2025年8月29日

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If you plan to drive in Japan, you will need an international driver's license based on the Road Traffic Convention of September 19, 1949 (Geneva Convention).
*In some countries, a certified Japanese translation of your driver's license is required.

The main points to check when applying for an international driver's license are listed below, so please be sure to check them before driving.

■ 7 points to check when obtaining an international driver's license

• *Even if all of the following conditions are met, if location determines that the international driver's license is inappropriate, we will refuse to rent the vehicle to you.
• *We do not recognize the validity of international driver's licenses. If the following checkpoints are not met, we will not be able to provide you with a car.
• *We will not be held responsible if your IDP is invalidated by the police or other authorities after pick-up.

Checkpoint		OK	Common NG cases
①	Geneva Convention Form	Booklet in the format of the Geneva Convention (height: 148 mm, width: 105 mm)	Copies, digital types, A4 size, and other non-standard sizes International driver's licenses issued by unauthorized institutions
②	Country of issue	A party to the Geneva Conventions	Not a party to the Geneva Conventions
③	Geneva Convention Dates	September 19, 1949 is listed.	Dates other than September 19, 1949 are listed
④	Publication date	Within one year of the date of issue	More than one year has passed since the issue date
⑤	Surname/first name/place of birth/ Date of birth and address	All the information is listed	Some information is missing
⑥	of vehicles that you are permitted to drive Categories	A sticker or stamp corresponding to the reserved vehicle is affixed (B, C, D)	I can't determine stamps by category The sticker or stamp corresponding to the reserved vehicle is not affixed (B, C, D)
⑦	Photo of your face	A photograph of the international driver's license holder	A photo of someone other than the international driver's license holder

For more details, please also check the URL below.

https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/en/guide/userguide.html#rental