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| - If you do not already have a driving licence from your home country, or if licences from your country are not accepted in Japan, you will have to take extensive driving lessons and tests to obtain a Japanese licence. It involves a huge amount of time and money so be prepared to do these: (1) kari menkyo gakka shiken 仮免学科試験 Learners Permit written test. 50 true/false questions on traffic law, meaning of various road signs, safe driving practices etc in 30minutes. 45+ = pass. After passing (1) and (2), you need to log at least 10hours' practice, over at least 5 days, then you can do (3) and (4):
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| - If you do not already have a driving licence from your home country, or if licences from your country are not accepted in Japan, you will have to take extensive driving lessons and tests to obtain a Japanese licence. It involves a huge amount of time and money so be prepared to do these: (1) kari menkyo gakka shiken 仮免学科試験 Learners Permit written test. 50 true/false questions on traffic law, meaning of various road signs, safe driving practices etc in 30minutes. 45+ = pass. (2) kari menkyo ginou shiken 仮免許技能試験 Learners Permit practical driving test, where you drive one of the licence centre's vehicles around the test course. After passing (1) and (2), you are issued with your learners permit (kari menkyo )仮免許, which allows you to practice on the road, under certain conditions, including: - be accompanied by a driver who has held the applicable class of licence for three years. - Display a black on white "Learners Permit - Practicing" 仮免許 練習中" sign on your car. After passing (1) and (2), you need to log at least 10hours' practice, over at least 5 days, then you can do (3) and (4): (3) hon menkyo gakka shiken 本免許学科試験 Real licence written test. 95 questions, in 50 minutes, the final 5 questions being illustration questions worth two points. Each illustration question has 3 true/false questions, all 3 must be answered correctly to get the 2 points. 90 points+ = pass. (4) hon menkyo ginou shiken 本免許技能試験 Real licence practical test, conducted on the open road, and I think it also includes reverse parking on the licence centre course. (5) short, 7hrs training at a driving school (basic automobile functioning - 4hrs, emergency aid - 3hrs).
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