Switch driver’s license to Japanese
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License Center
- Fuchu Driver's License Center
- Samezu Driver’s License Testing Center
- Koto Driver’s License Testing and Issuing Center
1.Fuchu Driver's License Center
- Address
- 3-1-1, Tama-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo
- Telephone Number
- 042-362-3591 or 042-362-3591
- Access
- JR Chuo Line：Musashikoganei Station
Keio Bus (For Tama-cho or Chofu-Eki Kita-guchi) “Shikenjo-Seimon” Stop
Odakyu Bus (For Mitaka-Eki Minami-guchi) “Shikenjo-Seimon” Stop
Keio Line：Chofu Station
Keio Bus (For Musashikoganei-Eki Minami-guchi) “Shikenjo-Seimon” Stop
Keio Line：Tama Reien Station
Keio Bus (For Musashikoganei-Eki Minami-guchi) “Shikenjo-Seimon” Stop
2.Samezu Driver’s License Testing Center
- Address
- 1-12-5 Higashi-oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
- Telephone Number
- 033-474-1374 or 035-463-6000
- Access
-
Keihin-Kyuko Line：Samezu Station
Tokyo Monorail：Oi-Keibajo Mae Station
Tokyo Rinkai Line：Shinagawa Seaside Station
JR Shinagawa Station
Toei Bus (For Oi-Keibajo Mae) “Samezu Unten-Menkyo Shikenjo Mae (Tokyo-Unyukyoku Mae)” Stop< br> JR Meguro Station
Toei Bus (For Oi-Keibajo Mae) “Samezu Unten-Menkyo Shikenjo Mae (Tokyo-Unyukyoku mae)” Stop
3.Koto Driver’s License Testing and Issuing Center
- Address
- 1-7-24 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo
- Telephone Number
- 033-699-1151
- Access
-
Tokyo Metro Tozai Line：Toyocho Station
JR Kameido Station
Toei Bus (For Toyocho-Eki Mae) “Koto Unten-Menkyo Shikenjo Mae” Stop
JR Kinshicho Station
Toei Bus (For Monzennakacho) “Koto Unten-Menkyo Shikenjo Mae” Stop
About reception and required documents
- Reception days
- Reception hours
- Eligibility Requirements
- Necessary Documents
- Additional Documents
- Others
- Interpreter/Translator
- Fees
- Application Process
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
- Reception days
- Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
- Reception hours
- 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Closed between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday1Processing time varies depending on the volume of applications. Your Japanese license may not be issued on the same day of application.
- Eligibility Requirements
-
Must satisfy all the conditions.
- You are a holder of a valid foreign driver's license.
- You have stayed for 90 days or longer in the issuing country after having obtained the foreign driver's license.
- You must be aged 16 or older to obtain a license for a regular motorcycle or moped. Must be aged 18 or older to obtain a license for a semi medium-size vehicle, regular vehicle,large motorcycle, large special vehicle or towing vehicle. Must be aged 20 or older to obtain license for a medium-size vehicle. Must be aged 21 or older to obtain license for a large-size vehicle.
- You must be registered as a foreign resident of Tokyo
- Necessary Documents
-
Residence card, Passport, and the similar documents that can be used to identify you
A Valid foreign driver's license and any expired license if you have one
If you have an old license, please bring your old license.
*If your foreign driver’s license does not contain the date you first obtained it, a document, such as your driving record with the said date, is required. *If you have multiple licenses (e.g. an ordinary motor vehicle license and an ordinary motorcycle license), a document indicating the date you first obtained these licenses maybe required respectively. *Required documents may vary depending on the country or license status. Please contact us in advance for details.Japanese translation of the foreign driver's license
The translation must either be done by the embassy or consulate representing the country where the license was issued or the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
A document which proves that you had stayed in the country or region where you obtained the license for a total of three months or more since you obtained it (e.g. passport)
*Please bring all of your passports, including expired ones.
*If you used the automated passport control at the immigration, please bring along a certificate issued to prove the aforesaid fact that you stay for the required period in the country or region where you obtained the license.
*The immigration record may be necessary even if your passport has not passed through the automated gate.(Note 1) If you have renewed your passport, you will also need your old passport to check the length of stay in the country where you have a foreign license.
(Note 2) If your passport is not stamped (including when using an automated gate), You may need to provide proof of your stay. (If necessary, Certificate of entry issued by Immigration Control Bureau.)
Copy of passport (All pages are required except for blank pages.)An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Certificate must be issued within 6 months. Photocopies are not allowed.Address on the family register must be written in the Certificate.Foreign residents are required to bring certificate of residence on which nationality, visa status and length of stay are written. Certificate is not acceptable if period of stay is expired.Those foreign residents who don't fall under the Basic Resident Registration law are kindly asked to make an inquiry to the Driver's License Examination Center.Certificate is not acceptable in principle, if identification number is written.
