Changing the Address on Your Driver’s License in Fukuoka: Police Stations and Test Centers, Sunday Hours and What to Bring (2026)

Driver's License Address Changes in Fukuoka Prefecture

Police stations and driver's license test centers in the prefecture accept applications on weekdays 9:00–16:00 free of charge.
Applications are closed on Saturdays, and accepted on Sundays 14:00–16:00 at the test center open that Sunday.
Bring your driver's license and proof of your new address, such as a resident record copy or My Number card.

This page is general information from the Fukuoka Prefectural Police. For your own case, ask a police station or driver’s license test center.

If your address is in Fukuoka Prefecture, you file a change of the details on your driver’s license (kisai jiko henko), whether you moved within the prefecture or moved in from outside. You can do it at police stations and driver’s license test centers in the prefecture, on weekdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and it is free. It is not accepted on Saturdays. On Sundays, it is accepted from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm only at the test center that is open that Sunday. Bring your driver’s license and a document showing your new address (a copy of your resident record or a My Number card, for example; photocopies are not accepted). The application form is at the counter. If you have only a My Number driver’s license and use the one-stop address change service, you do not need to go to the police: do the procedure at your new city or ward office.

In short

Where: any police station in the prefecture, 4 test centers, 2 Gold License Centers and 6 designated police boxes.
When: weekdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Closed Saturdays, holidays and December 29 to January 3.
Sundays: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, only at the test center open that Sunday (see the table in section 2).
Cost: free.
Bring: your driver’s license, the application form (at the counter), and a document showing your new address.

Checked with official pages on October 16, 2026 (Japan time). Rules and fees may change.

Note: A resident record (juminhyo) is the city or ward office’s record of where you live. You get a copy at the ward office after you register your move.

1. Where to change the address on a Fukuoka driver’s license: places, days and hours

The Fukuoka Prefectural Police lists these places: every police station in the prefecture, 4 driver’s license test centers, the Chiyo and Kurosaki Gold License Centers, and 6 designated police boxes. If you live in the prefecture, you can do the procedure at any police station in the prefecture.

Place	Days	Hours
Police stations in the prefecture	Mon to Fri	9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Test centers in the prefecture (Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Chikuho, Chikugo)	Mon to Fri Sundays only at the center that is open	9:00 am to 4:00 pm 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays
Chiyo Gold License Center	Mon to Thu	9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Kurosaki Gold License Center	Mon to Wed and Fri	9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Designated police boxes (Miyawaka, Soeda, Jojima, Okawa, Kuroki, Setaka)	Mon to Fri	9:00 am to 4:00 pm

No place accepts the procedure on holidays or from December 29 to January 3. All are closed on Saturdays, and the only places open on Sundays are the test centers in the table below. Source: Procedure for changing driver’s license details (Fukuoka Prefectural Police)

At the Chiyo and Kurosaki Gold License Centers, only people who have taken the good-driver course or the older-driver course can renew a license, but that condition is not written for changes of details, and Chiyo’s guide says it is for “people living in Fukuoka Prefecture”. Chiyo is on the 2nd floor of the Chiyo Joint Government Building in Chiyo 1-chome, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City (3 minutes on foot from Chiyo-Kenchoguchi Station on the subway). Kurosaki is on the 2nd floor of Com City in Kurosaki 3-chome, Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City (1 minute on foot from the south exit of JR Kurosaki Station). Chiyo accepts Monday to Thursday, Kurosaki Monday to Wednesday and Friday, and neither has its own car park. Sources: Chiyo Gold License Center and Kurosaki Gold License Center

Designated police boxes handle only address changes, and cannot change your registered domicile or name. They only write the new address on the back of the license, so people with an IC license must go again later to a place other than a designated police box to have it recorded on the IC chip. When no officer is present, they may not be able to accept your application.

