"First, remember that \u201Cyoshing\u201D at the appropriate times during the test is mandatory. The point of saying \u201Cyoshi\u201D (pronounced without the \u201Ci\u201D) is so that the proctor can confirm that you\u2019ve done your checks, e.g. checking your blind spot, right mirror, etc. While driving, make sure you keep your hands at the \"9 and 3\" position on the wheel. When turning, never EVER pull the wheel from the inside (with your palm up); only turn it from the outside (palms down). Before you get into the car, check under the front of the car, then under the driver\u2019s side, then the back of the car. Yoshi at each of these 3 checks. Before you open the door, check around you and yoshi 3 times -- behind, front, and behind of you again. Then open the door about 10 cm and do the 3 checks again -- behind, front, behind -- yoshing each time. Finally, open the door all the way. Step into the car by placing your left hand on the steering wheel and putting in your left leg first. Once you\u2019re seated, close and lock the door and put on your seatbelt. Introduce yourself to the proctor. A simple \u201C(Name) desu \u2013 yoroshiku onegaishimasu\u201D will suffice. Next, check and/or adjust your mirrors \u2013 left, right, and rearview mirrors. With the current vehicles, the left and right mirrors cannot be adjusted until you actually start the car, so pretend to adjust them. Also, adjust the seat. When you\u2019re ready to proceed, put your foot on the brake and start the car. Adjust your left and right mirrors (for real this time). If it is raining, turn on the windshield wipers. Move the car into drive and release the parking brake (on some of the vehicles, it\u2019s underneath the wheel, near your left knee -- on others it's the handle next to the selector lever as usual). Turn on your right signal. Now, check your mirrors and blindspots (starting from the left blindspot, left mirror, rearview mirror, right mirror, right blindspot \u2013 you get the picture.) Remember to always yoshi at each \u201Ccheck.\u201D Finally, before you start moving, do a final right check (yoshi) and left check (yoshi). Check your right mirror (yoshi) and right blindspot (yoshi). You\u2019re now ready to roll. Drive into the starting/merging lane, which is a short strip of lane right in front of you. Once you\u2019re in the merging lane, you\u2019ll need to make a right lane change. Right signal and check your right mirror and blindspot while keeping the wheel straight, so not letting yourself start to drift to the right, until you have finished yoshing at both times. Once you\u2019ve changed lanes (do so before the merging lane ends), you\u2019ll find yourself on the left side of a 2-lanes. Ahead of you is a right curve. Do NOT brake during this curve! Doing so will cost you a 20-point deduction. Go slower before the curve, and you won\u2019t have to worry about braking during the curve. (The proctor explained to me afterwards that braking during a curve is very dangerous. You shouldn\u2019t be going fast enough to need to brake during a curve anyway\u2026) After you\u2019ve cleared the curve, you\u2019ll come upon a long, straight stretch of road. Accelerate to 50 km/h at this point. Don\u2019t worry about being \u201Cexact\u201D \u2013 the proctor\u2019s not going to fail you if you only go up to 49 km/h. Just make sure you accelerate enough to about or slightly over 50 km/h. This part of the driving test allows you to show the proctor that you\u2019re capable of driving well in a faster speed. Please note: AT ALL TIMES, at ALL times during the test, STAY CLOSE TO THE LEFT OF THE LANE/ROAD you\u2019re in. This means that you need to be about 50 cm from the left curb, or about 1.5 feet. You will be deducted at least 5 points every time you don\u2019t! (The proctor has failed people for driving too much in the center of the lane. It\u2019s the rule, regardless of whether it makes sense.) During this long stretch of road, make sure you stay close to the left. At the end of this long, straight road, you\u2019ll see in the distance a right curve. BEFORE you approach this right curve, make a right-lane change. Don't forget: make a right-lane change BEFORE you approach this curve! Reason? You\u2019ll need to make a right turn just after this curve, but at the same time, if you wait to lane change after the curve, you won\u2019t be allowing for 30-meter distance between signaling and turning. Thus, you need to already be in the right lane before you clear the curve, so that you\u2019re ready to turn at the next right turn. Turn on your right signal, yoshi right mirror and yoshi right blind spot, then make the lane change. Again, this lane change should happen before you approach this right curve. You\u2019ll now be in the right lane. Right before this right curve (you\u2019re still in the