Foreign License Conversion
in Aomori Prefecture

Police organization:

Aomori Prefectural Police (青森県警察)

Test center:

Aomori Prefectural Driver's License Center (青森県運転免許センター)

City

Aomori City

Access

Foreign license conversion applications are received at the 2nd-floor (2階) reception counter of the Aomori Prefectural Driver's License Center. The official conversion page does not publish a street address.

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Advance reservation required by phone. Call after preparing the required documents; have ready your name, date of birth, address, contact number, foreign license details (issue/expiry dates and license classes), availability of proof of stay in the issuing country, and your residence status. FAX is available for hearing-impaired applicants.

Phone

017-782-0081 (also used for FAX)

Reception hours

Reservation phone hours: weekdays Mon-Fri 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 (excluding holidays and year-end/new-year Dec 29-Jan 3). Test reception: weekday afternoons 13:00-13:30, plus Friday morning slots 9:30-10:00.

No interpreter or foreign-language support provided. Applicants who cannot understand Japanese must bring their own interpreter.

Test fee approximately ¥1,600-¥3,900 and license issuance fee approximately ¥1,550-¥2,450, both varying by license class (plus about ¥200 per additional class). Two photos 3cm (H) x 2.4cm (W), no hat, plain background, frontal, taken within 6 months, required.

Applicant must have an Aomori address (license address within Aomori Prefecture; applicants without a Japanese license need an Aomori resident certificate / 住民票). The process involves a document review, a knowledge confirmation, and a practical driving confirmation, which may be held on different days. Wear clothing suitable for driving for the practical test (for motorcycles: helmet, gloves, heeled boots, long sleeves and pants). Holders of a 'Specified Activities' (特定活動) residence status must declare this when contacting the center. Japanese translation of the foreign license must come from the issuing authority, JAF, ZIPLUS, ALADDIN (Japan Visiting Drivers Support Association), the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association (Taiwan licenses), or the German Automobile Club / ADAC (German licenses).

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

• Street address of the license center (e.g. Sannai-Maruyama / 三内丸山) is NOT published on the official conversion page; the index page lists only the prefectural police HQ address (新町2-3-1), which is a different building.
• Public transit access (nearest station / bus route) to the license center is not stated on the official pages.
• Exact fee for each specific license category (only overall ranges are published).
• Whether any online reservation option exists (official page lists phone/FAX only).

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 source ↗ https://www.police.pref.aomori.jp/koutubu/menkyo/index.html

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.