An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Applicant's photo
Applicant’s photograph for application form (3cm×2.4cm) *The photo must be front-face, showing the face and shoulder only, without a hat or head covering (with the exception of people who have religious or medical reasons); the background must be uniform and plain; it must be taken in the last six months and printed in color. *Please do not wear colored contact lenses. *Photographs which are grainy or taken at home are not acceptable. *A photograph is required for each type of license you apply for. *The photograph is not for driver’s license.
Japanese driver's license in you have any
- Additional Documents
-
- Driving record (Certificate of Driver's License), if your foreign driver's license does not show the original date of issue, or if this is unclear.
- Official Receipt, DFA Authentication (Red Ribbon), Apostile certificate if you are a holder of Phillippine Driver's license.
- Chinese National Identification and Basic information(kihon shinsoku) if you are a holder of Chinese Driver's license.
- Certificate of Driver's License according to each states, if you are a holder of Australian driver's license.
- According to the result of document screening, you may be requested to present certificate issued by your consulate or the authorities concerned.
- If you have a Pakistan license, you will need a driving record and a certificate of driver's license issued by the Pakistan embassy in Japan
- Driving records for those with a Myanmar license
- Others
-
Ordinary motor vehicle license/motorcycle licenses: 0.7 or better (both eyes) and 0.3 or better (each eye); or If the vision of one eye is under 0.3 or one eye has no vision, the visual field of the other eye must be 150 continuous degrees or more along the horizontal meridian and its vision 0.7 or better. Medium-sized/large-sized motor vehicle license:0.8 or better (both eyes) and 0.5 or better (each eye). The applicant must go through depth perception tests by the three-rod method three times and the average error must be 2 cm or less.
- Interpreter/Translator
-
Your interview is conducted in Japanese only. If you have problems with the language,make sure to be accompanied by an interpreter.
Your interpreter will be asked to identify himself with ID documents, such as drivers license, health insurance card, mynumber card, passport, student ID. Notification card accompanying mynumber card is not acceptable, in principle.
- Fees
-
¥2,550 for regular vehicles
¥4.100 for large-size, medium-size and semi medium-size vehicle
¥1,500 for mopeds
¥2,600 for other vehicles
¥2,050 Issuance fee for a single license
- Application Process
-
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
-
The duration of your stay in the foreign country where your license was issued must have been three months (90 days) or longer. This means that you must have stayed in the country where the license was issued for a total of three months (90 days) or more to be considered as valid. (Example) If you have acquired a license from 2012 and stayed in the issuing country until 2014
Please bring all your old passports.
If you use an automated gate when entering or leaving Japan, please obtain an immigration record certificate for the country where you have obtained your license.
Passports that do not use an automated gate may require an immigration certificate.
About Examination
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
-
To proceed to the driving technique stage it is necessary to score 7 or more correct answers out of 10 questions. Note that you will be charged for the knowledge test even if you fail the test. Note that you will be charged again for the knowledge test each time you retake it.
Your knowledge and practical driving skills will be examined when you exchange your foreign driver’s license for a Japanese one. * You need to make an appointment to take an exam for your practical driving skills. You cannot take the exam on the day of your application. * The 29 countries etc mentioned are exempt from the examination of knowledge and practical driving skills.
As it is necessary to see if you fall under the category of a novice driver, etc., please bring with you a driving record/history and a document (e.g., your old foreign driver’s license) showing the period of your stay in a foreign country or region, if any.
Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License (Traffic rule knowledge check) Effect measurement problems
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- There are 11 languages available:
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- For the driving test, you will be asked to drive over a designated course according to the license type you are applying for. To pass the test you must score 70 or more out of 100points. Note that if you fail the verification of driving skill, you will be charged again for the test and vehicle usage each time you retake the test.
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
License Center
1.Kanagawa Driver’s License Examination Center
- Address
- 3-605 Hirabariminami, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya
- Telephone Number
- 045-365-3111
- Access
- Get off at Furukawabashi Station on the Keihan Electric Railway, and ride the Keihan bus going to the License center (免許試験場) or walk for about 20 minutes (about 1.5 km) to reach the license center. (Note 1) The number of parking lots is limited, and the surrounding roads are very crowded, so please use public transportation. The fee for using the toll parking lot is 200 yen for one hour and 100 yen for every 30 minutes thereafter. (Note 2) Those who have a certificate of the physical disability/handicapped will be exempt from the parking fee. Please show the certificate of the physical disability and the parking ticket to the parking staff before payment.
About reception and required documents
- Reception days
- Reception hours
- Eligibility Requirements
- Necessary Documents
- Additional Documents
- Others
- Interpreter/Translator
- Fees
- Application Process
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
- Reception days
- Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
- Reception hours
-
8:30 –9:00 AM and 1:00 –1:30 PM
https://www.police.pref.kanagawa.jp/eng/e_pic/eng83013.pdf
- Eligibility Requirements
-
Must satisfy all the conditions.
- You are a holder of a valid foreign driver's license.
- You have stayed for 90 days or longer in the issuing country after having obtained the foreign driver's license.
