Driver’s License Renewal in Ehime: Only the License Center Renews on Sundays, ¥3,350 for a Good Driver with the Card Only

Driver's license renewal in Ehime

The Driver's License Center in Katsuokacho, Matsuyama City is the sole place that renews on Sundays.
Driver's License Center reception is held twice daily, 8:30–9:30 and 13:00–14:00, on both weekdays and Sundays.
Police stations accept renewals on weekdays exclusively, from 8:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:00.

This page is about renewing a Japanese driver’s license in Ehime Prefecture. For your own case (a foreign license, residence status, a conversion), ask the Ehime Prefectural Police Driver’s License Center (089-978-4141).

In Ehime Prefecture, the only place you can renew a driver’s license on a Sunday is the Driver’s License Center in Katsuokacho, Matsuyama City. Reception there is limited to two periods, 8:30–9:30 in the morning and 13:00–14:00 in the afternoon, on both weekdays and Sundays. Police stations are open on weekdays only, 8:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:00. Renewal is not by reservation.

In short

The fee is ¥3,350 for a good driver holding only the license card, ¥3,650 for a general driver, and ¥4,250 for a violator and a first-time renewer.
At Niihama and Imabari police stations, a good driver receives the license on the spot after the lecture. General drivers, violators and first-time renewers receive it on a later day.
People in Matsuyama City cannot renew at the Matsuyama Higashi, Matsuyama Nishi or Matsuyama Minami police stations and go to the Driver’s License Center.

Checked with official pages on October 27, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.

1. Where you can renew in Ehime, and Sunday and issue differences

Only the Driver’s License Center renews on Sundays; every Sunday is a reception day for “license renewal and changes to the information on the license only”. Police stations are closed on weekends, public holidays and the year-end and New Year period (December 29 to January 3).

Place	Reception hours	Sunday	Issue after the good-driver lecture
Driver’s License Center	Weekdays and Sundays 8:30–9:30, 13:00–14:00	Can renew	Right after the lecture
Niihama and Imabari police stations	Weekdays 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00	Closed	Right after the lecture
Other police stations	Weekdays 8:30–11:30, 13:00–16:00	Closed	A later day

Sources: Ehime Prefectural Police, “For good drivers (30-minute lecture)” and Ehime Prefectural Police, “Driver’s License Center opening calendar (2026)” (checked October 27, 2026).

The stations that issue on the same day are 4: Niihama, Imabari, Yawatahama and Uwajima. At the other stations (Shikokuchuo, Saijo, Saijo-nishi, Hakata, Kuma, Ozu, Seiyo, Ainan) and at the police boxes (Uchiko, Nomura, Kihoku), good-driver renewals are accepted but the license is issued on a later day. A person who took the online lecture is issued the license on the spot, after the renewal procedure, at any station.

2. Renewal fee and lecture fee

The fee is the renewal fee plus the lecture fee, paid in cash or with Ehime Prefecture revenue stamps. The renewal fee is ¥2,850 for a person with only the license card, ¥2,100 for a person with only the My Number license, and ¥2,950 for a person with both cards.

Lecture type	License card only	My Number license only	Both cards
Good (30 min)	¥3,350	¥2,600 (online ¥2,300)	¥3,450 (online ¥3,150)
General (60 min)	¥3,650	¥2,900 (online ¥2,300)	¥3,750 (online ¥3,150)
Violator (120 min)	¥4,250	¥3,500	¥4,350
First-time (120 min)	¥4,250	¥3,500	¥4,350

Sources: Ehime Prefectural Police, “What you need for renewal” and the guide for each lecture (general drivers, violators, first-time renewers).

The lecture type depends on your violation record over the past 5 years, counted from 40 days before your birthday. Good means no accidents or violations. General means one minor violation. Violator means a violation or accident record that does not fit the general condition. First-time means renewing for the first time after getting a license.

3. What to bring for renewal

Your current driver’s license card or My Number license (both if you have both)
If you want to make a My Number license: your My Number card and the PIN for the digital signature certificate
The fee (cash or Ehime Prefecture revenue stamps)
The renewal notice postcard. You can renew without it.

If you have lost your license, need the My Number license information re-recorded, or are under suspension, bring one face photo of 3 cm by 2.4 cm. People aged 70 and over also need the completion certificate of the elderly drivers’ lecture, and people aged 75 and over the notice of their cognitive function test result (Ehime Prefectural Police, “For good drivers (30-minute lecture)”).

