Foreign License Conversion
in Mie Prefecture

Police organization:

Mie Prefectural Police (三重県警察)

Test center:

Mie Prefectural Driver's License Center (三重県運転免許センター)

City

Tsu City (津市垂水2566番地)

Access

About 5-minute walk from Minami-ga-oka Station (南が丘駅) on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line (an alternate page cites ~10 min walk south from the station, plus a 5-min walk from the Mie Kotsu '運転免許センター前' bus stop). By car: turn at the 'Okura (大倉)' intersection on Route 23.

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Online reservation required (primary), via the Mie Prefectural Police electronic application system. Phone reservation available only for those without internet access or holding a 'Designated Activities' (特定活動) residence status; for phone, follow the voice guidance and press ② then ③. Document screening (書類審査) requires advance booking.

Phone

059-229-1212

Reception hours

Weekdays (Mon–Fri) 8:30–17:00; closed weekends, public holidays, and year-end/new year

Knowledge test available in 21 languages: Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Mongolian, Arabic, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Korean, Thai, Nepali, Urdu, Khmer, Sinhala, Tagalog, Hindi, Persian, Burmese. Applicants who cannot understand Japanese must bring their own interpreter (日本語が理解できない方は必ず通訳を同伴して下さい).

Examination and issuance fees apply but specific amounts are not listed on the official page (source states 'separate examination and issuance fees apply'). Exact amounts not confirmed for Mie.

Applicant must reside in Mie Prefecture (三重県内に居住していること) and must have stayed at least 3 months in the country that issued the license (当該国に３ヶ月以上滞在したこと). Document screening (書類審査) is by appointment, weekdays only. Required documents include the valid foreign license, an official Japanese translation of it, residence card (在留カード), passport(s) covering the relevant period, residence certificate (住民票), and one photo (3×2.4cm, taken within 6 months).

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

• Exact fee amounts (test fee / issuance fee) for the foreign license conversion in Mie
• Online reservation URL/portal address (page states online reservation is required but the specific URL was not captured)
• Whether interpreters must be officially certified/registered or any person may accompany
• Parking availability at the test center

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.mie.lg.jp/chizu/menkyo.htm
• Official source ↗ https://www.police.pref.mie.jp/licence/licence_center.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.