Foreign License Conversion
in Tokyo Prefecture

Police organization:

Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) (警視庁)

Test center:

Three centers handle gaimen kirikae: Fuchu Driver's License Test Center (府中運転免許試験場), Samezu Driver's License Test Center (鮫洲運転免許試験場), and Koto Driver's License Test Center (江東運転免許試験場). Fuchu and Samezu process all foreign licenses; Koto handles only the 29 designated countries/regions (29か国等).

City

Fuchu City, Shinagawa-ku, and Koto-ku — Tokyo

Access

Fuchu: 3-1-1 Tama-cho, Fuchu City 183-0002 (test center is separate from Fuchu Police Station); reached by Keio bus to the 'Shikenjo Seimon' (試験場正門) main-gate stop — approx 10-20 min from JR Musashi-Koganei Stn, ~15 min from Keio Tama-reien Stn, ~30 min from Keio Chofu Stn. Samezu: 1-12-5 Higashi-Oi, Shinagawa-ku; served by Keikyu Line Samezu Station, Tokyo Monorail Oi-Keibajo-mae Station, and bus from JR Shinagawa/Meguro (official source gives no walking time). Koto: 1-7-24 Shin-Suna, Koto-ku; nearest is Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Toyocho Station, with bus from JR Kameido/Kinshicho.

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Reservation mandatory. General applicants reserve online via the Metropolitan Police reservation system. A separate phone-reservation pathway exists for diplomats and their family members and specified-skilled-worker (特定技能) applicants — call the relevant center between 4:00-5:00 PM. Web applicants must currently reside in Tokyo and have resided abroad in the issuing country for a cumulative 3+ months.

Reservation page ↗

https://www.keishicho-gto.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/keishicho-u/

Phone

Fuchu 042-362-3591; Samezu 03-3474-1374; Koto 03-3699-1151

Reception hours

In-person reception: weekdays only, 8:30 AM-3:00 PM, excluding 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. Phone-reservation window (diplomats/specified-skilled-worker) is 4:00-5:00 PM. Closed Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and Dec 29-Jan 3.

Interpreters are NOT provided by the centers — the official page states that non-Japanese speakers may be asked to bring someone who can interpret (通訳できる方の同伴をお願いする場合があります). The Metropolitan Police English site offers downloadable English PDFs ('Valid Foreign Driving License In Japan', 'Valid International Driving Permit in Japan') and an official English-language telephone/fax service for driver's license inquiries (phone 03-5463-6000, fax 042-334-6000) — this is a general line, not specific to one test center.

Application (test/processing) fee by license type: ¥1,600 (moped/原付), ¥2,500 (ordinary/普通), ¥3,900 (large or medium); license issuance fee ¥2,350; supplementary notation ¥200. Paid by revenue stamps at the center.

Koto Test Center only handles the 29 designated countries/regions (29か国等, e.g. Iceland, Ireland, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Taiwan, select US states); applicants from non-designated countries must use Fuchu or Samezu and take the knowledge/practical test. A Japanese translation of the foreign license is required (e.g., JAF or the issuing embassy). Effective October 1, 2025, an amendment to the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Regulations changed the conversion procedures (令和7年10月1日施行規則改正).

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

• Whether the online reservation system interface is available in English
• Current full list of the 29 designated countries/regions eligible at Koto and any post-Oct-2025 changes to that list
• Exact postal codes / precise walking times from stations for Samezu and Koto (official sources give addresses and station names but no walking minutes)

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 English content ↗
• Official source ↗ https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/traffic_safety/drivers_licenses/procedures.html
• Official source ↗ https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/menkyo/shikenjo/shikenjo/fuchu.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.