- You must be aged 16 or older to obtain a license for a regular motorcycle or moped. Must be aged 18 or older to obtain a license for a semi medium-size vehicle, regular vehicle,large motorcycle, large special vehicle or towing vehicle. Must be aged 20 or older to obtain license for a medium-size vehicle. Must be aged 21 or older to obtain license for a large-size vehicle.
- You must be registered as a foreign resident of Kanagawa Prefecture
- Necessary Documents
-
Residence card, Passport, and the similar documents that can be used to identify you
A Valid foreign driver's license and any expired license if you have one
If you have an old license, please bring your old license.
*If your foreign driver’s license does not contain the date you first obtained it, a document, such as your driving record with the said date, is required. *If you have multiple licenses (e.g. an ordinary motor vehicle license and an ordinary motorcycle license), a document indicating the date you first obtained these licenses maybe required respectively. *Required documents may vary depending on the country or license status. Please contact us in advance for details.Japanese translation of the foreign driver's license
The translation must either be done by the embassy or consulate representing the country where the license was issued or the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
A document which proves that you had stayed in the country or region where you obtained the license for a total of three months or more since you obtained it (e.g. passport)
*Please bring all of your passports, including expired ones.
*If you used the automated passport control at the immigration, please bring along a certificate issued to prove the aforesaid fact that you stay for the required period in the country or region where you obtained the license.
*The immigration record may be necessary even if your passport has not passed through the automated gate.(Note 1) If you have renewed your passport, you will also need your old passport to check the length of stay in the country where you have a foreign license.
(Note 2) If your passport is not stamped (including when using an automated gate), You may need to provide proof of your stay. (If necessary, Certificate of entry issued by Immigration Control Bureau.)
Copy of passport (All pages are required except for blank pages.)An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Certificate must be issued within 6 months. Photocopies are not allowed.Address on the family register must be written in the Certificate.Foreign residents are required to bring certificate of residence on which nationality, visa status and length of stay are written. Certificate is not acceptable if period of stay is expired.Those foreign residents who don't fall under the Basic Resident Registration law are kindly asked to make an inquiry to the Driver's License Examination Center.Certificate is not acceptable in principle, if identification number is written.
An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Applicant's photo
Applicant’s photograph for application form (3cm×2.4cm) *The photo must be front-face, showing the face and shoulder only, without a hat or head covering (with the exception of people who have religious or medical reasons); the background must be uniform and plain; it must be taken in the last six months and printed in color. *Please do not wear colored contact lenses. *Photographs which are grainy or taken at home are not acceptable. *A photograph is required for each type of license you apply for. *The photograph is not for driver’s license.
Japanese driver's license in you have any
- Additional Documents
-
- Driving record (Certificate of Driver's License), if your foreign driver's license does not show the original date of issue, or if this is unclear.
- Official Receipt, DFA Authentication (Red Ribbon), Apostile certificate if you are a holder of Phillippine Driver's license.
- Chinese National Identification and Basic information(kihon shinsoku) if you are a holder of Chinese Driver's license.
- Certificate of Driver's License according to each states, if you are a holder of Australian driver's license.
- According to the result of document screening, you may be requested to present certificate issued by your consulate or the authorities concerned.
- If you have a Pakistan license, you will need a driving record and a certificate of driver's license issued by the Pakistan embassy in Japan
- Driving records for those with a Myanmar license
- Others
-
Ordinary motor vehicle license/motorcycle licenses: 0.7 or better (both eyes) and 0.3 or better (each eye); or If the vision of one eye is under 0.3 or one eye has no vision, the visual field of the other eye must be 150 continuous degrees or more along the horizontal meridian and its vision 0.7 or better. Medium-sized/large-sized motor vehicle license:0.8 or better (both eyes) and 0.5 or better (each eye). The applicant must go through depth perception tests by the three-rod method three times and the average error must be 2 cm or less.
- Interpreter/Translator
-
Your interview is conducted in Japanese only. If you have problems with the language,make sure to be accompanied by an interpreter.
Your interpreter will be asked to identify himself with ID documents, such as drivers license, health insurance card, mynumber card, passport, student ID. Notification card accompanying mynumber card is not acceptable, in principle.
- Fees
-
¥2,550 for regular vehicles
¥4.100 for large-size, medium-size and semi medium-size vehicle
¥1,500 for mopeds
¥2,600 for other vehicles
¥2,050 Issuance fee for a single license
- Application Process
-
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
-
The duration of your stay in the foreign country where your license was issued must have been three months (90 days) or longer. This means that you must have stayed in the country where the license was issued for a total of three months (90 days) or more to be considered as valid. (Example) If you have acquired a license from 2012 and stayed in the issuing country until 2014
Please bring all your old passports.
If you use an automated gate when entering or leaving Japan, please obtain an immigration record certificate for the country where you have obtained your license.
Passports that do not use an automated gate may require an immigration certificate.
About Examination
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
-
To proceed to the driving technique stage it is necessary to score 7 or more correct answers out of 10 questions. Note that you will be charged for the knowledge test even if you fail the test. Note that you will be charged again for the knowledge test each time you retake it.
