Application for Japanese Passports

2025/3/24
 
【Important Notice】Effective March 27, 2023, changes have been made to the passport application.

 (1) Effective March 27, 2023, only the Koseki Tohon will be acceptable for applications where the family registry is required.
  Due to the Amendment in the Passport Law, the family registry required for certain applications have changed from “Koseki Tohon or Koseki Shohon” to ONLY “Koseki Tohon.” The Koseki Shohon can no longer be accepted.

 (2) A new version of the passport application form is available.
  Effective March 27, 2023, previous versions of the passport application form will no longer be accepted.
 
  For details, click the Changes in the Application Process due to the Amendments of Passport Laws and Regulations of 2022 (in Japanese only).
 
 
  Japanese Passport Window Appointments
 
  For information on Japanese passport window appointments (application & pick up), click here .
  Please check here for information on our office location, hours & holidays, and contact information.
 

If you became a US citizen through naturalization, you have lost Japanese nationality and cannot apply for a Japanese passport. You are required to report the loss of Japanese nationality by submitting the Denaturalization Registration (Kokuseki Soshitsu Todoke) as soon as possible.

Applications CANNOT be accepted by mail. You may designate someone to apply on your behalf, but you MUST come in to pick-up your own passport.

** Effective April 1, 2022, the age required to apply for a 10-year passport has changed from age 20 to age 18 and older.

 
  1. Window and Office Information
  2. New or Expired Passport
  3. Renewal
  4. Changes in name or domicile
  5. Emergency Tokosho Travel Document
  6. For passports out of blank visa pages
  7. Report a Lost or Stolen Passport
  8. Passport Photo (in Japanese only)
  9. Fees
  10. Request Application Forms
  11. Application for Japanese Passports of Minors
  12. Online Applications (in Japanese only)

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