Changing the address on a driver's license in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- No reservation is needed, and the Yamaguchi Prefectural General Traffic Center and the Shunan Driver's License Center accept changes on Sundays.
- Police stations handle address changes on weekdays, and all counters are closed on Saturdays and holidays.
- Bring your driver's license and one document that shows your new address.
Whether you move within Yamaguchi Prefecture or move in from another prefecture, you change the address on your driver’s license at a counter in Yamaguchi with a “change of entries” (記載事項変更, kisai jiko henko). No reservation is needed, and on Sundays only two places take it: the Yamaguchi Prefectural General Traffic Center in Ogori, Yamaguchi City, and the Shunan Driver’s License Center in Shunan City. On weekdays, police stations and the Hagi Center also take it, but the General Traffic Center has no counter for it on Fridays, and every counter is closed on Saturdays and holidays. Bring your license and one document that shows your new address (Yamaguchi Prefectural Police: reception places and hours). If you hold only a My Number license and have signed up for the one-stop service, the change at your city or town office is enough (see below).
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Where to change your license address in Yamaguchi: days and hours
Every counter takes a change of entries without a reservation. On Saturdays and holidays, neither police stations nor license centers handle any license procedures (Yamaguchi Prefectural Police: General Traffic Center hours, May 2026).
| Where | Weekdays | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| General Traffic Center (Yamaguchi City) | Mon–Thu: 10:30–11:30, 14:00–15:00 | 10:30–12:00, 14:00–15:00 |
| Shunan Center | Mon–Fri: 10:30–11:30, 15:00–16:00 | 10:30–11:30, 15:00–16:00 |
| Hagi Center | Mon: 10:30–11:30; Thu, Fri: 10:30–11:30, 14:30–15:30 | Closed |
| Shimonoseki and Iwakuni police stations | Mon–Fri: 10:00–16:00 | Closed |
| 10 other police stations | Mon–Fri: 9:00–16:00 | Closed |
The “10 other police stations” are Yanai, Hikari, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Ube, Sanyo-Onoda, Kogushi, Chofu, Mine and Nagato. Kudamatsu, Shunan, Yamaguchi-Minami and Hagi police stations do not handle license procedures. The times are reception hours. Police stations in Shimonoseki, Iwakuni and Ube are closed on Sundays, so if you cannot go on a weekday, you travel to the center in Yamaguchi City or Shunan City.
Yamaguchi Prefectural General Traffic Center (Ogori, Yamaguchi City): Sundays yes, Fridays no
This is the prefectural police license division’s center in Ogori, Yamaguchi City. A change of entries needs no reservation. Monday to Thursday there are a morning and an afternoon session; on Sundays the morning runs 10:30–12:00 and the afternoon 14:00–15:00 (General Traffic Center hours, May 2026). There is no change-of-entries counter on Fridays, so on weekdays go Monday to Thursday. The phone number reaches the police license division.
| Name | Yamaguchi Prefectural General Traffic Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 3560-2 Ogori Shimogo, Yamaguchi City |
| Hours / Closed | Change of entries: Monday–Thursday 10:30–11:30, 14:00–15:00; Sunday 10:30–12:00, 14:00–15:00 (no reservation required). No change-of-entries counter on Fridays. Closed Saturdays and holidays |
| Phone | 083-973-2900 (automated answering service) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Shunan Driver’s License Center (Shunan City): weekdays and Sundays
The center is on the 4th floor of the Shunan General Government Building. It is not Shunan City Hall (Yamaguchi Prefectural Police: Shunan Driver’s License Center). A change of entries is taken Monday to Friday and on Sundays, 10:30–11:30 and 15:00–16:00, without a reservation (Shunan Center hours). Entry opens at 8:30 for the morning and 12:30 for the afternoon, and the page asks you to wait in your car until then.
