This mean is Japan Embassy in Cape Town. The embassy nearby the Cape Town Station and inside a big building is very useful. notes: my badly trouble about ATM nearby here. ATM was fiddled with the settings and stolen my cards indirectly by local bad guys. I had lost my cards and stoloen roughly 10,000 Rand on my bank account. You will must have your cell phone in order to call your card's company to stop your cards unusable in any case if you wanna get local cashes through some cashing machine or ATM in case of the worst. And you mind that the area nearby the CapeTown Station is very dangerous for foreigners. この大使館には情報ノート・旅人ノートがありました。職員の方に言うと出していただけます。投稿数は少ないものの、便利な情報が記載されていたので一読の価値はあります。特に、前述したカードの件についても既に別の方が書かれていました。 This area around this embassy hold a lot of street busking in weekend, has any tourist resorts. But you are careful especially at night. [in Sep 2015]

If I could give it 0 stars, I would. I phoned with a query and the person I spoke to was condescending and unhelpful, he kept interrupting me and was rude. He kept repeating the same things over and over again telling me that I wasn’t listening and then giving me an answer that wasn’t relevant to the question I’d asked. When I asked for the question to be answered they kept giving me the same answer that was irrelevant to the question. When I started to get annoyed at the lack of helpfulness, they hung up on me. I just wanted to get information on visas because I think Japan is a wonderful country and would like to visit. This service was truly atrocious and I hope the person I spoke to gets fired. Truly unacceptable behaviour.

I applied for visas for SA passports and got them in 5 working days. However, be prepared to deal with the rude and difficult guy at the front desk, who delights in his power over the hapless supplicants seeking information. If your paperwork is 100% as per the website specs, you will get the visa no problem. I have been told that no-one with a legitimate application ever gets refused.

I found the man at the desk to be curt but efficient. He knew what he was looking for and didn't make small talk, which I appreciated. I was in and out within 10 minutes (seriously, it took longer driving to the visitor parking from the entrance), so I am happy with the overall quality of the service.

The old man at the front desk was extremely rude and not very helpful. Constantly give me attitude. He also told me that the consulate will not get back to me and that I’ll have to call them to find out if my documents are ready. I would give a lower rating if it was possible.

That old man at the front was really unhelpful and acts as though he doesn't get paid enough to do that job. He does not seem as though he cares if your application is seen to or not. He needs to be removed or retrained on proper customer service.

I suggest phoning before going in to find out who is working that day. Martin is one of the most spiteful people I have ever met. He should be fired. I feel sorry for those who work around him. I left the place in tears. Horrible man.

Just called in during their lunch break but a lady did pickup anyway. Very polite and answered all the question I asked. I felt welcomed.

The Embassy services really improved in the past 3 months and emails are answered immediately, thank you for the good service

There is some crazy old man that at the front desk, very rude and unhelpful person. He tries to be as spiteful as he can.

Very quick process time. Applied for visa and the visa is issued the next day. If all necessary documents were provided

Very friendly staff, very accommodating overall, but older gentleman at the counter leaves some decorum to be desired.

Very pleasant and efficient. Cheap visas compared to other countries.

Friendly, informative and efficient. Visa application is a pleasure!

Excellent service

A real pleasure

Great service