Menkyo Helper
Tokyo — foreign license conversion
Tokyo: the knowledge test is officially offered in 20 languages including Arabic. French is not available (the system is standardized to 20 languages).
Licence centre
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府中運転免許試験場 Fuchu
Phone: 03-6717-3137 · Tokyo
See the official booking system/site Conversion test at Fuchu/Samezu on weekdays per the MPD file.
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鮫洲運転免許試験場 Samezu
Phone: 03-6717-3137 · Tokyo
See the official booking system/site Conversion test at Fuchu/Samezu on weekdays per the MPD file.
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.