Menkyo Helper
Shiga — foreign license conversion
Shiga: a reservation is not accepted without a Japanese translation of your license. Procedure is weekdays only at the Moriyama center, and not on the same day as booking.
Licence centre
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滋賀県運転免許センター Shiga Driver License Center (Moriyama)
Phone: 077-585-1255 · Moriyama, Shiga
Prepare the Japanese translation before calling. No booking on holidays. Staff assign a date and time different from the booking day.
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.