Are you thinking about changing your foreign license over to a Japanese one? If you are please read my article about how I passed the test on the first try. Here.

If you'd like to discuss the driving test or ask any questions. Please do so in this post.

Good luck,

John

Well, I'm not sure why foreigns have such a difficult time passing on the first try, but I'd say it's a combination of the fact that ultimately the testers have discretion over who passes and that most people go into the test thinking they'll pass it because they can drive in their home country. The test looks for specific driving procedures that are not exactly what one would expect. Especially if you think the driving test is just about driving 'safely.' It's actually about driving 'safely' in the way they want you to. I think this is where a lot of people mess up. Also, small careless mistakes knock quite a few people out of the test. For example, not stopping behind the white stop sign line.