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Driving license training camp for foreign nationals

Driving license training camp for foreign nationals

We will explain the Japanese language level required for foreign nationals to obtain a driver's license in Japan, about training camps for a driver's license, the necessary documents, and driving schools that provide support for foreign nationals.

2026/07/16

Required Japanese level.
The difficulties foreign nationals face when obtaining a driver's license.
What is Driver's license camp in Japan
Flow of application
Documents required at the time of enrollment.
Driving school with support for foreign nationals
Speciall support plan for Vietnamese

IMPORTANT BEFORE ENROLLMENT

Required Japanese level

GUIDELINE JLPT N3 level or higher

Lessons are generally conducted in Japanese.
You need sufficient speaking and listening skills to understand the instructors, even when foreign-language textbooks are available.
Intermediate reading and writing skills are also required.
The provisional license exam is generally given in Japanese, although some schools offer it in other languages.

Please note

Some driving schools have stricter requirements.
JLPT N3-level ability does not guarantee admission.
A simple reading and writing test may be given at enrollment.

The difficulties foreign nationals face when obtaining a driver's license.

If you would like to have a driver's license in Japan, Japanese language is the most important. Many non-native speaker have a hard time to study with teachers who speaks Japanese.

Especially Provisional license exam is too hard to pass one time. You have the extended warranty, however, I don't think it is not enough to foreigners.

If your Japanese speaking and listning are Intermediate, the other curriculum is much beter than Provisional license exam. Even easier, there are all Japanese teachers, I recommend you study words and predicates related to the Road Traffic Act before you will get a school.

What is Driver's license camp in Japan

A driver's license training camp, or "Gasshuku Menkyo" in Japanese, refers to a concentrated period during which individuals stay at accommodation facilities and undergo intensive training in driving skills and theory to obtain a driver's license. In most cases, this training takes place at driving schools located in areas away from where the individual resides.

The training fees, accommodation fees, and meal expenses (if meals are included) are typically all included in the fees stated by "Menkyo no Takumi" as a principle.

source: What is a 'driving license training camp'? (Written in Japanese)

From application to receiving your driver's license

This is the general process from choosing a driving school and plan to receiving your driver's license after graduation. Enrollment requirements and required documents vary by school, so please confirm them before applying.

STEP1

CHOOSE A SCHOOL & CONTACT US

Choose a school and plan, then contact us

Please contact us first. We will suggest available plans that match your preferences.

View driving schools with support for foreign nationals

Contact us by phone, web form, or LINE

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STEP2
APPLICATION

Complete the application

We will confirm the following information through the enrollment confirmation form and by phone. Your application is considered complete after you submit your agreement to the terms by email and pay the application deposit. If you use a loan, the application is complete after the down payment is received or the loan is approved.
- School, enrollment date, fees, and other plan details
- Enrollment requirements, important notices, and items to bring
- Personal information such as your name and address
- Documents to be sent and payment method
Cancellation fees apply after the application has been completed.

Terms and conditions (Japanese)
STEP3

PREPARATION

Make payment and prepare your documents

Complete payment by the specified deadline and prepare your residence card, residence certificate showing nationality, and other required documents and belongings.

Check the documents required for enrollment Check what to bring
STEP4

TRAINING CAMP

Enroll and begin lessons

On the enrollment date, your documents will be checked and you will take an aptitude test before beginning practical and classroom lessons. Some schools also give a Japanese reading and writing test at enrollment.
STEP5

AFTER GRADUATION

Graduate and take the written exam at a driver's license center

After passing the graduation test, you will receive a graduation certificate. Take the aptitude test and final written exam at the driver's license center that serves your registered address.

Available exam languages vary by prefecture. Check with your local driver's license center before taking the exam.
STEP6

GET YOUR LICENSE

Pass the exams and receive your driver's license

Once you pass the final written exam and aptitude test, your driver's license will be issued. Follow traffic rules and always drive safely.

Related pages: Terms and conditions (Japanese); Privacy policy (Japanese)

Documents required at the time of enrollment.

The following documents are required:

Residence Card (formerly: Certificate of Alien Registration): If your period of stay may expire during your enrollment period, please make sure to renew it, and bring a Residence Card with sufficient validity.
Resident Certificate with nationality listed (formerly: Certificate of Registered Matters with original entry): Issued within the last 3 months and without My Number.; Nationality, region, and other required information must be provided (details may vary depending on each driving school).
Driver's License (for those who possess one): If the address on the license differs from the address on the resident certificate, you need to unify them to the address on the resident certificate before enrollment.
Identification document (for those without a driver's license): Please prepare your My Number Card (Individual Number Card). (If you do not have one, please consult with us.)

“Certificate of Alien Registration” and “Certificate of Registered Matters with original entry” were abolished on July 9, 2012.

Please check the details of the certificate of residence on the “About the Certificate of Residence Required for the Training Camp License” page.

You can check other necessary items here.
Items required for the driving school training camp (Written in Japanese)

Driving school with support for foreign nationals

Prefecture	School	Textbook				Staff(not native speaker)				Effectiveness measurement				Provisional license exam
Prefecture	School	English	Chinese	Vietnamese	Portuguese	English	Chinese	Vietnamese	Portuguese	English	Chinese	Vietnamese	Portuguese	English	Chinese	Vietnamese	Portuguese
Iwate	Ichinoseki first driving school	○	○							○	○			○	○
Yamagata	Matsuki driving school Akayu		○
Tochigi	Nasu driving school		○												○
Tochigi	Sakura Nasu motor school		○												○
Tochigi	Ashikaga driving school	○	○				○							○	○
Tochigi	East Ashikaga driving school	○	○											○	○
Gunma	Maebashi driving school	○	○	○				○						○		○	○
Gunma	kabura driving school	○		○										○		○	○
Ibaraki	Tomobe driving school													○
Saitama	Kagohara driving school	○												○
Saitama	Azumaen driving school	○
Niigata	Tsubame central driving school	○	○
Niigata	Nakajo driving school	○	○	○	○
Fukui	AOI driving school Katsuyama	○	○							○	○
Shizuoka	Kikukawa driving school	○	○	○	○									○	○	○	○
Hyogo	Hokuban driving school	○	○	○			○							○	○	○	○
Tottori	Sanin central driving school													○	○
Tokushima	Ahoku driving school													○	○
Tokushima	Wakimachi driving school	○												○
Saga	Imari driving school	○				○	○							○
Miyazaki	Nakamura drinving school	○	○	○										○		○

IwateIchinoseki first driving school

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Driving license training camp for foreign nationals

Required Japanese level

The difficulties foreign nationals face when obtaining a driver's license.

What is Driver's license camp in Japan

From application to receiving your driver's license

Choose a school and plan, then contact us

Complete the application

Make payment and prepare your documents

Enroll and begin lessons

Graduate and take the written exam at a driver's license center

Pass the exams and receive your driver's license

Documents required at the time of enrollment.

Driving school with support for foreign nationals

Speciall support plan for Vietnamese

【Before enrollment】Support plan of Provisional license exam