Foreign License Conversion
in Aichi Prefecture

Police organization:

Aichi Prefectural Police (愛知県警察)

Test center:

Aichi Driver's License Center (Hirabari) / 運転免許試験場(平針); secondary center: Higashi-Mikawa Driver's License Center / 東三河運転免許センター

Access

Foreign license conversion (gaimen kirikae) is handled only at the Aichi Driver's License Center (Hirabari) and the Higashi-Mikawa Driver's License Center (per the official Aichi Police English guide).

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Online advance reservation only via the Aichi Electronic Application System (Graffer). At Hirabari, applicants who finish document screening before 11:45 a.m. can take the senses test and knowledge test the same day; the practical skills test is held on a separate date. Applicants holding a license from the 29 exemption countries/regions can book a dedicated Thursday time slot. Higashi-Mikawa uses a two-stage document screening — only the first screening is booked online; the second date is designated afterward (no reservation needed).

Reservation page ↗

https://ttzk.graffer.jp/pref-aichi-police

Reception hours

Bookable application days: Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Hirabari exemption-country (29 countries/regions) slots are bookable on Thursdays. At Hirabari, finishing document screening before 11:45 a.m. allows same-day senses and knowledge tests.

The knowledge test can be taken in 21 languages including Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Persian, Vietnamese, Russian, Thai, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Khmer, Sinhalese, Tagalog, Nepali, Hindi, Burmese and Mongolian. However, official guidance states applicants who cannot speak/understand Japanese should bring an interpreter, and the practical-test examiner's advice is given in Japanese — so procedural support is partial.

Required: valid foreign license; certificate of residence (jyuminhyo, photocopies not accepted — Japanese nationals with honseki, foreign nationals with all info except My Number); proof of 3+ months total stay in the issuing country after obtaining the license (verified via passport/old passports/immigration certificates/driving record); official Japanese translation of the foreign license, accepted only from the issuing country's government office, its embassy/consulate in Japan, JAF, ZIPLUS Co., Ltd., or ALADDIN (translations by individuals or other companies are rejected); passport(s) (submit all if multiple); residence card; previous Japanese license if held; ID photo (3cm x 2.4cm, taken within 6 months, no hat, plain background). Process: document screening + senses test (eyesight/hearing/color/physical) + knowledge test (true/false, pass = 45 of 50) + practical skills test. Those who previously held a Japanese license may be exempt from the knowledge and practical tests (submit nullified license or driving history certificate). If the practical test is failed, you may reapply for the practical test for up to 6 months before having to redo all stages from document screening.

We could not confirm the following from primary sources. Please check the official page before relying on them:

• Exact conversion fees (application/issuance/test-car amounts) — not stated in any cited source
• Counter reception hours (08:45-11:45 / 12:45-14:45) — from a non-cited secondary source, not on the official pages or English PDF; removed
• Hirabari exact street address (3-605 Hirabari-minami, Tempaku Ward, Nagoya 468-8513) — not present in any cited source; removed
• Test-center cities (Nagoya/Tempaku Ward for Hirabari, Toyokawa for Higashi-Mikawa) — not stated in any cited source; city set to null
• Phone numbers (052-800-1352 / #9110 / 052-953-9110) — not present in any cited source; set to null
• Claim that the reservation website itself is multilingual (EN/PT/VI) — not confirmed; the multilingual element is the knowledge test, and official guidance tells non-Japanese speakers to bring an interpreter

Always verify on the prefectural police's official page before you go — addresses, reservation methods, and document requirements change frequently.

• Official page (Japanese) ↗ — open via Google Translate / DeepL
• Official English content ↗
• Official source ↗ https://www.pref.aichi.jp/police/other-languages/images/gaikae.eng.pdf
• Official source ↗ https://ttzk.graffer.jp/pref-aichi-police

The 6-step process (eligibility → translation → appointment → document screening → 50-question test → practical test) is the same nationwide. See the main hub for the complete walkthrough, document checklist, and translation services.