Foreign License Conversion
in Kochi Prefecture

Police organization:

Kochi Prefectural Police (高知県警察)

Test center:

Kochi Prefectural Driver's License Center (運転免許センター)

City

Edagawa, Ino-cho, Agawa District, Kochi (吾川郡いの町枝川200番地)

Access

Nearest station is Edagawa (枝川駅): JR Dosan Line about a 4-minute walk, or Tosa Electric Railway Ino Line about a 3-minute walk. Multiple bus routes also serve the area (枝川 / 伊野商業前 stops). Access details from a secondary site (homemate-research), not the official conversion page; parking not confirmed.

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

By appointment only — all foreign license conversion procedures are by advance phone reservation (公式: 外国免許切替の手続きは全て予約制です). Call the Driver's License Center and press 1 (ガイダンス1番) on the automated menu.

Reservation page ↗

https://www.police.pref.kochi.lg.jp/docs/2025010500058

Phone

088-893-1221 (press 1)

Reception hours

Phone/office hours: weekdays (Mon–Fri) 8:30–17:00. Reception windows by step: initial interview & knowledge confirmation 8:30–17:00; knowledge confirmation (2nd attempt onward) 14:00–17:00; skill/practical confirmation 16:00–17:00.

All foreign license conversion (外免切替) procedures at Kochi are strictly by advance phone reservation; there is no walk-in option, per the official page. Different reception time windows apply by step: initial interview/knowledge check (8:30–17:00), repeat knowledge check (14:00–17:00), and skill test (16:00–17:00).

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

• Required documents for conversion — not listed in the official page text (a linked PDF guide likely contains them but was not parsed).
• Conversion fees (knowledge test, skill test, issuance) — not stated on the official page.
• Foreign-language or interpreter support — not stated on any source; assume Japanese-only but unconfirmed.
• Parking availability/capacity — the original '~200 free spaces' claim is not supported by any cited source.
• Exact walk distance/meters — sources state 3–4 min on foot; the original '7-minute walk (~500m)' figure is unsupported.

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.kochi.lg.jp/category/mokuteki/menkyo/
• Official source ↗ https://www.homemate-research-driving-school.com/dtl/1190000085/access/

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.