Your knowledge and practical driving skills will be examined when you exchange your foreign driver’s license for a Japanese one. * You need to make an appointment to take an exam for your practical driving skills. You cannot take the exam on the day of your application. * The 29 countries etc mentioned are exempt from the examination of knowledge and practical driving skills.
As it is necessary to see if you fall under the category of a novice driver, etc., please bring with you a driving record/history and a document (e.g., your old foreign driver’s license) showing the period of your stay in a foreign country or region, if any.
Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License (Traffic rule knowledge check) Effect measurement problems
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- There are 11 languages available:
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- For the driving test, you will be asked to drive over a designated course according to the license type you are applying for. To pass the test you must score 70 or more out of 100points. Note that if you fail the verification of driving skill, you will be charged again for the test and vehicle usage each time you retake the test.
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
License Center
1.Saitama Police Driver’s License Center
- Address
- 405-4 Oaza Konosu Konosu
- Telephone Number
- 042-362-3591 or 042-362-3591
- Access
-
From JR Takasaki Line Konosu Station East Exit
About 25 minutes on foot (1.6km distance)
About 10 minutes by Tobu Bus, Kawagoe Kanko Bus, or Asahi Bus "To License Center"
• From Higashimatsuyama Station on the Tobu Tojo Line
Approximately 40 minutes by Kawagoe Kanko Bus "To License Center"
From Kawagoe Station on the JR Saikyo Line
About 60 minutes by Tobu Bus "To License Center"
Train route map
About 25 minutes from Omiya Station on the JR Takasaki Line to Konosu Station
About 15 minutes from Kumagaya Station on the JR Takasaki Line to Konosu Station
About 10 minutes by bus from Konosu Station East Exit to Driver's License Center
About reception and required documents
- Reception days
- Reception hours
- Eligibility Requirements
- Necessary Documents
- Additional Documents
- Others
- Interpreter/Translator
- Fees
- Application Process
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
- Reception days
- Monday to Friday (except holidays)
- Reception hours
- AM8：30～12：00、PM13：00～17：00
- Eligibility Requirements
-
Must satisfy all the conditions.
- You are a holder of a valid foreign driver's license.
- You have stayed for 90 days or longer in the issuing country after having obtained the foreign driver's license.
- You must be aged 16 or older to obtain a license for a regular motorcycle or moped. Must be aged 18 or older to obtain a license for a semi medium-size vehicle, regular vehicle,large motorcycle, large special vehicle or towing vehicle. Must be aged 20 or older to obtain license for a medium-size vehicle. Must be aged 21 or older to obtain license for a large-size vehicle.
- You must be registered as a foreign resident of Saitama
- Necessary Documents
-
Residence card, Passport, and the similar documents that can be used to identify you
A Valid foreign driver's license and any expired license if you have one
If you have an old license, please bring your old license.
*If your foreign driver’s license does not contain the date you first obtained it, a document, such as your driving record with the said date, is required. *If you have multiple licenses (e.g. an ordinary motor vehicle license and an ordinary motorcycle license), a document indicating the date you first obtained these licenses maybe required respectively. *Required documents may vary depending on the country or license status. Please contact us in advance for details.Japanese translation of the foreign driver's license
The translation must either be done by the embassy or consulate representing the country where the license was issued or the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
A document which proves that you had stayed in the country or region where you obtained the license for a total of three months or more since you obtained it (e.g. passport)
*Please bring all of your passports, including expired ones.
*If you used the automated passport control at the immigration, please bring along a certificate issued to prove the aforesaid fact that you stay for the required period in the country or region where you obtained the license.
*The immigration record may be necessary even if your passport has not passed through the automated gate.(Note 1) If you have renewed your passport, you will also need your old passport to check the length of stay in the country where you have a foreign license.
(Note 2) If your passport is not stamped (including when using an automated gate), You may need to provide proof of your stay. (If necessary, Certificate of entry issued by Immigration Control Bureau.)
Copy of passport (All pages are required except for blank pages.)An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Certificate must be issued within 6 months. Photocopies are not allowed.Address on the family register must be written in the Certificate.Foreign residents are required to bring certificate of residence on which nationality, visa status and length of stay are written. Certificate is not acceptable if period of stay is expired.Those foreign residents who don't fall under the Basic Resident Registration law are kindly asked to make an inquiry to the Driver's License Examination Center.Certificate is not acceptable in principle, if identification number is written.
An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Applicant's photo
Applicant’s photograph for application form (3cm×2.4cm) *The photo must be front-face, showing the face and shoulder only, without a hat or head covering (with the exception of people who have religious or medical reasons); the background must be uniform and plain; it must be taken in the last six months and printed in color. *Please do not wear colored contact lenses. *Photographs which are grainy or taken at home are not acceptable. *A photograph is required for each type of license you apply for. *The photograph is not for driver’s license.
Japanese driver's license in you have any
- Additional Documents
-
- Driving record (Certificate of Driver's License), if your foreign driver's license does not show the original date of issue, or if this is unclear.
