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January 1, 2013
Happy New Year!
Having been assigned to this post the year before last, I will see my second New Year’s Day here in Denver this year. I offer my greetings to you while looking out from the windows of our Consulate office at the Rockies that have turned white from the end of the year snowfall.
This last year, I have been able to relay to the American people of the continuing efforts of Japan, which is working towards reconstruction from the devastation of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We have worked hard towards our goal to strengthen the bonds between Japan and the United States through activities like the Centennial celebration of the Gift of Cherry Blossom Trees to the U.S., and by building friendly relationships with the different communities in the region. Our activities are referred on our homepage, but the success of these events are due to the great cooperation from the many communities, including Japanese business and expats as well as the Japanese American communities, in the cities of our four-state jurisdiction that includes Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to them.
Along with providing top level consular services to the Japanese community, our essential role is to continue to develop the relationship between Japan and the United States. Our Consulate office hopes to fulfill this important role through strengthening the relationship of my country with the Rocky Mountain region. In particular, there are plans to begin a new non-stop flight between Denver International Airport and Tokyo International Airport this spring that will bring these regions even closer. Through expanding economic and cultural exchanges, we expect that there will be even more coming and going between our two countries and I intend to work to assist those activities.
I would appreciate your continued kind cooperation this year.
Ikuhiko Ono, Consul-General of Japan in Denver
Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 12:30PM, 1:30PM - 5:00PM
Consular (Visa) Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 12:00PM, 1:30PM - 4:30PM
1225 17th Street, Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80202
(30th Floor at 17th Street Plaza Building (17th Street x Larimar Street) )
Parking Information
Parking is available in the 17th Street Plaza lot for $2.00/15 minutes, $16.00 maximum (prices subject to change).
The entrance to the lot is located on 18th Street between Lawrence and Larimer.
Numerous street parking lots are also available in the area at less expensive rates.
For short visits, parking at meters is a convenient solution. Meters are 25¢ for 15 minutes, 2 hours maximum.
Meters are enforced from 8 AM -10 PM, Monday through Saturday.
Fax: 303-534-3393
E-mail: cgjd-pr@de.mofa.go.jp (Cultural and PR Section)
cgjd-consular@de.mofa.go.jp (Consular Section)
bruce.powley@de.mofa.go.jp (Economics/Politics Section)
| January 1st, Tuesday | New Year’s Day |
| January 2nd, Wednesday | New Year Holiday |
| January 3rd, Thursday | New Year Holiday |
| January 21st, Monday | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| February 18th, Monday | Washington’s Birthday |
| March 29th, Friday | Good Friday |
| May 27th, Monday | Memorial Day |
| July 4th, Thursday | Independence Day |
| September 2nd, Monday | Labor Day |
| October 14th, Monday | Columbus Day (US) / Sports Day (JP) |
| November 11th, Monday | Veterans Day |
| November 28th, Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| November 29th, Friday | Day After Thanksgiving |
| December 24th, Tuesday | Christmas Eve |
| December 25th, Wednesday | Christmas Day |
| December 30th, Monday | Year End Holiday |
| December 31st, Tuesday | Year End Holiday |