Embassy of the United States in Tokyo

Embassy of the United States in Tokyo 駐日アメリカ合衆国大使館
Location	Akasaka neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo
Ambassador	Jason P. Hyland

The Embassy of the United States in Tokyo represents the United States in Tokyo, Japan. Along with consulates in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Naha, the Embassy provides assistance to American citizens and residents who live in Japan and issues visas to Japanese nationals, and legal residents in Japan who wish to visit or immigrate to the United States.

Caroline Kennedy was confirmed by the US Senate on October 16, 2013 and sworn in as Ambassador to Japan on November 12, 2013.

Jason P. Hyland became Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Tokyo in July 2014.

The current embassy building was designed by César Pelli and Norma Merrick Sklarek and completed in 1976.

The embassy is located in the Akasaka neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo, steps away from the Nagatachō district, home of the Japanese legislature and the Prime Minister's residence. The address is 1-10-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku Post Code: 107-8420. It is easily accessible via the Tokyo Metro Ginza or Namboku Lines Tameike-Sannō Station and conveniently located to the Hotel Okura.

The first American consulate in Japan was opened at the temple of Gyokusen-ji, Shimoda, Shizuoka under Consul General Townsend Harris. Gyokusen-ji is also the location of a small number of foreign graves dating from as early as 1854 marking the final resting place of US forces personnel that died while serving as part of Commodore Matthew Perry's 'Black Ship' fleet.

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