Menkyo: Japan Driving License

Prepare for the Japan driving license written test (運転免許 学科試験) in your own language — learner’s permit, full license, moped and foreign license conversion.

Menkyo Helper is a free, unofficial study app and procedure guide for anyone getting a driver’s license in Japan: first-time learners taking the karimen (仮免) and honmen (本免) tests, moped riders (原付 gentsuki) and foreign residents converting a license from home (外免切替 gaimen kirikae).

WHAT YOU GET
• 1,100+ original practice questions in the true/false (○×) format, each explained in your language
• Mock exams with the real question count, time limit and pass mark
• 150+ Japanese road signs: flashcards and quizzes
• Mistake review with spaced repetition, a diagnostic test and a study plan
• Procedure guide for all 47 prefectures: documents, fees, booking, test languages and phone phrases, with official source links
• Listen mode: questions and explanations read aloud

DRIVE COACH — PRACTISE ON REAL ROADS
Pick situations (railway crossings, hills, right turns, stop signs) and Drive Coach plans a practice circuit near you and guides you by voice. “Judge my driving” listens for your blinker, checks the mirror before each signal and gives a turn-by-turn report. Video and sound stay on your phone. A practice aid only — always follow the law and your supervisor.

CAR PAPERS AND DEADLINE REMINDERS
Photograph your license, 車検証 (shaken certificate), windshield sticker or 自賠責 insurance certificate: the scanner reads the expiry dates for you to confirm. The app counts the days left and reminds you 60, 30 and 7 days before license renewal, 車検 and 自賠責, in your language. The photo is deleted right after reading.

KAGENO, YOUR STUDY COMPANION
A small shadow companion cheers your right answers. Signed in, he explains the questions you miss and answers questions about the app and your study plan. AI answers can be wrong; official rules come first.

12 LANGUAGES
English, Japanese, Arabic, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Indonesian, Korean, Filipino, Nepali and Burmese — interface, questions and guides.

FREE AND PREMIUM
Free: practice questions (chapters open as you progress), one mock exam a day when signed in, road signs, the procedure guide, reminders for one car and 1 minute of Drive Coach a day. The free version shows ads.
Premium (weekly or monthly subscription via Google Play, cancel any time): all chapters at once, unlimited mock exams and Drive Coach, lesson videos, Kageno all day, up to 5 cars, offline chapters, no ads.

NOT A GOVERNMENT APP
Menkyo Helper is made by 7-MD, a private company in Osaka. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Police Agency, prefectural police, Public Safety Commissions, licence centres, JAF or any government agency, and it cannot do any procedure for you. Exam and procedure information is based on these official sources (also at https://menkyo.7-md.com/sources/):
• National Police Agency — license categories: https://www.npa.go.jp/english/bureau/traffic/1_drivers_license_categories_.pdf
• Kanagawa Police — conversion knowledge test: https://www.police.pref.kanagawa.jp/tetsuzuki/menkyo/mes83046.html
• Fukuoka Police — conversion, 50 questions / 30 min: https://www.police.pref.fukuoka.jp/kotsu/unshi/013.html
• Tokyo Metropolitan Police — license overview: https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/menkyo/menkyo/chugata.html
• JAF — Traffic Rules in Japan (not government): https://english.jaf.or.jp/driving-in-japan/traffic-rules

The questions are original training material written by 7-MD, not official exam questions. There is no pass guarantee. Rules and fees change — always confirm with your licence centre.

PRIVACY
Your progress is stored on your device. Sign-in (Google or e-mail) is needed only for mock exams, the scanner, Kageno chat and sync. Delete your account: https://menkyo.7-md.com/delete-account/
Terms of Use: https://menkyo.7-md.com/en/terms/

Menkyo Helper — 7-MD, Osaka.