Foreign License Conversion
in Tottori Prefecture

Police organization:

Tottori Prefectural Police (鳥取県警察)

Test center:

Foreign-license conversions in Tottori are handled across three district driver's license centers — Eastern (東部地区), Central (中部地区), and Western (西部地区). Per the official conversion page, the full examination (適性試験 aptitude + 知識確認 knowledge confirmation + 技能確認 skill confirmation) is conducted at the Central District center. The Eastern District Driver's License Center (東部地区運転免許センター) is the district facility serving Tottori City.

City

Tottori City (鳥取市) — location of the Eastern district center. The Central district center, where the full conversion examination is conducted, is a separate location not confirmed in the fetched sources.

Access

Eastern District center: 鳥取市吉方温泉二丁目501番地1. From JR Tottori Station, approx. 5 min by taxi/bus or ~15 min on foot; approx. 3 min walk from the 文化センター前 (Cultural Center Mae) bus stop. (Confirmed for the Eastern facility; the Central center, where the exam is held, was not fetched.)

Test languages:

20 languages (nationwide standard since June 2024)

Reservation required

How to reserve

Contact a district driver's license center in advance. A mandatory pre-application documentary screening (事前審査) of the foreign license's history/acquisition status is required before applying, so applicants must inquire at their district center beforehand ('事前審査が必要となりますので、各地区運転免許センターにお問い合わせください'). No online reservation system is offered.

Phone

0857-36-1122 (Eastern District Driver's License Center, Tottori City — confirmed on the facility page; Central/Western center numbers not fetched)

The knowledge confirmation test is available in 21 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Persian, Thai, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Khmer, Myanmar, Sinhala, Nepali, Mongolian, Hindi), 50 questions. Applicants who cannot write Japanese must bring their own interpreter ('日本語を書けない方は、必ず通訳できる人を同伴してください'); no prefecture-provided interpreter is indicated.

Ordinary vehicle conversion fees on the official page: application ¥2,500 + vehicle-use ¥1,750 + issuance ¥2,350. Fees vary by license class.

Conversions are processed at three regional district centers (Eastern/Central/Western), not a single prefecture-wide center, and the full examination is conducted at the Central district center. A pre-application documentary screening of the foreign license's history and acquisition status is mandatory, so contacting the center in advance is required. About 25 countries/jurisdictions (e.g., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, plus Taiwan and certain U.S. states) qualify for an exemption requiring only the aptitude (vision) test rather than the knowledge and skill confirmation.

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

• Reservation reception hours / time-of-day window (no Mon-Fri or specific hours stated in either source)
• Exact address and phone numbers for the Central (中部地区) and Western (西部地区) district centers — including the Central center where the full exam is actually conducted
• Whether the listed fees are current for 2026 (page is not independently dated)
• The specific full list of which countries/jurisdictions qualify for Tottori's aptitude-only exemption (only ~25 nations plus examples confirmed)

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.tottori.lg.jp/34798.htm

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.