Foreign License Conversion
in Okayama Prefecture

Police organization:

Okayama Prefectural Police (岡山県警察)

Test center:

Okayama Prefectural Driver's License Center (岡山県運転免許センター)

City

Okayama City, Kita Ward (御津中山444-3)

Access

By bus from JR Okayama Station: take a Chuttetsu Bus or Okaden Bus and get off at the 免許センター (License Center) stop. By car: about 5 minutes from Okayama IC via National Route 53 (use the Shinko Tunnel / 辛香トンネル as a landmark). Foreign-license procedures are handled at the 1st-floor Test Reception Window (C Window).

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Reservation is mandatory. Book by telephone (or in person); the first reservation each month (document review) must be made by phone only. The document review, and the aptitude/knowledge/driving confirmation, are by appointment.

Phone

086-724-2200

Reception hours

Reservation line: Monday–Friday 10:00–17:00 (excluding national holidays and the year-end/New Year period). Document review reception: Mon–Fri 8:30–9:20 and 13:00–13:20; confirmation tests (aptitude/knowledge/driving): 8:30–9:20 on designated dates.

The knowledge (written) confirmation is a 50-question test (45 correct needed to pass) selectable in 20 foreign languages. Applicants who cannot answer questions in Japanese must bring their own interpreter to accompany them. English is among the supported languages per the page, but the specific list is not enumerated. No dedicated English-speaking counter staff is advertised.

The official page states that the applicable fees must be paid and links to a separate fee page, but does not list specific amounts on the foreign-license page; fee amounts were not confirmed from the source.

Required documents include a valid ID (residence card, passport, etc.), the valid foreign license plus an official Japanese translation (from the issuing authority, the country's consulate, JAF, or an approved provider), a residence certificate (juminhyo) showing the registered address with no My Number (original only, no copy), proof of 3+ months' residence in the license-issuing country after the license was obtained, a previously held Japanese/My Number license if applicable, a photo (3.0cm H × 2.4cm W, taken within 6 months, frontal, no hat/background), an international driving permit if applicable, and the applicable fees. Applicants who previously held a Japanese license may qualify for exemption from the knowledge and skill confirmation.

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

• Exact fee amounts for foreign license conversion (application/issuance fees)
• Whether an online reservation URL exists (only phone/in-person confirmed)
• The specific list of which 20 languages the knowledge confirmation covers (English stated to be included but not enumerated)
• Access via Kanagawa Station (金川駅) and the Mitsu/Takebe community bus, and the '10 min from Kanagawa Station' figure — not confirmed by the fetched sources

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.okayama.jp/page/279618.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.