Renewals and some other procedures at Shunan are by reservation, but a change of entries is not. The Shunan Center reservation page says so too. The phone is answered only on weekday daytime, and other offices in the building and Shunan City Hall cannot answer questions about licenses.
| Name | Shunan Driver's License Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-38 Mori-cho, Shunan City, Shunan General Government Building 4F |
| Hours / Closed | Change of entries: Monday–Friday, Sunday 10:30–11:30, 15:00–16:00 (no reservation required). Closed Saturdays and holidays |
| Phone | 0834-22-5310 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Hagi Driver’s License Center (Hagi City): Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays
A change of entries is taken on Mondays 10:30–11:30, and on Thursdays and Fridays 10:30–11:30 and 14:30–15:30. No reservation is needed. It is not taken on Sundays (Hagi Center hours, August 1, 2026).
| Name | Hagi Driver's License Center |
|---|---|
| Hours / Closed | Change of entries: Monday 10:30–11:30; Thursday, Friday 10:30–11:30, 14:30–15:30 (no reservation required). Closed Sundays, Saturdays and holidays |
| Phone | 083-973-2900 (Driver's License Division, automated answering service) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Changing your address at a Yamaguchi police station: weekdays only
Police stations take a change of entries on weekdays. Hours differ a little by station.
Shimonoseki and Iwakuni police stations: Monday to Friday, 10:00–16:00 (Shimonoseki Police Station hours, April 1, 2026; Iwakuni Police Station hours, April 1, 2026).
Yanai, Hikari, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Ube, Sanyo-Onoda, Kogushi and Chofu stations: Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00. Mine and Nagato stations also take a change of entries Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00 (police stations and main police boxes, May 21, 2026).
Kudamatsu, Shunan, Yamaguchi-Minami and Hagi police stations do not take license procedures. If you live in Shunan City, go to the Shunan Center; in Hagi City, the Hagi Center.
The Suo-Oshima main police box (幹部交番) takes a change of entries on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the Asa main police box on Wednesdays only, 9:00–16:00 (same sheet).
The list for Yanai, Hikari, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Ube, Sanyo-Onoda, Kogushi and Chofu stations notes that procedures for the My Number license are not accepted there. If you hold a My Number license, ask the license division (083-973-2900, automatic answering service) which counter to use before you go.
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What to bring to change the address on your license
Bring your driver’s license (or My Number license; bring both if you have both) and one document that shows your new address. One of these is enough (Yamaguchi Prefectural Police: change of entries on licenses):
- Residence record (住民票, juminhyo). No photocopies, and not one that shows your My Number. You show it at the counter.
- My Number card
- Residence card (在留カード, zairyu kado) or special permanent resident certificate
- A utility bill receipt or mail addressed to you
The same police page asks foreign nationals to bring a residence card, a special permanent resident certificate, or a residence record (住民票) that lists all the items required for foreign residents, such as status of residence and period of stay, even if they prove the new address with a My Number card or mail. A foreign national with a My Number license does not need these.
If you hold a My Number license, you need a My Number card that shows the new address. When family members change their address together, one residence record that lists all their changes is enough.
If your registered domicile or name also changes, hand in a residence record (not a copy) that shows the changes and the registered domicile. You get the residence record at the city office of your new address; the moving-in notice is in moving to 5 Yamaguchi cities: procedures. The police page does not mention a fee or a photo for a change of entries.
My Number license only: one stop at the city or town office, if you signed up first
A My Number license (マイナ免許証) is a My Number card that also holds your license information. If you hold only a My Number license and have already registered for the one-stop address change service with the police, changing the address on your My Number card at the city or town office is enough, and no police visit is needed. The Yamaguchi police say the license information is then updated automatically (change of entries on licenses).
This applies only to people who have finished the start-up step with the police. According to the National Police Agency, the step is agreeing to the terms and entering the PIN of your signature certificate, at the license center for your address. The consent is valid for 10 years. After you report the move at the city office, you also need a new signature certificate issued (National Police Agency: one-stop address change service).
If you hold both a conventional license and a My Number license, this service does not apply. Change the address at a police counter.
Sources (checked October 21, 2026)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Police: change of entries on licenses, reception places and hours, General Traffic Center hours (PDF), Shunan Center, Shunan Center hours (PDF), Shunan Center reservations, Hagi Center hours (PDF), Shimonoseki Police Station (PDF), Iwakuni Police Station (PDF), police stations and main police boxes (PDF) (Japanese)
- National Police Agency: one-stop address change service (PDF) (Japanese)