- Official Receipt, DFA Authentication (Red Ribbon), Apostile certificate if you are a holder of Phillippine Driver's license.
- Chinese National Identification and Basic information(kihon shinsoku) if you are a holder of Chinese Driver's license.
- Certificate of Driver's License according to each states, if you are a holder of Australian driver's license.
- According to the result of document screening, you may be requested to present certificate issued by your consulate or the authorities concerned.
- If you have a Pakistan license, you will need a driving record and a certificate of driver's license issued by the Pakistan embassy in Japan
- Driving records for those with a Myanmar license
- Others
-
Ordinary motor vehicle license/motorcycle licenses: 0.7 or better (both eyes) and 0.3 or better (each eye); or If the vision of one eye is under 0.3 or one eye has no vision, the visual field of the other eye must be 150 continuous degrees or more along the horizontal meridian and its vision 0.7 or better. Medium-sized/large-sized motor vehicle license:0.8 or better (both eyes) and 0.5 or better (each eye). The applicant must go through depth perception tests by the three-rod method three times and the average error must be 2 cm or less.
- Interpreter/Translator
-
Your interview is conducted in Japanese only. If you have problems with the language,make sure to be accompanied by an interpreter.
Your interpreter will be asked to identify himself with ID documents, such as drivers license, health insurance card, mynumber card, passport, student ID. Notification card accompanying mynumber card is not acceptable, in principle.
- Fees
-
¥2,550 for regular vehicles
¥4.100 for large-size, medium-size and semi medium-size vehicle
¥1,500 for mopeds
¥2,600 for other vehicles
¥2,050 Issuance fee for a single license
- Application Process
-
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
-
The duration of your stay in the foreign country where your license was issued must have been three months (90 days) or longer. This means that you must have stayed in the country where the license was issued for a total of three months (90 days) or more to be considered as valid. (Example) If you have acquired a license from 2012 and stayed in the issuing country until 2014
Please bring all your old passports.
If you use an automated gate when entering or leaving Japan, please obtain an immigration record certificate for the country where you have obtained your license.
Passports that do not use an automated gate may require an immigration certificate.
About Examination
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
-
To proceed to the driving technique stage it is necessary to score 7 or more correct answers out of 10 questions. Note that you will be charged for the knowledge test even if you fail the test. Note that you will be charged again for the knowledge test each time you retake it.
Your knowledge and practical driving skills will be examined when you exchange your foreign driver’s license for a Japanese one. * You need to make an appointment to take an exam for your practical driving skills. You cannot take the exam on the day of your application. * The 29 countries etc mentioned are exempt from the examination of knowledge and practical driving skills.
As it is necessary to see if you fall under the category of a novice driver, etc., please bring with you a driving record/history and a document (e.g., your old foreign driver’s license) showing the period of your stay in a foreign country or region, if any.
Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License (Traffic rule knowledge check) Effect measurement problems
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- For the driving test, you will be asked to drive over a designated course according to the license type you are applying for. To pass the test you must score 70 or more out of 100points. Note that if you fail the verification of driving skill, you will be charged again for the test and vehicle usage each time you retake the test.
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
License Center
1.Kadoma Driver’s License Test Site
- Address
- 〒571-8555 23-16 Ichiban-cho Kadoma-shi Osaka
- Telephone Number
- 06-6908-9121 Telephone service (automatic voice guidance)
(all day): 06-6906-0055
(Note 1) Please check the phone number carefully and make sure you make the correct call.
(Note 2) Inquiries to the test center are very busy, especially in the morning, so you will have to wait a long time before you can connect. If you are in a hurry, please use the telephone service (automatic voice guidance) which can be used all day. "
- Access
- Get off at Furukawabashi Station on the Keihan Electric Railway, and ride the Keihan bus going to the License center (免許試験場) or walk for about 20 minutes (about 1.5 km) to reach the license center. (Note 1) The number of parking lots is limited, and the surrounding roads are very crowded, so please use public transportation. The fee for using the toll parking lot is 200 yen for one hour and 100 yen for every 30 minutes thereafter. (Note 2) Those who have a certificate of the physical disability/handicapped will be exempt from the parking fee. Please show the certificate of the physical disability and the parking ticket to the parking staff before payment.
2.Komyoike Driver’s License Test Sit
- Address
- 〒594−0031 5-13-1 Fushiya-cho Izumi-shi Osaka
- Telephone Number
-
0725-56-1881 Telephone service (automatic voice guidance)
(all day): 06-6906-0055
(Note 1) Please check the phone number carefully and make sure you make the correct call.
(Note 2) Inquiries to the test center are very busy, especially in the morning, so you will have to wait a long time before you can connect. If you are in a hurry, please use the telephone service (automatic voice guidance) that can be used all day.
- Access
- Get off at Komeiike station on the Senboku High-speed Railway, and walk for about 5 minutes (about 400 meters) to reach the license center. (Note 1) The number of parking lots is limited, and the surrounding roads are very crowded, so please use public transportation. The fee for using the toll parking lot is 200 yen for one hour and 100 yen for every 30 minutes thereafter. (Note 2) Those who have a certificate of the physical disability/handicapped will be exempt from the parking fee. Please show the certificate of the physical disability and the parking ticket to the general affairs clerk before payment.
