Menkyo Helper
Hyogo — foreign license conversion
Hyogo handles conversion at the Akashi center (Room 7, Foreign License Review Office). Knowledge test is 50 questions. Confirm the exam-language list officially; 原付 has fewer languages.
Licence centre
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明石運転免許試験場 Akashi Driver License Test Center
Phone: 078-912-1628 (ext. 予約/再受験 078-912-1778) · Akashi, Hyogo
Foreign License Review Office: 078-912-1628. Booking/retakes: 078-912-1778. Some steps need prior booking. See the official reservation page.
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.