Driver’s License Renewal in Nagasaki Prefecture: Omura Test Center Open on Sundays, Closed on Holidays, Hours and Same-Day Issue

This page is general information about renewing a driver’s license in Nagasaki Prefecture. It does not give advice on your own case. For questions, ask the Nagasaki Prefectural Police driver’s license test center (0957-53-2128).

In Nagasaki Prefecture, the driver’s license test center in Omura City accepts every type of renewal course on Sundays, but it is closed on national holidays and substitute holidays. On Sundays at the test center, the “excellent” course (yuryo) is accepted 8:45–10:00 and 13:00–14:00, the “general” course (ippan) 8:45–10:00, and the “violator / first-time” course (ihan / shokai) 13:00–14:00. You can renew and get your new license on the same day at the Omura test center, the Nagasaki Driver’s License Center in Onoe-machi, Nagasaki City, and 7 police stations including those on the outlying islands. The Nagasaki Driver’s License Center opens on Sundays only on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. The center has no parking for visitors (“Renewing your driver’s license”, Nagasaki Prefectural Police (Japanese)).

Note: The renewal course (yuryo, ippan, ihan / shokai) is decided by your driving record. Renewal is done in person. This page does not say whether staff speak English.

For changing only your address, see the Nagasaki section of our page (in Japanese), Changing the address on your driver’s license in Kyushu (comparison of 7 prefectures).

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1. Where to renew in Nagasaki Prefecture: same-day issue, Sundays and courses

People in the general, violator and first-time courses can get their new license on the same day only at the test center, the Nagasaki Driver’s License Center and 4 police stations on the outlying islands. At the Saikai, Minamishimabara and Hirado police stations, same-day issue is only for the excellent course and people who have completed the senior course.

Counter	New license	Sunday	Courses accepted
Driver’s license test center (Omura City)	Same day	Open	All courses
Nagasaki Driver’s License Center	Same day	2nd and 4th Sundays only	All courses (Sundays: excellent and senior course completed only)
Goto, Shinkamigoto, Iki and Tsushima-minami stations	Same day	Closed	All courses
Saikai, Minamishimabara and Hirado stations	Same day	Closed	Excellent, senior course completed
Togitsu, Isahaya, Sasebo and others	About 1 month later	Closed	Excellent, senior course completed (general and others at some stations)

Source: Nagasaki Prefectural Police, “Renewing your driver’s license” (checked October 19, 2026).

On national holidays, substitute holidays and over the New Year period (December 29, 2026 to January 3, 2027) you cannot do the procedure at any counter.

2. Renewal fees in Nagasaki Prefecture (renewal fee plus course fee)

If you hold only a license card and take the excellent course, the total is ¥3,350. You pay the renewal fee, which depends on which card you hold after renewal, plus the course fee, which depends on your course.

Source: Nagasaki Prefectural Police, “Renewing your driver’s license” (checked October 19, 2026). For people with a license card only, the totals are ¥3,350 for excellent, ¥3,650 for general and ¥4,250 for violator and first-time (calculated from the tables above). Senior drivers must finish the test and course in advance at a driving school or similar place before they can renew.

3. Reception hours at the driver’s license test center (Kogashima-machi, Omura City)

At the test center, the general course is accepted in the morning only, and the violator and first-time course in the afternoon only. On Sundays it accepts every course as on weekdays, and the license is issued on the same day for every course.

Source: Nagasaki Prefectural Police, “Renewing your driver’s license” (checked October 19, 2026). Parking: about 100 spaces in Lot 1 and about 50 in Lot 2.

Sunday mornings are crowded, so the prefectural police recommend the afternoon hours to people taking the excellent course. On Sundays, renewal through another prefecture’s counter (“keiyu koshin”) and a renewal application together with reissue are not accepted.

