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Shizuoka — foreign license conversion

Shizuoka: conversion starts with a briefing every Wednesday (not on public holidays or Dec 29–Jan 3). Be at the reception of the center for your address (East/Central/West) by 9:30 sharp; latecomers must come back the next week. The document check, aptitude test, knowledge check and skills check are then booked by appointment. Bring an interpreter if Japanese conversation is hard for you. Conversion can take several months.

Licence centre

  • 静岡県中部運転免許センター Shizuoka Central Driver License Center

    Phone: 054-272-2221 · Yoichi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka

    Go to the center for your address (the Central center if yours has no test vehicle for your licence class). No booking for the Wednesday briefing (be there by 9:30). Call the center with questions. After the Wednesday briefing you book the document check, aptitude test, knowledge check and skills check. The 24-hour online reservation site is for renewals and the written test.

  • 静岡県東部運転免許センター Shizuoka East Driver License Center

    Phone: 055-921-2000 · Ashitaka, Numazu

    Go to the center for your address (the Central center if yours has no test vehicle for your licence class). No booking for the Wednesday briefing (be there by 9:30). Call the center with questions. After the Wednesday briefing you book the document check, aptitude test, knowledge check and skills check. The 24-hour online reservation site is for renewals and the written test.

  • 静岡県西部運転免許センター Shizuoka West Driver License Center

    Phone: 053-587-2000 · Komatsu, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu

    Go to the center for your address (the Central center if yours has no test vehicle for your licence class). No booking for the Wednesday briefing (be there by 9:30). Call the center with questions. After the Wednesday briefing you book the document check, aptitude test, knowledge check and skills check. The 24-hour online reservation site is for renewals and the written test.

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
  • Japanese translation from your embassy/consulate, JAF (online application only), Zipplus or ALADDIN
  • All your passports (with entry/exit stamps); if the stamps cannot show 3+ months in the licence country, bring proof such as an employment or school certificate, payslips or a rental contract
  • Your expired Japanese licence or driving record certificate (運転経歴証明書), if you held a Japanese licence before
  • Philippine licence: also show the official receipt
  • Originals only — copies are not accepted

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: 2026-10

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.