Driving Training Course at Driving School
Approved by Public Safety Commission
Enroll in Approved Driving School
If you don't have a valid foreign driver's license, you must pass 2 driving tests and 2 written tests at a license center in your prefecture to obtain a Japanese license.
If you have a valid certificate of graduation issued by a driving school approved by public safety commission, you can obtain a Japanese driver's license only to pass 1 written test at a license center.
Only the graduates of approved driving schools are exempt from 2 driving tests and 1 written test at a license center.
Those schools are called “Shitei Jidosha Kyoshusyo (指定自動車教習所)” in Japanese.
Approved schools have this emblem.
Why 99% of Japanese people choose approved driving school?
Based on the standards established by the National Police Agency, approved driving schools provide step-by-step instruction from basic driving skills to practical driving techniques, allowing students to develop knowledge and skills for safe driving.
In addition, tests conducted at driving schools are taken in a familiar environment, which gives learners relax and confidence.
In contrast, tests at license centers are graded very strictly, and even small mistakes can easily result in failure.
For these reasons, approved driving schools — where people can obtain a driver’s license smoothly and with less stress — are chosen by 99% of Japanese people.
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Who can take this course?
Anyone who is 18 years old or older and has a resident registration in Japan can take this course.
Even if they already have a foreign driver's license, many people choose this course instead of the license conversion test in order to learn Japanese traffic rules from scratch.
How many lessons and test?
To complete this course, you must
Take (at least)
・26 knowledge lectures
・31 driving lessons
Pass (at least)
・2 driving tests
・1 written test
at the driving school.
The number of lessons and test may increase depending on the individual’s driving ability.
