Menkyo Helper
Wakayama — foreign license conversion
Wakayama: prior-booking system (since Mar 2025) for the knowledge test and procedures. Centers: Traffic Center, Tanabe, Shingū. Inquiries weekdays 9:00–17:00.
Licence centre
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和歌山県交通センター Wakayama Traffic Center
Phone: 073-473-0110 · Wakayama
License section (免許係), weekdays 9:00–17:00. Book in advance; other centers: Tanabe, Shingū.
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.