Changing the address on a driver's license in Hiroshima Prefecture
- Police stations accept address changes on weekdays at 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00, and all counters are closed on Saturdays.
- On Sundays, the Hiroshima Prefectural Driver's License Center and the Eastern Driver's License Center handle address changes.
- Holders of a My Number license who have started the one-stop service at the police can finish by updating their address at the city or ward office.
In Hiroshima Prefecture, any police station takes the address change on your driver’s license (記載事項変更, kisai jiko henko) on weekdays from 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00. On Sundays only the Hiroshima Prefectural Driver’s License Center (Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City) and the Eastern Driver’s License Center (Fukuyama) take it, and every place is closed on Saturdays. If you hold only a My Number license and have started the one-stop service at the police, changing the address on your My Number card at the city or ward office is enough (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: counter hours (PDF, Japanese)).
In short
- Police stations: weekdays 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00. License centers: weekdays 8:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:00 (the hours in the reissue guide).
- Sundays: the two license centers only, for changes that do not make a new card. Sunday hours are not published.
- Closed everywhere on Saturdays, holidays, substitute holidays and December 29 to January 3.
- Bring your license and one document with the new address, such as a residence record (not a photocopy). Foreign residents also bring a residence card, a special permanent resident certificate or a residence record listing the period of stay, unless they hold a My Number license.
- A new card (reissue) costs ¥2,600, or ¥1,500 for a My Number license; 11 police stations do not make one.
Checked with official pages on October 22, 2026.
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Where to change the address on a Hiroshima driver’s license, and when
Police stations take the change in two weekday time slots around lunch, and on Sundays only the license centers are open. On Saturdays, holidays, substitute holidays and from December 29 to January 3, neither the police stations nor the license centers take it (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: reissue guide (PDF, Japanese)).
| Where | Weekdays | Sunday | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police stations | 9:00–12:00, 13:00–16:00 | Closed | Varies |
| Hiroshima center | 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00 | Open (no new card) | About 700 cars |
| Eastern center | 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00 | Open (no new card) | About 300 cars |
The centers’ weekday hours are the ones in the guide for reissue and card changes. The license center opening calendar for 2026 (Japanese) lists the change of entries among Sunday services, with a note that renewals and changes that involve a new card are done on weekday opening days only. So on Sundays you can only have the new address added to your current card. Every Sunday in the 2026 calendar is this kind of opening day. The calendar does not give Sunday hours, so call before you go.
Hiroshima’s two driver’s license centers: Hiroshima City and Fukuyama
Hiroshima Prefectural Driver’s License Center, Saeki Ward
Get off at the “Menkyo Center” bus stop and walk about 2 minutes. By car it is about 10 minutes from Itsukaichi IC on the Sanyo Expressway, with parking for about 700 cars (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: access to the license centers (Japanese)). The phone number is the prefectural police switchboard, so ask to be put through to the center.
| Parking | About 700 cars |
|---|
| Name | Hiroshima Prefectural Driver's License Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-1-1 Ishiuchi-minami, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00 (reissuance and license holding status change counter). Open on Sundays only for procedures that do not involve reissuance (check the opening calendar). Closed Saturdays, public holidays, and December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 082-228-0110 (Police Headquarters main line, then extension) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Hiroshima Prefecture Eastern Driver’s License Center, Fukuyama
It is about 20 minutes on foot from Bingo-Akasaka Station on the JR Sanyo Line, or about 5 minutes on foot from the Tomotetsu bus stop “Unten Menkyo Center-mae” (運転免許センター前), with parking for about 300 cars (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: access to the license centers (Japanese)). The phone number is the same police switchboard; ask for the Eastern center.
Neither center has an ATM. They are crowded on the day after a long weekend.
| Parking | About 300 cars |
|---|
| Name | Hiroshima Prefecture Eastern Driver's License Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 54-2 Yamakita, Seto-cho, Fukuyama |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00 (reissuance and license holding status change counter). Open on Sundays only for procedures that do not involve reissuance (check the opening calendar). Closed Saturdays, public holidays, and December 29–January 3 |
| Phone | 082-228-0110 (Police Headquarters main line, then extension) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Changing the address at a Hiroshima police station or police box
The traffic section counter of every police station in the prefecture takes the change for driver’s licenses and My Number licenses on weekdays, 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00 (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: counter hours (PDF, Japanese)). Higashihiroshima Police Station’s page gives the same weekday hours (Higashihiroshima Police Station: license procedures (Japanese)). The branch offices of police stations and three police boxes, Chiyoda, Yuki and Tojo, also take the change in the same weekday hours. The police publish an English list of stations by city and ward: Your police station (PDF, English).
