Drivers License

Street Kart is a activity driving on the public road in Japan.
So you need your effective driver license in Japan.

A valid international driving license is required for drivers for driving in Japan.
To drive in Japan, you must have either of the following licenses:

  1. 01Japanese Driving License
    The driver license for residents in Japan.
  2. 02SOFA Driving License for US Forces Japan(在日米軍個人車両操縦許可証)
    The SOFA driver license for US Forces Japan is acceptable.
    International Driving Permit issued by AAA or AATA is acceptable.
    and States Side Drivers License with US Militaly ID are acceptable.
  3. 03Passport with Foreign driving license (issued in Switzerland, Germany, France, Taiwan, Belgium, Estonia or Monaco) with Japanese Translation by authorized organization.
    If you have a domestic driving license of Switzerland, Germany, France, Taiwan, Belgium, Estonia or Monaco, and its Japanese translation, you are allowed to drive in Japan for one year from the date of entry into Japan. Please take the following two documents and your passport with you.

    **Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Estonia, Monaco
    An authorized organization in Japan is JAF or the embassy and consulate.
    **Taiwan
    An authorized organization in Japan is JAF or 台北駐日経済文化代表処(Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Fukuoka, Naha)
    An authorized organization in Taiwan is the East Asia Relations Commission(亜東関係協会)(Driver's License Center)
  4. 04Passport with An international driving Permit (issued by a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention)
    An international driving license is valid for one year from the date of issuance (the date of issuance to be confirmed), and the period of validity for driving a car in Japan is one year from the date of entry into Japan (the date of entry to be confirmed with the entry stamp in the passport). Those with an international driving permit issued under different conventions – the 1926 Paris Convention, the 1943 Washington Convention and the 1968 Vienna Convention – are not allowed to drive in Japan.
    You can get it only in your country with only paper work.
    In France, Belgium and Monaco IDP issued by a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention is not published.
    ALL PLASTIC drivers license card is NOT allowed to drive in Japan.
    All Paper-Book style drivers license without "1949" on the surface is NOT allowed to drive in Japan.
    Drivers license for EU is NOT allowed in Japan.
    But the EU license ONLY BY Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Estonia, or Monaco is allowed to drive in Japan WITH Japanese Translation by authorized organization and the passport.

  5. Signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention

    AsiaThe Philippines
    - AA Philippines
    India
    - Western India Automobile Association
    - Automobile Association of Upper India
    - Automobile Association of Eastern India
    - Automobile Association of Southern India India AASI
    Thailand
    Bangladesh
    - Bangladesh AAB
    Malaysia
    - Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia
    - Automobile Association of Malaysia
    Singapore
    - AA Singapore
    Sri Lanka;formerly Ceylon
    - Automobile Association of Ceylon
    Cambodia
    Laos
    South Korea
    - KoROAD
    Middle EastTurkey
    - TTOK
    Israel
    - MEMSI
    Syria*more*
    - Syrian Automobile Club
    Cyprus
    Jordan*more*
    - Royal Automobile Club of Jordan
    Lebanon*more*
    - Automobile &Touring Club of Lebanon
    United Arab Emirates*more*
    - Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE
    AfricaSouth Africa*more*
    - South African Automobile Association
    Central Africa
    Egypt*more*
    - Automobile &Touring Club of Egypt
    Ghana
    Algeria*more*
    - FASM Fédération Algérienne des sports mécaniques(FASM)
    - Touring Club d’Algeria(TCA)
    Morocco
    Botswana
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Congo
    Benin
    Cote d'Ivoire
    Lesotho
    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Mali
    Niger
    AfricaRwanda
    Senegal
    Sierra Leone
    Togo
    Tunisia
    Uganda
    Zimbabwe
    - AA Zimbabwe
    Namibia
    - AA Namibia
    Burkina Faso
    Nigeria
    EuropeUnited Kingdom;England
    - AA
    - RAC
    - PostOffice
    Greece
    Norway
    - NAF
    Denmark
    Sweden
    - Kungliga AutomobileKlubben (KAK)
    - Motormännens Riksförbund (M)
    - Motorförarnas Helnykterhetsförbund (MHF)
    - Caravan Club (CC)
    - OK Förlag (OK)
    - Sveriges MotorCyklister (SMC)
    The Netherlands
    - anwb
    - The Netherlands KNAC
    Italy
    Russia
    Serbia
    - AMSS
    Montenegro
    - AMSCG
    Spain
    - Dirección General de Tráfico Provincial
    Finland
    - Autoliitto
    Portugal
    Austria
    - ÖAMTC
    - Austria ARBÖ
    Poland
    Ireland
    - AA Ireland
    Hungary
    Romania
    - Automobil Clubul Român
    Iceland
    - FÍB
    Bulgaria
    - Union des Automobilistes Bulgares
    Malta
    Albania
    - Albania – Roads Directorate DPSHTRR
    Luxembourg
    - Automobile Club du Luxembourg
    San Marino
    Vatican
    Kyrgyz Republic
    The Republic of Georgia
    Czech Republic
    Slovakia
    AmericasThe United States of America
    - AAA,AATA
    Canada*more*
    - CAA
    Peru
    - Touring y Automóvil Club del Perú
    Cuba
    Ecuador
    Argentina
    - Automóvil Club Argentino
    Chile
    - Automóvil Club de Chile
    Paraguay
    - Touring y Automóvil Club del Paraguay
    Barbados*more*
    The Dominican Republic
    - Automóvil Club Dominicano
    Guatemala
    Haiti
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Venezuela
    - Touring y Automóvil Club de Venezuela
    Jamaica
    OceaniaNew Zealand*more*
    - NZ Transport Agency
    - The New Zealand Automobile Association
    Fiji
    Australia*more*
    - National Roads and Motorists' Association(NRMA)
    - Royal Automobile Club of Victoria(RACV)
    - RACQ
    - Royal Automobile Association of South Australia(RAA)
    - Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia(RAC)
    - The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania(RACT)
    - Automobile Association of the Northern Territory(AANT)
    Papua New Guinea
    Administrative regionsHong Kong*more*
    - Hong Kong Automobile Association
    - Application for IDP in Hong Kong
    Macau
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