Foreign License Conversion
in Nara Prefecture

Police organization:

Nara Prefectural Police (奈良県警察)

Test center:

Nara Prefectural Police HQ, Traffic Dept., Driver's License Section, Examination Team (奈良県警察本部 交通部 運転免許課 試験係) — handles foreign license conversion

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Advance reservation required (手続は事前予約制です), confirmed on the official Nara Police page. The booking channel (online vs. phone) is not specified on the official page; inquiries go to the Driver's License Section Examination Team.

Phone

0744-25-5224

Interpreter required: applicants who have difficulty communicating in Japanese are asked to attend with their own interpreter (日本語によるコミュニケーションが難しい方は、通訳者との来場をお願いします). No official-language interpreter service is provided.

Foreign license conversion (外国免許からの切り替え) is handled by Nara Prefectural Police HQ, Traffic Dept., Driver's License Section, Examination Team (試験係), tel 0744-25-5224, by advance reservation only. Applicants who are not fluent in Japanese must bring their own interpreter. All confirmed on the official police page (0000006907.html).

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

• Test center physical location and access — the claimed Kashihara (橿原市葛本町120-3) address, Shin-no-guchi Station walk, and parking are NOT supported by the two official sources (which reference the prefectural police HQ in Nara City, 登大路町, and the License Section). These came from secondary sources and were nulled.
• Exact reservation channel (online booking system vs. phone) — official page states only '事前予約制' without specifying the method.
• Reservation/reception hours — not stated on the official page; a secondary blog listing of 08:30–11:00 / 13:00–16:00 (closed weekends/holidays/Dec 29–Jan 3) is unverified.
• Required documents — not listed on the official page.
• Conversion/test fees — not stated on the official page (HQ page only notes payment via Nara Prefecture revenue stamps).
• Center general phone 0744-22-5541 (secondary directory) and HQ general line 0742-23-0110 — only the Examination Team line 0744-25-5224 is confirmed for license conversion.

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.nara.jp/category/2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.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.