You must have original hardcopies of all three documents:
- Driving license from your country of origin (no temporary or paper licenses).
- International Driving Permit (IDP) issued under the Geneva Convention 1949 (must be issued in your own country by an officially registered authority).
- Passport
Important Notes on IDPs:
- IDPs must be issued by an approved organization in your country (e.g., AAA in the US, CAA in Canada).
- Vienna Convention 1968 IDPs are NOT accepted in Japan.
- The IDP must be in booklet form, not a digital or paper format.
- If you cannot present a hard copy of your IDP on the day of the activity, you cannot participate and will not receive a refund.
- Visitors must obtain the IDP before traveling—you cannot get a valid IDP in Japan.
- It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure they have valid documents. Failure to do so will result in denial of participation without a refund.
Visitors from Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco, Taiwan, and Estonia, you must provide:
- Driving license from your country of origin (no temporary or paper licenses).
- Official Japanese translation of your license, issued by JAF (Japan Automobile Federation)
- Passport
US Military Personnel, you may drive using:
- SOFA License (USFJ Form 4EJ).
- OR a Combination of Active Military ID and State-Side Driver’s License.
- Visitors from China, Brazil, and Indonesia cannot drive in Japan, as these countries are not part of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