right lane), gently BRAKE 3 TIMES. Reason? It\u2019s a \u201Csafety\u201D signal to people behind you that you\u2019re going to slow down and/or stop; thus, a mandatory part of the driving test. Pump your break gently 3 times before you enter this curve, then ease into the curve WITHOUT braking. Remember: NO BRAKING during a curve! Right after you clear the curve, signal right. Once you reach where you need to turn right, do your yoshi\u2019s \u2013 right mirror, right blindspot, then make the right turn. Turn INTO THE FAR LEFT LANE while avoiding the white diamond-ish marker on the road. The marker is there to \u201Cguide\u201D you into the turn \u2013 do NOT drive over the white marker or after the white marker, but drive BEFORE it during your right turn. Driving over or going around the white marker will cost you 5 points, and turning into the right lane instead of the left will also cost you points. Be aware. Once you\u2019ve turned into the left lane (while keeping close the left curb at all times), you\u2019ll need to make a right turn at the traffic light intersection. Drive straight for a couple seconds, then do the routine: signal right, yoshi right mirror and right blindspot, then make a right-lane change. You\u2019ll arrive upon the intersection with the traffic light. Since you\u2019re preparing to make a right turn, it\u2019s now time to STAY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE instead of the left! No joke: stay within 50 cm to your right. At the traffic light (and by now you should be in the right lane) yoshi left and right to check for pedestrians at the crosswalk before you go over it. If the light is red, gently brake 3 times (same routine as before) and come to a complete stop before the first white line. If the light is green, slow down a bit before the intersection and yoshi right and left BEFORE making the right turn. Reason? You\u2019ve always got to check right and left before you cross ANY intersection, just in case there are stray cars rushing through, etc. Note that the left and right intersection yoshi checks are IN ADDITION to the left and right crosswalk checks, so make sure to do both sets -- as well as your usual mirror and blindspot yoshis when turning. Once the light turns green, turn into the RIGHT LANE along the center line. Yes \u2013 this time, you actually don\u2019t need to turn into the left lane like before; according to the proctor, it\u2019s because there isn\u2019t enough distance to make your next right turn. Just this once, it\u2019s OK to turn into the right lane. Stay close to the right. Once you\u2019ve cleared this turn, turn on your right signal again. Slow down by braking 3 times, and turn right (with routine yoshi\u2019s) into a road without lines. There will be a curb island on your left; stay close to it. Your next turn will be a right turn at the next INTERSECTION, so turn on your right signal 30 meters before. Becuase it is an intersection remember to yoshi right and left before you turn right. Once you\u2019ve made that right turn (stay close to the left!), you\u2019ll be making another right turn. Do all your routine turn yoshi\u2019s. After making this turn, you\u2019ll need to turn left into a S-shaped road (with the #1 sign post, I believe.) Do your routine left-turn signaling and your yoshing before you left-turn into this snake road. Inside the S-shaped snake road, TAKE YOUR TIME. There are NO point deductions for going slow; it\u2019s an automatic fail, however, if you hit any curb at any time. Therefore, don\u2019t take chances and GO SLOW! When you\u2019re halfway through the snake road and before you get to the exit of the snake road, turn on your left signal. (If it clicks off, turn it on again). Yoshi left and right and make your left turn exit from the snake road. Be careful not to be too close to the left during the turn \u2013 your left back tire may graze/hit the curb. Hitting the curb is an auto fail! Don't, however, overcompensate by making too wide of a turn, as you are also deducted points if you have to turn the wheel as far as it will go to make this turn. Once you\u2019ve made your left turn out of the snake road, you\u2019ll need to make a left turn at the next intersection. Turn on your left signal far enough ahead and do your left mirror and left blindspot yoshing before the turn. After this left turn, you\u2019ll go straight through an intersection. Before you enter this intersection, yoshi right and left (always do this check at every intersection, remember?) and proceed through it. Make the first left turn after the intersection, and do all your signaling/yoshi\u2019s - you are turning at an intersection so remember your additional right and left yoshi. Once you\u2019ve cleared that, turn on your left blinker and prepare to left turn into a zig-zag road (#2 sign post, I be