Japanese consulates in Texas
Texas hosts the Houston consulate general, which covers Texas and Oklahoma and carries the lowest Google rating of any Japanese office in the country. Its honorary consul in Dallas is 239 miles away.
Which Japanese consulate covers Texas?
Texas is covered by Consulate-General of Japan in Houston, and that is the office that handles passports, visas, certificates and family register entries for anyone living here.
Consulate-General of Japan in Houston
Honorary consuls in this state
An honorary consul is a local contact point, not a counter: the post issues no passports and no visas and cannot notarise a document. For that you still go to the consulate general.
Distance from each city in Texas
| City | Consulate | Distance | Driving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 250 mi | 4 h 28 min |
| Arlington | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 256 mi | 4 h 35 min |
| Plano | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 257 mi | 4 h 36 min |
| Fort Worth | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 262 mi | 4 h 44 min |
| McAllen | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 349 mi | 6 h 46 min |
| Laredo | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 351 mi | 6 h 7 min |
| Lubbock | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 529 mi | 9 h 40 min |
| Amarillo | Consulate-General of Japan in Houston | 603 mi | 10 h 46 min |
The distances come from real road routes. Add time for traffic, which these figures do not include.
Of the 8 places listed for Texas, the closest to its consulate is Irving at 250 miles and the furthest is Amarillo at 603. The average across the state is around 357 miles each way.
What you can settle without going
A single visit can often cover several services, so ask what else you can bring while you are there.