About reception and required documents
- Reception days
- Reception hours
- Eligibility Requirements
- Necessary Documents
- Additional Documents
- Others
- Interpreter/Translator
- Fees
- Application Process
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
- Reception days
- Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
- Reception hours
- 8:45 AM to Noon, 12:45 PM to 1:30 PM
- Eligibility Requirements
-
Must satisfy all the conditions.
- You are a holder of a valid foreign driver's license.
- You have stayed for 90 days or longer in the issuing country after having obtained the foreign driver's license.
- You must be aged 16 or older to obtain a license for a regular motorcycle or moped. Must be aged 18 or older to obtain a license for a semi medium-size vehicle, regular vehicle,large motorcycle, large special vehicle or towing vehicle. Must be aged 20 or older to obtain license for a medium-size vehicle. Must be aged 21 or older to obtain license for a large-size vehicle.
- You must be registered as a foreign resident of Osaka Prefecture
- Necessary Documents
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Residence card, Passport, and the similar documents that can be used to identify you
A Valid foreign driver's license and any expired license if you have one
If you have an old license, please bring your old license.
*If your foreign driver’s license does not contain the date you first obtained it, a document, such as your driving record with the said date, is required. *If you have multiple licenses (e.g. an ordinary motor vehicle license and an ordinary motorcycle license), a document indicating the date you first obtained these licenses maybe required respectively. *Required documents may vary depending on the country or license status. Please contact us in advance for details.Japanese translation of the foreign driver's license
The translation must either be done by the embassy or consulate representing the country where the license was issued or the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
A document which proves that you had stayed in the country or region where you obtained the license for a total of three months or more since you obtained it (e.g. passport)
*Please bring all of your passports, including expired ones.
*If you used the automated passport control at the immigration, please bring along a certificate issued to prove the aforesaid fact that you stay for the required period in the country or region where you obtained the license.
*The immigration record may be necessary even if your passport has not passed through the automated gate.(Note 1) If you have renewed your passport, you will also need your old passport to check the length of stay in the country where you have a foreign license.
(Note 2) If your passport is not stamped (including when using an automated gate), You may need to provide proof of your stay. (If necessary, Certificate of entry issued by Immigration Control Bureau.)
Copy of passport (All pages are required except for blank pages.)An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Certificate must be issued within 6 months. Photocopies are not allowed.Address on the family register must be written in the Certificate.Foreign residents are required to bring certificate of residence on which nationality, visa status and length of stay are written. Certificate is not acceptable if period of stay is expired.Those foreign residents who don't fall under the Basic Resident Registration law are kindly asked to make an inquiry to the Driver's License Examination Center.Certificate is not acceptable in principle, if identification number is written.
An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Applicant's photo
Applicant’s photograph for application form (3cm×2.4cm) *The photo must be front-face, showing the face and shoulder only, without a hat or head covering (with the exception of people who have religious or medical reasons); the background must be uniform and plain; it must be taken in the last six months and printed in color. *Please do not wear colored contact lenses. *Photographs which are grainy or taken at home are not acceptable. *A photograph is required for each type of license you apply for. *The photograph is not for driver’s license.
Japanese driver's license in you have any
- Additional Documents
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- Driving record (Certificate of Driver's License), if your foreign driver's license does not show the original date of issue, or if this is unclear.
- Official Receipt, DFA Authentication (Red Ribbon), Apostile certificate if you are a holder of Phillippine Driver's license.
- Chinese National Identification and Basic information(kihon shinsoku) if you are a holder of Chinese Driver's license.
- Certificate of Driver's License according to each states, if you are a holder of Australian driver's license.
- According to the result of document screening, you may be requested to present certificate issued by your consulate or the authorities concerned.
- If you have a Pakistan license, you will need a driving record and a certificate of driver's license issued by the Pakistan embassy in Japan
- Driving records for those with a Myanmar license
- Others
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Ordinary motor vehicle license/motorcycle licenses: 0.7 or better (both eyes) and 0.3 or better (each eye); or If the vision of one eye is under 0.3 or one eye has no vision, the visual field of the other eye must be 150 continuous degrees or more along the horizontal meridian and its vision 0.7 or better. Medium-sized/large-sized motor vehicle license:0.8 or better (both eyes) and 0.5 or better (each eye). The applicant must go through depth perception tests by the three-rod method three times and the average error must be 2 cm or less.
- Interpreter/Translator
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Your interview is conducted in Japanese only. If you have problems with the language,make sure to be accompanied by an interpreter.
Your interpreter will be asked to identify himself with ID documents, such as drivers license, health insurance card, mynumber card, passport, student ID. Notification card accompanying mynumber card is not acceptable, in principle.
