Foreign License Conversion
in Iwate Prefecture

Police organization:

Iwate Prefectural Police (岩手県警察)

Test center:

Morioka Driving License Center (盛岡運転免許センター)

City

Morioka

Access

Located in the Aiina building (いわて県民情報交流センター/アイーナ), 1-7-1 Moriokaeki Nishidori, Morioka (〒020-0045 岩手県盛岡市盛岡駅西通1丁目7番1号). Foreign license conversion applications are also accepted at the other Iwate driving license centers — Ken-nan (県南, 胆沢郡金ケ崎町西根北荒巻100-2), Engan (沿岸), Ken-poku (県北) — and the Automobile Driving License Test Facility (自動車運転免許試験場). The issuing country determines which location/documents apply, so applicants must confirm in advance.

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Appointment required (要予約). Reservations/inquiries are made by contacting the relevant Driving License Center or the Automobile Driving License Test Facility in advance, since the application location and required documents vary by the country that issued the license. Phone inquiries via the Driving License Division (運転免許課).

Phone

019-606-1251

Reception hours

Monday-Friday only, appointment required. At the test facility: document check (書類確認) at 3:00 PM, knowledge/skill confirmation (知識技能確認) at 9:00 AM. Closed Saturdays, public holidays, substitute holidays, and year-end/New Year (Dec 29-Jan 3).

No foreign-language or interpreter support is mentioned on the official page. Procedures are conducted in Japanese; a certified Japanese translation of the foreign license (from the embassy, JAF, or an approved certified organization) is required.

Application fee: ¥1,600-¥3,900 depending on license class; issuance fee: ¥1,550-¥2,450 depending on card type (per official page; exact total varies by category).

Eligibility requirements stated: first-class (第一種) license only; applicant must have a residence (address) in Iwate; must hold a valid foreign license; and must have stayed in the issuing country for a cumulative total of 3 months or more. The application location and required documents differ by issuing country, so applicants must contact the center in advance. Application form is distributed on-site at the reception location.

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

• Exact online reservation system/URL (none found; reservation appears to be phone/in-person only)
• Whether the 3:00 PM document check / 9:00 AM knowledge-skill times apply uniformly to all centers or only the test facility
• Specific direct phone number for each individual center for booking (only the central Driving License Division 019-606-1251 confirmed)
• Exact fee for each specific license category
• Any English-language assistance or interpreter availability (not stated)
• Cities/addresses of the Engan and Ken-poku centers (not given on verified pages)
• That the Morioka center is specifically on the 1F of the Aiina building (address confirmed, floor not stated on verified source)

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.pref.iwate.jp/kenkei/kotsu/menkyo/index.html
• Official source ↗ https://www.pref.iwate.jp/kenkei/kotsu/menkyo/3000527.html
• Official source ↗ https://www.aiina.jp/site/driverslicense/89.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.