Portland by email, with your name and the date of the appointment. Do not rely on a phone call: the consular section may not answer the line during counter hours.

Getting to the Japanese consulate in Portland

The consulate is at Wells Fargo Center, 1300 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 2700, inside a commercial building. Look for the floor rather than a street entrance.

Real reviews of the Japanese consulate in Portland

4.2 out of 5 across 34 reviews. It is a consular office rather than a consulate general, and the complaints concentrate on getting a reply.

A system error left my status unchanged and three weeks passed before anyone told me. Email is not the way to chase anything urgent here.

Alex R.

The experience at the window depended entirely on who was at it. One member of staff was patient and clear, the other was not.

Mia D.

Calls go unanswered and callbacks take days, which is hard when a deadline is involved.

Greg S.

Opening hours of the Japanese consulate in Portland

The counter hours are the part that catches people out.

The consular counter opens 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. y 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.. The office itself keeps longer hours, and the two are not the same thing.

Phone number of the Japanese consulate in Portland

The number is (503) 221-1811. Consular sections often do not answer during counter hours, so email usually gets a faster reply.

What the Japanese consulate in Portland handles

Some of what people come here for is handled in Japan, not in Portland.

Passports, certificates and registrations for Oregon and southern Idaho. The honorary consul in Boise assists locally and issues nothing.

What you can settle without going

Several of these steps do not need the counter at all.