- Fees
-
¥2,550 for regular vehicles
¥4.100 for large-size, medium-size and semi medium-size vehicle
¥1,500 for mopeds
¥2,600 for other vehicles
¥2,050 Issuance fee for a single license
- Application Process
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- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
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The duration of your stay in the foreign country where your license was issued must have been three months (90 days) or longer. This means that you must have stayed in the country where the license was issued for a total of three months (90 days) or more to be considered as valid. (Example) If you have acquired a license from 2012 and stayed in the issuing country until 2014
Please bring all your old passports.
If you use an automated gate when entering or leaving Japan, please obtain an immigration record certificate for the country where you have obtained your license.
Passports that do not use an automated gate may require an immigration certificate.
About Examination
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
-
To proceed to the driving technique stage it is necessary to score 7 or more correct answers out of 10 questions. Note that you will be charged for the knowledge test even if you fail the test. Note that you will be charged again for the knowledge test each time you retake it.
Your knowledge and practical driving skills will be examined when you exchange your foreign driver’s license for a Japanese one. * You need to make an appointment to take an exam for your practical driving skills. You cannot take the exam on the day of your application. * The 29 countries etc mentioned are exempt from the examination of knowledge and practical driving skills.
As it is necessary to see if you fall under the category of a novice driver, etc., please bring with you a driving record/history and a document (e.g., your old foreign driver’s license) showing the period of your stay in a foreign country or region, if any.
Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License (Traffic rule knowledge check) Effect measurement problems
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- There are 11 languages available:
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- For the driving test, you will be asked to drive over a designated course according to the license type you are applying for. To pass the test you must score 70 or more out of 100points. Note that if you fail the verification of driving skill, you will be charged again for the test and vehicle usage each time you retake the test.
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
License Center
1.Aichi Driver’s License Test Site
- Address
- 3-605 Hirabariminami, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya
- Telephone Number
- 042-362-3591 or 042-362-3591
- Access
-
1) From Subway Tsurumai Line ""Hirari"" Station, take Exit 1 and get on the city bus from No. 2 of the city bus terminal to Tokushige Subway.
If you are going to the ""Hibari Driver's License Test Center"", get off at the ""Hibari Driver's License Test Center"" at the end of the road, and just in front of you.
2) From Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line "Narumi" Station
From the South Exit, take the Meitetsu bus bound for the "Hibari Driver's License Test Site" at the No. 1 bus stop and get off at the "Hibari Driver's License Test Site", and walk for about 2 minutes.
3) From the subway Tsurumai line or Meijo line "Yagoto" station, take Exit 6 and walk about 2 minutes to the northeast.At the city bus Yagoto 6th stop, take the city bus bound for ""Hibari Juutaku"".
Get off at Hibari Juutaku and walk for about 5 minutes.
2.Higashi-Mikawa Driver’s License Center
- Address
- 2-7 Kanayanishi-cho, Toyokawa
- Telephone Number
- 0533-85-7181
- Access
- From JR Iida Line "Toyokawa" station, take the bus bound for Toyohashi station at the Toyotetsu bus "Toyokawa station square", get off at "License Center Mae", and walk for about 5 minutes. From Suwacho Station on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line, board the bus bound for Toyokawa Station at the Toyotetsu Bus "Kododokyo-mae" stop and get off at "License Center-mae" and walk for about 5 minutes.
About reception and required documents
- Reception days
- Reception hours
- Eligibility Requirements
- Necessary Documents
- Additional Documents
- Others
- Interpreter/Translator
- Fees
- Application Process
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
- Reception days
- Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
- Reception hours
- 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Closed between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday1Processing time varies depending on the volume of applications. Your Japanese license may not be issued on the same day of application.
- Eligibility Requirements
-
Must satisfy all the conditions.
- You are a holder of a valid foreign driver's license.
- You have stayed for 90 days or longer in the issuing country after having obtained the foreign driver's license.
- You must be aged 16 or older to obtain a license for a regular motorcycle or moped. Must be aged 18 or older to obtain a license for a semi medium-size vehicle, regular vehicle,large motorcycle, large special vehicle or towing vehicle. Must be aged 20 or older to obtain license for a medium-size vehicle. Must be aged 21 or older to obtain license for a large-size vehicle.
- You must be registered as a foreign resident of Aichi Prefecture
- Necessary Documents
-
Residence card, Passport, and the similar documents that can be used to identify you
A Valid foreign driver's license and any expired license if you have one
If you have an old license, please bring your old license.
*If your foreign driver’s license does not contain the date you first obtained it, a document, such as your driving record with the said date, is required. *If you have multiple licenses (e.g. an ordinary motor vehicle license and an ordinary motorcycle license), a document indicating the date you first obtained these licenses maybe required respectively. *Required documents may vary depending on the country or license status. Please contact us in advance for details.Japanese translation of the foreign driver's license
The translation must either be done by the embassy or consulate representing the country where the license was issued or the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
A document which proves that you had stayed in the country or region where you obtained the license for a total of three months or more since you obtained it (e.g. passport)
*Please bring all of your passports, including expired ones.
