The ambassador of Spain to Japan is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Japan. The current ambassador is Fidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 8 February 2022.

History The Spanish ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers. Among his functions is to direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Tokyo. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Japan, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Japan.

List of ambassadors (since 1592) Designated/ Accredited End of Mission Ambassador Head of State Prime Minister of Japan NotesJuan CoboPhilip IIGo-Yōzei Tennō San Pedro BautistaPhilip IIGo-Yōzei TennōFather Pedro Bautista, a Franciscan, was sent to Japan with three other companions.Dégano, Felipe Robles, Life and martyrdom of San Pedro Bautista, barefoot religious of the Order of San Francisco and ambassador of Spain in Japan, Madrid, Modern Typography, 1927.Sebastián VizcaínoPhilip IIIGo-Mizunoo TennōJosé Luis Ceacero InguanzoProvisional GovernmentMeiji TennoMinister Plenipotentiary of the Yokohama LegationTiburcio Rodríguez y MuñozAlfonso XIIMeiji TennoCharge d'affaires Mariano ÁlvarezAlfonso XIIMeiji TennoMinister Plenipotentiary of the Legation in TokyoLuis del Castillo y TriguerosAlfonso XIIMeiji Tenno José Delvat y ArêasMaría CristinaItō Hirobumi Luis del Castillo y TriguerosMaría CristinaKuroda KiyotakaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryLuis de la Barrera y RieraMaría CristinaItō HirobumiLuis de la Barrera y RieraRamiro Gil de UribarriAlfonso XIIIKatsura TarōJosé Caro y SzéchényiAlfonso XIIIŌkuma Shigenobu Pedro Quartin y del Saz CaballeroAlfonso XIIIWakatsuki ReijirōLuis Dupuy de Lôme y VidiellaAlfonso XIIIHamaguchi OsachiCharge d'affairesJuan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de RivasAlfonso XIIIShidehara KijūrōEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJuan Francisco de Cárdenas, Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de RivasPedro Antonio Satorras y DametoNiceto Alcalá ZamoraInukai TsuyoshiCharge d'affairesSantiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de VigoNiceto Alcalá ZamoraSaitō MakotoEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJuan Gômez de MolinaFrancisco FrancoHirota KokiCharge d'affairesJosé Luis ÁlvarezFrancisco FrancoHayashi SenjūrōFrancisco José del CastilloFrancisco FrancoKonoe FumimaroSantiago Méndez de Vigo y Méndez de VigoFrancisco FrancoKonoe FumimaroEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFrancisco José del CastilloFrancisco FrancoYoshida ShigeruAmbassadorPelayo García Olay ÁlvarezFrancisco FrancoIchirō HatoyamaMinister in DamascusPelayo García Olayy AlvarezAntonio Villacieros y BenitoFrancisco FrancoNobusuke KishiAntonio Villacieros y BenitoLuis García de Llera y RodríguezFrancisco FrancoHayato IkedaLuis García de Llera y RodríguezAlfonso Merry del Val y AlzolaFrancisco FrancoEisaku SatōAmbassador to the United StatesJoaquín Gutiérrez CanoLuis Carrero BlancoTanaka Kakuei José Aragonés ViláCarlos Arias NavarroMiki TakeoJosé Aragonés ViláEduardo Ibañez y García de VelascoLeopoldo Calvo-SoteloZenkō SuzukiEduardo Ibañez y García de VelascoCamilo Barcia García-VillamilFelipe GonzálezNakasone Yasuhiro Antonio de Oyarzábal MarchesiFelipe GonzálezKaifu ToshikiSantiago Salas CollantesFelipe GonzálezTomiichi MurayamaSantiago Salas CollantesJuan Bautista Leña CasasJosé María AznarKeizō Obuchi Francisco Javier Conde de SaroJosé María AznarJun'ichirō KoizumiFrancisco Javier Conde de Saro cvMiguel Ángel Carriedo MompínJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroShinzō AbeMiguel Ángel Carriedo MompíncvMiguel Ángel Navarro PorteraJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroNaoto KanMiguel Ángel Navarro PorteraGonzalo de Benito SecadesMariano RajoyShinzō AbeGonzalo de Benito SecadesJorge Toledo AlbiñanaPedro SánchezShinzō AbeJorge Toledo AlbiñanaIn officeFidel Sendagorta Gómez del CampilloPedro SánchezFumio KishidaFidel Sendagorta Gómez del Campillo

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