Japanese consulate in Long Beach: no office
Long Beach is not one of the eighteen places where Japan keeps a consular office.
Which Japanese consulate covers Long Beach?
From Long Beach to Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles is 25 miles, near enough 35 min without traffic.
California is divided by county: nine southern counties belong to Los Angeles and the rest of the state to San Francisco. Long Beach is in Los Angeles County, which is one of the nine, so its office is the Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles.
Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles
There is an honorary consul in Fresno, closer than the consulate general. It can help in an emergency and with local matters, but it issues no passports and no visas.
What you can settle without going
- You can apply for the eVISA online if your nationality is not visa-exempt.
- You can order a koseki copy from your registered domicile in Japan by mail.
- You can get an apostille for a U.S. document from the Secretary of State of the issuing state, not from a Japanese consulate.
Other places in the same district
- Irvine, 40 miles from its consulate
- San Bernardino, 61 miles from its consulate
- Stockton, 81 miles from its consulate
If you only need a certificate or a registration, check whether it can travel by mail before you plan the drive.