*If you used the automated passport control at the immigration, please bring along a certificate issued to prove the aforesaid fact that you stay for the required period in the country or region where you obtained the license.
*The immigration record may be necessary even if your passport has not passed through the automated gate.(Note 1) If you have renewed your passport, you will also need your old passport to check the length of stay in the country where you have a foreign license.
(Note 2) If your passport is not stamped (including when using an automated gate), You may need to provide proof of your stay. (If necessary, Certificate of entry issued by Immigration Control Bureau.)
Copy of passport (All pages are required except for blank pages.)An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Certificate must be issued within 6 months. Photocopies are not allowed.Address on the family register must be written in the Certificate.Foreign residents are required to bring certificate of residence on which nationality, visa status and length of stay are written. Certificate is not acceptable if period of stay is expired.Those foreign residents who don't fall under the Basic Resident Registration law are kindly asked to make an inquiry to the Driver's License Examination Center.Certificate is not acceptable in principle, if identification number is written.
An Official Certificate of Residence indicating the applicant's nationality, etc. if the applicant is a foreign national (no photocopy acceptable).
Applicant's photo
Applicant’s photograph for application form (3cm×2.4cm) *The photo must be front-face, showing the face and shoulder only, without a hat or head covering (with the exception of people who have religious or medical reasons); the background must be uniform and plain; it must be taken in the last six months and printed in color. *Please do not wear colored contact lenses. *Photographs which are grainy or taken at home are not acceptable. *A photograph is required for each type of license you apply for. *The photograph is not for driver’s license.
Japanese driver's license in you have any
- Additional Documents
-
- Driving record (Certificate of Driver's License), if your foreign driver's license does not show the original date of issue, or if this is unclear.
- Official Receipt, DFA Authentication (Red Ribbon), Apostile certificate if you are a holder of Phillippine Driver's license.
- Chinese National Identification and Basic information(kihon shinsoku) if you are a holder of Chinese Driver's license.
- Certificate of Driver's License according to each states, if you are a holder of Australian driver's license.
- According to the result of document screening, you may be requested to present certificate issued by your consulate or the authorities concerned.
- If you have a Pakistan license, you will need a driving record and a certificate of driver's license issued by the Pakistan embassy in Japan
- Driving records for those with a Myanmar license
- Others
-
Ordinary motor vehicle license/motorcycle licenses: 0.7 or better (both eyes) and 0.3 or better (each eye); or If the vision of one eye is under 0.3 or one eye has no vision, the visual field of the other eye must be 150 continuous degrees or more along the horizontal meridian and its vision 0.7 or better. Medium-sized/large-sized motor vehicle license:0.8 or better (both eyes) and 0.5 or better (each eye). The applicant must go through depth perception tests by the three-rod method three times and the average error must be 2 cm or less.
- Interpreter/Translator
-
Your interview is conducted in Japanese only. If you have problems with the language,make sure to be accompanied by an interpreter.
Your interpreter will be asked to identify himself with ID documents, such as drivers license, health insurance card, mynumber card, passport, student ID. Notification card accompanying mynumber card is not acceptable, in principle.
- Fees
-
¥2,550 for regular vehicles
¥4.100 for large-size, medium-size and semi medium-size vehicle
¥1,500 for mopeds
¥2,600 for other vehicles
¥2,050 Issuance fee for a single license
- Application Process
-
- Proof of Stay in Foreign Country
-
The duration of your stay in the foreign country where your license was issued must have been three months (90 days) or longer. This means that you must have stayed in the country where the license was issued for a total of three months (90 days) or more to be considered as valid. (Example) If you have acquired a license from 2012 and stayed in the issuing country until 2014
Please bring all your old passports.
If you use an automated gate when entering or leaving Japan, please obtain an immigration record certificate for the country where you have obtained your license.
Passports that do not use an automated gate may require an immigration certificate.
About Examination
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
- Verification of knowledge available in other languages
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
- Examination Contents
- Verification of knowledge/ Traffic regulation knowledge test
-
To proceed to the driving technique stage it is necessary to score 7 or more correct answers out of 10 questions. Note that you will be charged for the knowledge test even if you fail the test. Note that you will be charged again for the knowledge test each time you retake it.
Your knowledge and practical driving skills will be examined when you exchange your foreign driver’s license for a Japanese one. * You need to make an appointment to take an exam for your practical driving skills. You cannot take the exam on the day of your application. * The 29 countries etc mentioned are exempt from the examination of knowledge and practical driving skills.
As it is necessary to see if you fall under the category of a novice driver, etc., please bring with you a driving record/history and a document (e.g., your old foreign driver’s license) showing the period of your stay in a foreign country or region, if any.
Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License (Traffic rule knowledge check) Effect measurement problems
- Verification of driving skill/ Driving skill test
- For the driving test, you will be asked to drive over a designated course according to the license type you are applying for. To pass the test you must score 70 or more out of 100points. Note that if you fail the verification of driving skill, you will be charged again for the test and vehicle usage each time you retake the test.
- Exam-Exempt Countries and Region
