The list of ambassadors of France to Japan began developing in the same year that the American Commodore Perry "opened" Japan's doors to the West.

Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations were initially established during the Second Empire of French history and the Edo period of Japanese history.

• Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan

• Auslin, Michael R. (2004). Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01521-0; OCLC 56493769
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• Medzini, Meron. (1971). French policy in Japan during the closing years of the Tokugawa regime. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674322301; OCLC 161422

The initial draft of this article was developed using material found at Ambassade de France au Japon in the French Wikipedia.