2. Test centers that accept address changes on Sundays (1st to 5th Sunday)

On Sundays, the hours are 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, and only at test centers that accept license renewals that day. The police say the visitors are many, and the counter is very crowded and the wait is long.

Sunday	Test centers open
1st Sunday	Kitakyushu
2nd Sunday	Fukuoka and Chikuho
3rd Sunday	Kitakyushu
4th Sunday	Fukuoka and Chikugo
5th Sunday	Chikuho

The Fukuoka center is in Hanabatake 4-chome, Minami Ward, Fukuoka City, the Kitakyushu center in Hinode-machi 2-chome, Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu City, the Chikuho center in Tsurumio, Iizuka City, and the Chikugo center in Hisatomi, Chikugo City. To reach the Fukuoka center, there are direct Nishitetsu buses from Hakata Station, Tenjin and other places, and it is a 1-minute walk from the “Jidosha Menkyo Shikenjo Seimon” bus stop. The Kitakyushu center is a 10-minute walk from Keibajo-mae Station on the Kitakyushu Monorail. Every center has free parking, but because Sunday renewal days are very crowded, the police ask people to come by public transport. For inquiries, call the driver’s license test center general line (0570-029-110, a navi-dial number). Source: Fukuoka Driver’s License Test Center

3. What to bring (if you have only a conventional license)

You need your driver’s license, the application form (provided at the counter), and a document that confirms your new address. The document can be a copy of your resident record, a My Number card, or mail issued by a public body, as long as it shows the new address (copies of these are not accepted). If you have a My Number card updated to the new address when you registered your move, you do not need to get a resident record. A receipt for electricity or gas charges also works if it is in your name and shows the new address. A My Number notification card, ordinary mail from other than a public body, direct mail, New Year cards and forwarded mail are not accepted.

If your registered domicile or name also changes, for example by marriage, you need a copy of the resident record showing the registered domicile (nationality). Prepare one that does not show the My Number (individual number). If only your name changes, show a My Number card that confirms your new name and you do not need a resident record. If you use a copy of the resident record, get it first at the citizens’ section of the ward office. How to get one in Fukuoka City and the fee are covered in our page (in Japanese), How to get a resident record and family register.

The new address is written on the back of the license. If you also want the front to show the new address, you can get it shown with the “reissue of the driver’s license” procedure.

4. Address change for a My Number driver’s license (My Number license only, or holding both)

How a My Number driver’s license (a license merged into the My Number card) is handled depends on what you hold.

My Number license only, and using the one-stop address change service: do the procedure at your new city or ward office, and the license information changes automatically, so no filing at a test center or police station is needed.
My Number license only, not using the one-stop service: even if you report to the city or ward office, the license information kept by the police does not change. Take your My Number license showing the new address to a place that accepts the procedure.
Holding both a license and a My Number license: you cannot use the one-stop service. Take both the license and the My Number license showing the new address to a place that accepts the procedure.

To use the one-stop service, you need to submit the electronic certificate for signature (by entering the PIN) at a test center and agree to the terms of use. If you have already submitted the certificate, you can also give consent on Mynaportal. The consent is valid for 10 years. After you change your address at the city or ward office, you also apply for a new electronic certificate for signature. For items you did not consent to, you still need to report at a test center. Source: One-stop address change service (PDF)

5. If you cannot go yourself, or are moving out of the prefecture

If you cannot do the procedure yourself because of illness or injury, a family member or other agent can apply. Besides the required documents, they bring a letter of authorization made by you (the format is free; the police’s reference format has your signature or your name and seal) and the agent’s identification (a driver’s license, My Number card or passport, for example). If you moved outside Fukuoka Prefecture, ask the license center or police station at your new location. Foreign residents (including special permanent residents) and people who moved abroad and have no resident record in Japan need a different document for address confirmation from October 1, 2025.

Address: Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters, 7-7 Higashikoen, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City (procedures are at police stations and test centers in the prefecture) · Google Maps

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Checked with official pages on October 16, 2026 (Japan time).