General Information
Former Ambassadors of Japan in Egypt
Embassy of Japan
81 Corniche El Nil Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
P.O.Box 500, Maadi
Tel: +20 (0)2 2528 5910
Fax: +20 (0)2 2528 5905
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
Closed on Fridays and Saturdays
Consular Section
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
Information & Culture Center
2nd Floor, 81 Corniche El Nil Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
P.O.Box 500, Maadi
Tel: +20 2 2528 5910
Fax: +20 2 2528 5905
E-mail: culture@ca.mofa.go.jp
Opening hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
(During Ramadan: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
Closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Embassy holidays
For further information on the Information & Culture Center, click here
Holidays of the Embassy
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| New Year Holiday | January 1 | Thursday | |||||||||
| 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 | Wednesday | |||||||||
| Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday | August 26* | Wednesday | |||||||||
| Japanese Holiday | September 21 | Monday | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
* = These dates might change according to the Islamic calendar