Go Karting in Tokyo
License Requirement
Street Go Karting takes place on real streets and is regulated by Japan Road Traffic Authority. For residents of Japan your Japan driver's license is required. For foreigners visiting Japan, your passport, local driver's license and International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in your home country is required.
Please click below for the Driving License Applicable to you.
Anyone with an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued abroad under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic can drive a car in Japan in accordance with Japanese laws.
IDPs issued in accordance with other treaties (such as the Vienna Convention) cannot be used in Japan even if it is issued by countries of the Geneva Convention.
List of Countries under the Geneva Convention
Parties to the Geneva Convention | Iceland | Croatia | Dominican Republic | Belgium |
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Ireland | Ivory Coast | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Botswana | |
United States of America | Congo | Türkiye | Poland | |
United Arab Emirates | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Nigeria | Portugal | |
Algeria | San Marino | Namibia | Madagascar | |
Argentina | Sierra Leone | Niger | Malawi | |
Albania | Jamaica | Japan | Mali | |
Israel | Georgia | New Zealand | Malta | |
Italy | Syria | Norway | Malaysia | |
India | Singapore | Haiti | South Africa | |
Uganda | Zimbabwe | Vatican | Monaco | |
UK | Sweden | Papua New Guinea | Morocco | |
Ecuador | Spain | Paraguay | Montenegro | |
Egypt | Sri Lanka | Barbados | Jordan | |
Republic of Estonia | Slovakia | Hungary | Lao People's Republic | |
Australia | Slovenia | Bangladesh | Lithuania | |
Austria | Senegal | Fiji | Liechtenstein | |
Netherlands | Serbia | Philippines | Luxembourg | |
Ghana | Thailand | Finland | Romania | |
Canada | South Korea | France | Rwanda | |
Cambodia | Czech Republic | Bulgaria | Lesotho | |
Cyprus | Central African Republic | Burkina Faso | Lebanon | |
Cuba | Tunisia | Brunei | Russian Federation | |
Greece | Chile | Benin | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Denmark | Venezuela | ||
Guatemala (Note 2) | Togo | Peru | ||
Special administrative districts, etc. | Overseas territories of the United States (Guam, Puerto Rico, etc.) | Curacao Island | Jersey | Hong Kong |
Aruba | Cayman Islands | Sint Maarten | Macau | |
Guernsey | Gibraltar | French Overseas Territories (French Polynesia, etc.) | Isle of Man |
Notes on international driving licenses
Countries that are party to the Geneva Convention but have not yet issued a Geneva-style international driver's license. | |||
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Algeria | Democratic Republic of the Congo | France | Monaco |
Albania | Georgia | Bulgaria | Montenegro |
Kyrgyzstan | Serbia | Belgium | Rwanda |
Ivory Coast | Haiti | Botswana | Russian Federation |
Driver’s licenses issued in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco and Taiwan
- The Road Traffic Law of Japan stipulates that individuals with driver’s licenses issued in the above countries/regions are allowed to drive vehicles complying with Japanese laws and regulations only when they carry both the original license issued in the above countries/regions and a Japanese translation of such issued by JAF, or foreign embassies or consular offices in Japan.
- These Foreigners who want to drive in Japan must always carry the Japanese translation of the license with them, together with the original driver’s license issued in the countries/region above.
- The effective period of the Japanese translation is one year from the date of your entry into Japan. (For re-entry after leaving Japan, the effective period is one year from the date of re-entry.) However, conditions vary for those who register as a resident or as a foreign national in Japan, leaves and reenters Japan within three months. For more information, please contact us by email.
- When you drive in Japan, the police may request that you present your passport to check the days elapsed from your entry into Japan.
Note:
You are not allowed to drive in Japan beyond one year from your entry into Japan, even if the Japanese translation is attached to your license. Those who intend to stay in Japan for a long period and drive are required to obtain a Japanese driver’s license.
You can apply to switch your current license to a Japanese driver’s license if you have the Japanese translation.
We can assist with your license translation if you contact us within one month of your travel to Japan.