Some police stations do not make a new card (reissue), so if you want one, go to a license center. These do not: Hiroshima Chuo, Hiroshima Higashi, Hiroshima Nishi, Hiroshima Minami, Asaminami, Asakita, Saeki, Hatsukaichi, Onomichi (except the Innoshima branch), Fukuyama Nishi and Fukuyama Higashi. Stations not on this list, such as Kure, Higashihiroshima and Fukuyama Kita, also do reissue.
At a police station, reissue and card changes are only for people who live in that station’s area. For only adding the new address, the guide does not say whether you must use the station for your area.
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What to bring for the address change
Bring your driver’s license (or My Number license) and one document that shows your new address (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: documents for a change of entries (PDF, Japanese)). For Japanese nationals, any one of these:
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Residence record | 住民票の写し; no photocopies |
| My Number card | The one to use with a My Number license |
| Eligibility certificate | 資格確認書, showing the new address |
| Official papers | Issued by a government office |
| Utility bill | Or receipt, mail or a delivery slip |
Foreign residents prove the new address with any one of a residence card (在留カード) or specified residence card, a special permanent resident certificate, a My Number card, or a residence record that lists the foreign-resident items such as nationality, status of residence and period of stay. Holders of a My Number license use the My Number card. Separately, the police list asks foreign residents who do not hold a My Number license to bring a residence card (or specified residence card), a special permanent resident certificate, or a residence record that shows the period of stay. Depending on your current period of stay, the application may not be accepted.
A smartphone screen or a photocopy of the residence record is not accepted. If your name or registered domicile also changes, each change has its own documents, such as a residence record showing the domicile; see the documents list above.
If you want a new card (reissue), there is a fee: ¥2,600 for a driver’s license, ¥1,500 for a My Number license and ¥2,700 for both. From October 1, 2026 you can pay by cash, credit card or code payment. If you bring your own photo, it must be 3.0 cm tall and 2.4 cm wide and taken within 6 months (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: reissue guide (PDF, Japanese)). The police guide does not give a fee for only adding the new address to your current card.
You get the residence record at the city or town office of your new address. For the moving-in deadline and counters, see moving to Hiroshima City.
My Number license only: the city office can be the only stop
A My Number license (マイナ免許証) is a My Number card that also holds your driver’s license. If you hold only a My Number license, you can finish by changing the address on your My Number card at your city or town office. The Hiroshima Prefectural Police say that once the address and name on the My Number card are changed at the city office, you do not need the change of entries at a license center or police station (Hiroshima Prefectural Police: My Number card and driver’s license (Japanese)).
Before that, you start the service at the police. According to the National Police Agency, you agree to the terms and enter the PIN of your signature certificate, at the license center or similar place for your address. Your consent lasts 10 years. After you report the move to the city office, you also need a new signature certificate issued (National Police Agency: one-stop address change service (PDF, Japanese)).
If you hold both a conventional license and a My Number license, the one-stop service does not apply. Bring both to the counter; with a My Number license, the My Number card is your proof of address.
Questions about changing a Hiroshima license address
Can I do it on a Sunday?
Yes, at the two license centers (Hiroshima and Eastern), for a change that does not make a new card. Police stations are closed on Sundays.
Can I do it on a Saturday?
No. Police stations and license centers are closed.
Can I do it at a police box?
Yes, at the Chiyoda, Yuki and Tojo police boxes and at police station branch offices, on weekdays from 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00.
Whom do I ask?
Call the Hiroshima Prefectural Police switchboard and ask for the Hiroshima center or the Eastern center (number in each center’s table). The procedure is explained on Hiroshima Prefectural Police: change of entries, reissue and condition changes (Japanese).
Sources (checked October 2026)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Police: change of entries and reissue, documents list, reissue guide, counter hours, center calendar (2026), access to the centers, My Number license, Higashihiroshima Police Station
- National Police Agency: one-stop address change service
All pages above are in Japanese.
