International Driver's License​

You will need an international driving permit (IDP) etc to operate a car in Japan.

The validity of the license or permit to drive in Japan will be the same regardless of the nationality (country where you have your passport issued).

As Japan is highly demanding in applying the rules about international driver permit, although one of the drivers had his permit to drive in another country does not imply that it will grant you the permission to operate the car in Japan.

Moreover, a confirmation on some permits has occurred; Japan was in the list of countries valid to drive in when it is not. It has also been established that agents who are issues of international driver permits got people misled to think that it was okay to drive in Japan.

This portal site is where foreign travellers check again regarding the weather or that a given permit or license is valid before allowing them to drive in Japan. All the data is divided by country and region, as well as includes picture samples.

The international driver permit portal site is the largest site in the world which holds the updated information regarding the valid and non-valid international driver permit to drive in Japan.

In case there is any country or region not posted in the web site, please contact us.
In case of any fresh information or picture sample that is not on this web site, we would be happy to be contacted and made aware of the same.

We managed to create this site with the collaboration and assistance of the National Police Agency Driving License Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Status of U.S. Forces Agreement Division, Specialized Agencies Division, United Nations, Fedration Internationale Car vapor, Various embassies and consulate, Various government departments of motor vehicle and license, Various media and our information.