Foreign License Conversion
in Oita Prefecture

Police organization:

Oita Prefectural Police (大分県警察)

Test center:

Oita Prefectural Driver's License Center (大分県運転免許センター) — 運転免許課

City

Oita City (大分市)

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Phone only — completely appointment-based system (完全予約制). Two separate appointment stages: (1) initial document review & interview (初回審査), (2) knowledge/skill confirmation. Both must be booked in advance by phone; no online reservation exists.

Phone

097-528-3000

Reception hours

Reservation/reception window: 3:30 PM–5:00 PM. Initial review (document screening & interview): Monday–Thursday excluding holidays. Knowledge/skill confirmation: Monday–Friday excluding holidays.

Knowledge confirmation test is offered in 21 languages (日本語, English, Spanish, Persian, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer, Nepali, Burmese, Mongolian, Ukrainian, Sinhala, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi). The prefecture does NOT provide interpreters — applicants who cannot speak Japanese must bring their own interpreter for the document review/interview (日本語が話せない方は通訳人を同伴してください).

Test fees by license type: moped ¥1,600; standard (ordinary) ¥2,500; motorcycle/special ¥2,800; large/medium/semi-medium ¥3,900. Issuance fee: license only ¥2,350; My Number license only ¥1,550; both ¥2,450.

Conversion is a fully appointment-based (完全予約制) two-step process: first a document-screening/interview appointment (Mon–Thu), then a separate knowledge/skill-confirmation appointment (Mon–Fri). At the initial review a reference number is issued (※初回審査時に受付番号を通知します) which must be given when booking the test, and multiple test dates cannot be reserved at the same time (複数の受験日を、同時に予約することはできません). Citizens of 29 designated countries/regions (e.g. Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Taiwan) PLUS 8 specific US states (Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Hawaii, Maryland, Washington, Indiana, Colorado) are exempt from the knowledge and skill tests.

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

• Access / transport directions to the center (page references a Google Maps embed and an access link but no station, bus, or parking details are enumerated)
• Exact required documents list for foreign-license conversion (official page does not enumerate them; confirm by phone)
• Center hours for the conversion procedures themselves beyond the 3:30–5:00 PM reservation window

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.oita.jp/site/keisatu/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.