Oita Driver’s License Renewal (2026): Same-Day Issue Sunday to Thursday at the Center, Closed Fridays and Holidays, Hours and Fees

This page is a general guide based on the Oita Prefectural Police pages. For your own case, ask the Oita Prefectural Driver’s License Center (097-528-3000).

In Oita Prefecture, you can renew a Japanese driver’s license on Sundays at the Oita Prefectural Driver’s License Center in Matsuoka, Oita City. The center is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and national holidays. Police stations take renewals on weekdays only, and you get the new license 3 to 4 weeks later. No reservation is needed for renewals.

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1. Center or police station? Days and pickup compared

Only the License Center offers same-day issue and Sunday service. Police stations are weekdays only, with pickup on a later day. Neither needs a reservation; go during reception hours.

Both are closed on Saturdays, national holidays and Dec 29 to Jan 3. Since January 13, 2026, the center’s renewal counter is closed on Fridays.

2. How much does renewal cost?

For a license card only with the Excellent-driver lecture, the total is ¥3,350. The center also accepts cashless payment. The renewal fee depends on which card or cards you keep after renewal.

With a license card only, the total is ¥3,650 for General and ¥4,250 for Violations / first renewal (calculated from the two tables above). Your lecture type depends on your violation and accident record over the past 5 years, counted from 40 days before your birthday. It is printed on your renewal notice postcard. People aged 70 or over take an elderly-driver course before renewing.

Online lectures are open to people who hold a My Number license, are in the Excellent or General group, and whose license has not expired.

3. Oita Prefectural Driver’s License Center: reception hours

For Excellent and General drivers, reception is 8:30 to 9:30 and 13:30 to 14:00, both on Sundays and Monday to Thursday. Drivers in the Violations / first renewal group can only apply in the afternoon: 13:00 to 13:30 Monday to Thursday, and 12:30 to 13:00 on Sundays.

You are not accepted after reception closes. After you fill in the forms, you receive a numbered ticket and are called in order. The lecture time is set in the order you finish document checks, the eyesight test, payment and the photo, so a morning start can end in the afternoon, and an afternoon start can run close to 17:00. You receive the new license on the same day, after the lecture.

If you are moving in from another prefecture and renewing at the same time, and you have lost your license, you cannot be served on Sundays; go Monday to Thursday.

There is no renewal counter on Fridays. If the last day of your license validity is a Friday, or you cannot come on other days because of hospitalization or travel abroad, contact the center. You can then be served on Friday from 13:00 to 13:30 (Oita Prefectural Police, PDF, Japanese).

By bus, take the Oita Bus to “Oita Koko (Menkyo C)” from the bus stop at Oita Station and get off at “Unten Menkyo Center”. It is about a 5-minute walk.

Address: 6687 Oaza Matsuoka, Oita City, Oita Prefecture · Google Maps · Tel: 097-528-3000

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4. Renewing at a police station: hours and pickup

Police stations accept renewals on weekdays from 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00. You can use any police station in the prefecture, not only the one for your area. The Kitsuki and Tsukumi senior police boxes also handle renewals.

At reception, the date for your new license and lecture (about 3 to 4 weeks later) is set, and you go back on that day. If you finish the online lecture and keep only a My Number license, the license information is recorded about 2 to 3 weeks later.

Bring 1 photo for the license (3 cm tall by 2.4 cm wide, taken within 6 months, no hat, plain background, facing front). See the prefectural list of police stations (Japanese).

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5. What to bring

Basics: your driver’s license and the fee. The renewal postcard is not required.

You set PIN numbers for the new card in advance: two 4-digit numbers for a driver’s license card, one 4-digit number for a My Number license. Changes to your address or name can be made at the same time. This page does not say whether staff speak English or whether forms are in English.

Sources

9 pages we checkedShow

• Oita Prefectural Police: Review of reception hours for driver’s license services
• Oita Prefectural Police: Renewing at the Driver’s License Center
• Oita Prefectural Police: Renewing at a police station
• Oita Prefectural Police: License renewal
• Oita Prefectural Police: Details of changed service days (PDF)
• Oita Prefectural Police: Access (License Center, public transport)
• Oita Prefectural Police: List of police stations in Oita
• Oita Prefectural Police: Start of cashless payment
• Japanese version of this page (日本語版)

Checked with official pages on October 20, 2026 (Japan time).