Getting a Japanese licence through driving school

Driving school minimums: stage 1 is 12 practical periods (AT) or 15 (MT) before the first in-school test; 31/34 practical + 26 classroom periods in total.

Check first: Residents; much of it in Japanese

Type

Hack

Category

Visa & Admin

Place

Japan-wide

For

resident

Posted

Oct 16, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@PaprikaGirl_JP ↗

What the sources say

Two JP driving-school sites give the legal minimums: AT 12+19=31, MT 15+19=34 practical, 26 classroom. "12–15 periods" = stage 1 only.

確認済 Confirmed. The original author plus at least one other independent source back it.

Also confirmed by

• keishin-g.com ↗
• menkyo-expert.com ↗

Open the source ↗

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