Menkyo Helper
Gifu — foreign license conversion
Gifu: on your day, assemble 8:30 at the 2F “Foreign License Desk”, then aptitude → knowledge → skills. First-timers: a full day. Phone needs a Japanese speaker.
Licence centre
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岐阜運転免許試験場 外国免許係 Gifu Driver License Test Center (Foreign License Desk)
Phone: 058-237-5719 · Mitahora-higashi, Gifu
Weekdays 9:00–17:00, call with a Japanese speaker. Not available nights/holidays. General: 058-237-3331. Book the review day; assemble 8:30 at the foreign-license desk.
Document checklist
- Valid original foreign license
- Copy of front/back of the license
- Certified Japanese translation of the license
- Current and old passports if any
- Recent 住民票 (no My Number, with nationality/residence)
- Residence Card
- Photo 3×2.4 cm taken within 6 months
- Blue or black pen
- Fees and extra documents depending on issuing country
Exam languages
- Arabic
- English
- Spanish
- Persian
- Korean
- Chinese
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Thai
- Filipino
- Vietnamese
- Indonesian
- Khmer
- Nepali
- Burmese
- Mongolian
- Ukrainian
- Sinhala
- Urdu
- Hindi
Not available (examples)
- French
Official source
Last checked: 2026-06
Procedures, fees, booking and test languages can change. Always confirm with the official page or the licence centre before you go.
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Get ready in the app
In the app’s procedure guide you also get a document checklist, what to say on the phone in Japanese and the test-day steps.