Name	Driver's License Test Center
Address	Kogashima-machi, Omura City, Nagasaki
Hours / Closed	Renewal: Mon–Fri and Sun (reception hours vary by course; excellent: weekdays 9:30–10:20, 13:00–13:50; Sun 8:45–10:00, 13:00–14:00). Closed holidays, substitute holidays, and December 29–January 3
Phone	0957-53-2128
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4. Nagasaki Driver’s License Center (Onoe-machi, Nagasaki City): hours and Sunday opening days

The Nagasaki Driver’s License Center opens on Sundays only on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, and it is closed on the Friday two days before. In 2026 the Sunday opening days still to come are November 22, December 13 and December 27, and the closed Fridays are November 20, December 11 and December 25 (“Nagasaki Driver’s License Center”, Nagasaki Prefectural Police (Japanese)).

Source: Nagasaki Prefectural Police, “Nagasaki Driver’s License Center” and “Renewing your driver’s license” (checked October 19, 2026). The license is generally issued on the same day.

The center has no parking of its own, and you cannot use the car park of the Nagasaki Police Station next to it. People with physical disabilities and pregnant women can park there if they tell the staff at the Nagasaki Police Station car park. The center does not accept renewal with a photo you bring, or renewal through another prefecture’s counter.

The official site says it is crowded in April and May, at the Sunday counter, and after New Year and consecutive holidays. When many people come, entry may be limited or you may be asked to wait outside.

Name	Nagasaki Driver's License Center
Address	5-26 Onoe-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
Hours / Closed	Renewal: Mon–Fri (except the Friday 2 days before the 2nd and 4th Sun) and 2nd and 4th Sun. Excellent: weekdays 9:30–10:20, 13:00–13:50; Sun 9:00–11:00, 13:00–14:30. Closed Sat, holidays, and December 29–January 3
Phone	0957-53-2128 (answered by the driver's license test center)
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Official site	Open the official site ↗

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5. Police stations with same-day issue (outlying islands, Saikai, Minamishimabara, Hirado)

At the Goto, Shinkamigoto, Iki and Tsushima-minami police stations, people in every course can renew and get the license on the same day. However, the general course is accepted only on Tuesdays 9:00–9:45, and the violator and first-time course only on Tuesdays 13:00–13:45.

People in the excellent course and those who have completed the senior course are accepted at these 4 stations and at the Saikai, Minamishimabara and Hirado police stations, Monday to Friday 9:00–11:00 and 13:00–16:00. The excellent course is taken on the day you apply. If the course day for the general, violator or first-time course falls on a holiday, it moves to the next day.

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6. Renewing at Togitsu, Isahaya, Sasebo and others (license issued about 1 month later)

The Togitsu, Isahaya, Unzen, Shimabara, Kawatana, Haiki, Sasebo, Aiura, Eimukae, Matsuura, Unzen-kita and Tsushima-kita police stations and others accept renewals for the excellent course and for people who have completed the senior course, Monday to Friday 9:00–11:00 and 13:00–16:00. You get the new license about 1 month after you apply, and you go back to the station once more.

After you apply, the remarks column of your license extends the expiry by about 2 months, so you can drive until you get the new license. If the extension period passes without taking the designated course, the license lapses, and the fee and photo are not returned.

People in the general course can also apply at the Shimabara, Sasebo, Eimukae and Tsushima-kita stations, and people in the violator and first-time course at the Tsushima-kita station. In both cases you take the course on a later course day and then receive the license.

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7. What to bring for a driver’s license renewal in Nagasaki

At the test center, the Nagasaki Driver’s License Center and the 7 same-day police stations, a photo is taken free of charge with the machine on site, so you do not need a photo.

Source: Nagasaki Prefectural Police, “Renewing your driver’s license” (checked October 19, 2026). People aged 75 or over on the expiry date also bring the cognitive function test result notice. People subject to the driving skills test also need the notice of a passed driving skills test.

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You can renew from 2 months before the last day of your license’s validity. If the last day falls on a weekend, holiday or the New Year period, the next business day becomes the last day. You cannot apply for renewal through a proxy, but a family member or another person can collect the new license for you if they bring a letter of authorization written by you and the proxy’s ID.

Official information checked on October 19, 2026 (Japan time). Reception hours and fees can change.

Sources

3 pages we checkedShow

• Nagasaki Prefectural Police: renewing your driver’s license
• Nagasaki Prefectural Police: Nagasaki Driver’s License Center
• Japanese version of this page (日本語版)

Checked with official pages on October 19, 2026 (Japan time).