At the Driver’s License Center, you can also make your license with a photo you bring. Staff at the 2nd floor counter check whether the photo meets the standard (Ehime Prefectural Police, “What you need for renewal”).

4. The Driver’s License Center (Matsuyama) renews on Sundays too, but reissue is on weekdays only

The Driver’s License Center (1163-7 Katsuokacho, Matsuyama City) renews for people living anywhere in the prefecture, and reception is 8:30–9:30 and 13:00–14:00 on weekdays and Sundays. Reception is on the 1st floor, and the license is issued the same day after the lecture. For people taking the online lecture, it is issued after the renewal procedure.

On Sundays only license renewal and changes to the information on the license are accepted. A renewal that needs reissue, such as for a person who has lost the license, is on weekdays only (Ehime Prefectural Police, “Driver’s License Center opening calendar”). Renewal through another prefecture requires a reservation in advance.

For a car navigation system, enter the address “1163-7 Katsuokacho, Matsuyama City, Ehime” or the phone number 089-978-4141. If you search with the police headquarters’ main number (089-934-0110), it guides you to the police headquarters building (Minami-Horibatacho, Matsuyama City), so be careful (Ehime Prefectural Police, “Guides to driver’s licenses”).

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5. Imabari and Niihama: renew at Imabari and Niihama police stations

Imabari and Niihama police stations accept renewals at the traffic division’s license counter on weekdays 8:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:00, and a good driver receives the license the same day. General drivers, violators and first-time renewers receive it on a later day, the designated date given at reception.

People in Matsuyama City cannot renew at a police station if the police station for their district is Matsuyama Higashi, Matsuyama Nishi, Matsuyama Minami or Iyo. They go to the Driver’s License Center (Ehime Prefectural Police, “For good drivers (30-minute lecture)”).

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6. Renewing with a My Number license

A My Number license is a My Number card with your license information recorded on it, and at renewal you can choose whether to carry it instead of the license card. There are 3 choices: license card only, My Number license only, or both cards. It is not compulsory. Deciding before you go makes it quicker (Ehime Prefectural Police, “For good drivers (30-minute lecture)”).

People with a My Number license who are good or general drivers can take the lecture online. You watch the video on Mynaportal, so you first need to complete the linking procedure with Mynaportal. The viewing period runs from the first day to the last day of your renewal period, and the fee is ¥200. Finish watching before renewal reception (Ehime Prefectural Police, “Online lecture”).

Since September 1, 2025, to carry over your license information when you renew your My Number card, 3 conditions apply: you submitted the digital signature certificate to the police, you applied for the card online, and you asked for a digital signature certificate at the time of application. If not, the license information is re-recorded at a police station or similar (fee ¥1,500, one face photo). Until it is re-recorded, driving with only the My Number license counts as not carrying your license (Ehime Prefectural Police, “Guides to integrating the My Number card and the driver’s license”).

If the renewals of your My Number license and of the My Number card itself fall in the same year, first renew and receive the My Number card online, and then renew the My Number license. The renewal period is from 3 months before your birthday for the My Number card and 1 month before to 1 month after your birthday for the My Number license. Inquiries go to the Driver’s License Division digitization team (089-978-4141 and 4142) (Ehime Prefectural Police, “For people whose My Number license and My Number card renewals fall in the same year”).

7. What to know about choosing in Ehime

The Driver’s License Center has short reception hours: even on Sundays, reception ends at 9:30 in the morning and 14:00 in the afternoon.
To renew at a police station, go before 11:30 in the morning or 16:00 in the afternoon on a weekday. It does not accept renewals between 11:30 and 13:00.
The only place in the prefecture that renews on Sundays is the Driver’s License Center. People living in Toyo and Nanyo also have to travel to Matsuyama City to renew on a Sunday.
People who have lost their license cannot renew on a Sunday. Go to the Driver’s License Center or a police station on a weekday opening day.

If your address has changed, show your My Number card or a document with your new address and name when you renew. To change only your address first, see our guide to changing the address on a license in Ehime (Japanese). Collecting a My Number card is covered in our guide to My Number cards in 3 Ehime cities (Japanese).

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Checked with official pages on October 27, 2026 (Japan time).