【2021】My Japanese is not so great. Will I get the Japan driving license? Yes. You can.
「I only have JLPT N3, can I get the driving license?」「Ⅰ can speak Japanese but I can not read Japanese…」「I do not know Kanji…」
We often receive lots of inquiries from foreigners who are planning to get a Japanese driving license but they are afraid of the writing test part.
So, we want to explain that it is not really difficult to pass the writing test and get the Japan driving license successfully.
Japan is probably the first country to have driving camps. The policy is very complicated and if you plan to join the camp, it costs 250,000~300,000 and time.
On the other hand, if you want to get a job in Japan, some company will request you to get a Japanese driving license. So, we want to explain how to get a Japanese driving license successfully.
１. You will able to take the written test in English/Chinese/Vietnamese
Regarding the prefecture, please check the details below (From 2021.06)
| Prefecture | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | Korean | Vietnamese | Português | Tagalog | |
| Hokkaido | ● | ● | ||||
| Aomori | ● | ● | ||||
| Iwate | ● | ● | ||||
| Miyagi | ● | ● | ||||
| Akita | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Yamagata | ● | ● | ||||
| Fukushima | ● | × | ||||
| Ibaraki | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Tochigi | ● | ● | ||||
| Gunma | ● | × | ● | ● | ||
| Saitama | ● | × | ● | |||
| Chiba | ● | ● | ||||
| Tokyo | ● | × | ||||
| Kanagawa | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Yamanashi | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Shizuoka | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Nagano | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Niigata | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Ishikawa | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Toyama | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Gifu | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Aichi | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Mei | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Fukui | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Shiga | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Kyoto | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Nara | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Wakayama | ● | ● | ||||
| Osaka | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Hyogo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Okayama | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Hiroshima | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Shimane | ● | ● | ||||
| Tottori | ● | ● | ||||
| Yamaguchi | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Ehime | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Kochi | ● | ● | ||||
| Kagawa | ● | ● | ||||
| Tokushima | ● | ● | ||||
| Nagasaki | ● | ● | ||||
| Fukuoka | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Saga | ● | ● | ||||
| Kumamoto | ● | ● | ||||
| Oita | ● | ● | ||||
| Miyasaki | ● | × | ||||
| Kagoshima | ● | ● | ||||
| Okinawa | ● | × |
※Regarding the written test, please note some schools will not be able to take in your mother language since each driving school has their own policy.
① If you join the camp in Tochigi, Chiba and Kanagawa prefecture, you will be able to take the written test in Chinese.
② If you join the camp in Kanagawa prefecture, you will be able to take the written test in Vietnamese.
③ If you join the camp in Hyogo prefecture, you will be able to take the written test in Português.
2. Summary
Nowadays, the number of foreign residents keeps increasing due to population reduction. We hope each foreign residents will have a wonderful life in Japan after reading the article.
