Test centres › Fukuoka
Chikugo Driver's License Test Centre
| Address | 1135-2 Oaza Kutomi, Chikugo (833-0056) |
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| Access | About 20 min walk from JR Hainuzuka Station; Nishitetsu bus stop right at the centre |
| Booking | Document review is by designated date, set in person at the Fukuoka or Kitakyushu centre (no phone or proxy). Knowledge and skills checks need a booking, arranged at the centre after document review; phone booking is not accepted. |
| Days and times | Reception for document-review booking: weekdays 13:00-13:30 (not public holidays or New Year). Arriving later means no processing that day. Phone lines weekdays 08:30-17:15. |
| Written check languages | en, es, fa, ko, zh, pt, ru, th, tl, vi, uk, ne, id, my, km, mn, si, ur, ar, hi |
| Driving test course | No course map is published online. Ask at the centre. |
| Fees | Application fee (ordinary car): ¥2,500 Application fee (semi-medium/medium/large): ¥3,900 Application fee (motorcycle, medium/large): ¥2,800 Application fee (moped / small special): ¥1,600 Issue fee, plastic licence only: ¥2,350 Issue fee, My Number licence only: ¥1,550 Issue fee, both cards: ¥2,450 |
Documents
- Application form and questionnaire (filled in at the centre)
- Two photos, 3 cm x 2.4 cm
- Valid foreign licence
- Japanese translation of the licence (embassy/consulate, JAF, Zip Plus, ALADDIN etc.)
- Proof of at least 3 months total stay in the issuing country after the licence was obtained (passport, entry/exit records)
- Resident record (juminhyo) showing nationality, one original copy, no My Number; foreign residents need the extra items shown on the page
- Passport and residence card originals (needed when booking the document-review date at Fukuoka/Kitakyushu)
- My Number card (only if you want a My Number licence)
- Interpreter if you do not speak Japanese; glasses for the eyesight test
Things to know
- Accepts applicants who need the skills (practical) check.
- Document review at Window 8; a prefecture notice mentions suspended reception of some semi-medium skills tests here, so check before travelling.
- Procedure is described at prefecture level: document review is by designated date (since 2 Jun 2025), booked in person at Fukuoka or Kitakyushu only, 13:00-13:30 on weekdays (not by phone or proxy).
- Knowledge check: 50 written questions, 30 minutes, 45 correct to pass, 20 languages (page effective for the post-2025-10-01 system).
- Anyone who passed the old-format knowledge check before 30 Sep 2025 but failed the skills check must retake the 50-question knowledge check if reapplying from 1 Oct 2025.
- Exemption from both checks is listed for 27 countries and 8 regions; Indiana (US) is exempt from the skills check only.
Driving test: where people lose points
- Not checking the blind spot (turn your head) before moving off, changing lanes and turning.
- Left turns: not moving close to the left edge first, then turning slowly along the edge of the intersection.
- Right turns: not moving close to the centre line beforehand, or not turning just inside the centre of the intersection (wait there for oncoming traffic).
- At a stop sign (止まれ): not stopping completely at the stop line, then stopping again where you can see.
- Signalling late: signal 30 m before a turn, 3 seconds before a lane change.
- Crossings: not slowing down or not stopping for a pedestrian who may cross.
- Railway crossings: not stopping before the crossing and checking left and right with the window open.
Always check the official page before you go: times and rules change. Official page · Checked 2026-11-09