lieve.) This zig-zag tests your ability to make 90-degree turns in a tight road. Again, GO SLOW and don\u2019t hit a curb or fence \u2013 both are automatic fails. About halfway through this zig-zag road, turn on your left blinker. Before turning left, check right and left, then do your routine left checks and yoshing. Once you\u2019ve cleared this turn, you\u2019ll be going straight through an intersection (check left and right before going through it!) Turn on your right signal \u2013 you\u2019ll be turning right after the stop sign. After braking 3 times, come to a complete stop at the white line before the stop sign. You\u2019ll see two concrete walls to your left and right. In order to make a safe right turn, you\u2019ll need to slowly ease out into the main road until the concrete walls aren\u2019t blocking your vision anymore and do a couple yoshi left and rights while creeping or easing out past the concrete walls. These concrete walls simulate the scenario in which you\u2019re forced to exit from in between two buildings where there are no convenient view mirrors to reveal oncoming traffic. Just keep yoshing left and right until after you finish this right turn! At this point, the worst is over and you\u2019re almost done. Turn on your right signal again, and make the same right turn as you\u2019ve done before: pass by the white marker (use it to guide you) and enter the left lane. Go straight (keep left!) until you reach the traffic light intersection. The proctor loves to stop here and check to make sure you are within 50 cm of the curb (they actually open the door to look), so be extra vigilant of that at this point. Yoshi left and right to check for the crosswalk. If the light is red, you know what to do. If it\u2019s green, make sure you yoshi left/right for your intersection check, and do your routine left mirror, left blindspot yoshi too before you make the turn. Note: during this left turn, make sure you\u2019re not TOO close to the left curb; supposedly, you\u2019re supposed to be 1 meter (not 50 cm) during left turns so as not to hit the anything on your left. However, make sure you\u2019re not making TOO wide of a left turn, either. Just stay about a good 1 m from the curb during the turn. Depending on the proctor, you may be deducted 5 points for making too wide or too close of a left turn. Be careful! Right after this left turn, turn on your right signal, do your routine right lange change yoshi\u2019s, and change into the right lane. Keep your right signal on, as you\u2019ll need to make your final right turn. Before your final right turn, do your routine right/left check, then turn into the far left lane. Go straight for a little bit. There is a crosswalk here, so yoshi left and right to check for pedestrians before you cross over it. 30 meters before the curve, turn on your left blinker, do your routine left yoshi\u2019s (left mirror, left blindspot) and turn off the course. Proceed slowly to the numbered parking spot that the proctor says. Keep yourself parallel to the curb and make sure you\u2019re parking AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to the curb -- it's okay to bump right up against it as long as you don't drive over it. Put your car in park, pull your parking brake, and switch off the car engine (but leave the keys). Say \u201Carigato gozaimashita\u201D to the proctor. After you\u2019ve turned off the engine and said thank you, unless the proctor starts talking, take off your seat belt, look out the driver\u2019s door and yoshi. Open the door about 10 cm, look right and yoshi again. You\u2019re done! If the proctor starts talking after you\u2019ve turned off the engine, listen carefully to his explanation of your mistakes, etc. You may receive an explanation either in the car or inside the waiting area. Either way, if there\u2019s explaining to be done, you most likely have failed. If you\u2019ve done everything right, you should be getting your brand new, shiny (and not quite cheap) Japanese driver\u2019s license, which will last you 3 years. You\u2019ll wait an extra half-hour to an hour, during which you\u2019ll fill out a simple form with your name and address, pay a license fee, then have your picture taken. When you receive your license, return that form and you\u2019re done."@en . . "First, remember that \u201Cyoshing\u201D at the appropriate times during the test is mandatory. The point of saying \u201Cyoshi\u201D (pronounced without the \u201Ci\u201D) is so that the proctor can confirm that you\u2019ve done your checks, e.g. checking your blind spot, right mirror, etc. While driving, make sure you keep your hands at the \"9 and 3\" position on the wheel. When turning, never EVER pull the wheel from the inside (with your palm up); only turn it from the outside (palms down)."@en . . . "Oita Practical Driving Test"@en .