For foreigners in Japan

Your Japanese Driving License Starts Here.

MenkyoDojo is a web-based Japanese driving test practice app that helps you learn, prepare, and pass with confidence. Study anytime, anywhere with real exam-style questions.

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Which exam are you taking?

Provisional

What the karimen (provisional license) written test covers, and the pass line.

Take the real-format exam Full license

The honmen (full license) written test covers everything in karimen, plus applied topics like expressways and motorcycles.

Take the real-format exam License conversion

The steps, documents and exempt countries for converting a foreign license to a Japanese one.

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How it works

Start your driving test prep in 3 steps

No signup needed — jump straight in.

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Pick a test Choose karimen, honmen, or the gaimen conversion test. No account required.
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Practice in real exam format Answer true/false questions and read the explanation for each one.
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Review your mistakes Repeat only the questions you got wrong until they stick.

See your weak spots at a glance.

Your progress (example)

道路標識

92%

交差点

74%

駐停車

51%

運転者の心得

86%

Suggested: practice 10 more "parking & stopping" questions.

The questions you got wrong matter most.

Questions you missed are automatically collected for review. Try them again until they click.

Study in your own language.

Japan's traffic rules can feel harder than they are, just because of the language. MenkyoDojo lets you check questions and explanations in your language.

日本語
English
Tiếng Việt
नेपाली
简体中文

* Only the languages this app actually supports are shown

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MenkyoDojo free? Do I need an account?

Yes — MenkyoDojo is free. You can practice a full set of karimen questions with no sign-up. Creating a free account (no payment involved) unlocks every question across karimen, honmen and gaimen kirikae.

What is Karimen?

Karimen is the provisional license issued after you pass stage one at a driving school, or the aptitude, written and practical exams on the direct-application route. You need it before practicing on public roads.

What is Gaimen Kirikae?

Gaimen Kirikae (foreign license conversion) is the process of converting a foreign driving license into a Japanese one. Depending on your country, it can require only a knowledge check, or also a practical exam.

Is MenkyoDojo affiliated with the Japanese government or police?

* These are practice questions for study. Sign artwork comes from Wikimedia Commons (public domain). This app does not guarantee that it matches the real exam or the latest law. Always check your prefectural police / license center for official information.

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Get ready for test day

Besides written-test practice, tools that help right up to the day of your test.

Find a test center Location, access and license conversion in all 47 prefectures Practical test checks Shoulder checks, keeping left, walk-around — step by step Exam-day cheat sheet Key numbers and trick wording on one page. Print or PDF

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Road sign chart Glossary Exam-day cheat sheet Practical test checks

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Pass forecast

Real-format mock exams

Accuracy by topic

Exam history

Trap-wording radar Your accuracy on each type of wording. The low ones are your weak patterns.

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Road sign chart

Practice questions with answers (provisional, full license & conversion)

Japanese Traffic Rules

The traffic rules that come up most in the written test, organized by topic. Road signs have their own page.

Key Numbers to Memorize

The distances, speeds and time limits the written test asks about, grouped by topic so you don't mix up the similar ones.

Stopping Distance Simulator

See how much further you travel before stopping as speed increases.

Guide

Guides to the paperwork and steps involved in getting a license.

Articles

Hazard prediction, traffic rules, numbers, stopping distance, road signs and terminology — topics people search for most.

How to get a license

Driving school or direct application — know the cost and time difference before you start.

Karimen Written Test Guide

What the karimen (provisional license) written test covers, and the pass line.

Honmen Written Test Guide

The honmen (full license) written test covers everything in karimen, plus applied topics like expressways and motorcycles.

Hazard Prediction Question Guide

How hazard-prediction questions on the honmen exam are scored, with a free worked example.

License conversion guide

The steps, documents and exempt countries for converting a foreign license to a Japanese one.

Document pre-check

Clear the reasons applications get turned away at the counter — before your appointment. 15 questions, about 3 minutes.

Legal definition cards

The written test asks about Japanese legal definitions directly. These cards drill the numbers and the exact boundaries.

About MenkyoDojo

How MenkyoDojo's questions and explanations are written and checked, and how to contact us.

What MenkyoDojo is

A free study site for people getting a driver’s license in Japan and for people converting a foreign license. It has provisional and full-license mock tests, the license-conversion knowledge check, road signs, practical-test safety checks and a guide to every test center, in Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Nepali and Chinese.

The real exam and paperwork are in Japanese, so every translation is shown with the original Japanese question text.

How the questions and explanations are made

Answers are checked against the text of the Road Traffic Act and its Enforcement Order, as published on e-Gov, Japan’s official law database. Where a law applies, the explanation gives the article number.

Driving practice that the law does not spell out follows the National Public Safety Commission’s Rules of the Road (交通の教則) and is marked separately from legal requirements.

No questions are copied from other publishers’ question banks. Translations in the four other languages are made against the Japanese question text.

Not an official site

MenkyoDojo is a personal site with no connection to the National Police Agency, prefectural police or any driver’s license test center. Procedures, fees and reception hours can change, so always confirm with the official information for your test center.

Last reviewed

October 2026 (includes the October 2025 changes to foreign license conversion).

Found a mistake?

If a question, translation or test-center detail is wrong, please email us. Including the page URL helps us fix it faster.

menkyodojo@gmail.com

Privacy policy

The Japanese text is authoritative. Other languages are provided for understanding; where they differ, the Japanese governs.

Terms of use

The Japanese text is authoritative. Other languages are provided for understanding; where they differ, the Japanese governs.

Glossary

Japanese terms that come up constantly in the theory test. Learn the Japanese wording too.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about karimen, honmen, and foreign license conversion.

Practical Driving Test: Safety-Check Guide

Walk-around, over-the-shoulder checks, keeping left before a left turn. Step through what examiners watch for.

Exam-Day Cheat Sheet

Signal timing, speeds, parking distances and trick wording on one page. Print it or save as PDF.

Driving License Test Center Guides

Test centers in all 47 prefectures. Search by map, name or your location, and see which handle foreign license conversion and which languages the written test is in.

Mistake Notebook

Every question you have got wrong is kept here. Answer it correctly and it leaves the notebook automatically.

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