Prefectures

All 47 prefectures — where to apply and how to book

You apply in the prefecture where you live. The way to book is different in each prefecture. Some take phone bookings only. Some take online bookings only. Some need no booking for the first visit. Here are all 47.

The short answer

You apply in the prefecture where your certificate of residence is. You cannot choose a prefecture because it is near your work. Booking is phone only, online only, or both. In some prefectures, reception is open for only 20 minutes. Find your prefecture below. Then check its newest official page before you call.

CONTENTS

How to read this list
Hokkaido and Tohoku
Kanto
Chubu
Kinki
Chugoku and Shikoku
Kyushu and Okinawa
3 ways to book
Prefectures that publish a wait time
What to say on the phone
Sources and base date

How to read this list

You apply to the Public Safety Commission of the prefecture where you live. This rule is in the National Police Agency notice（丙運発第59号）, Chapter 1, Part 1, 1(3).

So you can apply only in your own prefecture. Even if the next prefecture has a shorter wait, it will not take your application.

This list is for your first phone call

Booking methods, hours, waits, and fees change without notice. During our check, one prefecture stopped bookings. Another changed the test days for some languages. Another added a new place to apply. Before you start, check the newest page of your prefecture's police.

"Ask the center" — we could not find this on the official page. That does not mean the service does not exist. Call the test center and ask
Where to apply — the place name is in Japanese. Look for this name on signs and in maps. Some places are called 運転免許試験場 (Driver's License Test Center). Others are called 運転免許センター (License Center). They do the same work
Test car fee — the fee for the car you use in the driving test. "★" means the amount is on the conversion page. "(reference)" means it is on a general fee list, and it may be different for conversion. The test fee (2,500 yen for a normal car) and the license fee are the same across Japan
Languages — "20 languages" and "21 languages" are often the same 20 foreign languages, with or without Japanese. "The written test has 20" does not always mean the conversion test has them → Languages
Interpreter — some prefectures say "you must bring one". Others say "we may ask you to bring one". Read the wording
"No test" group — licenses from 28 countries and regions and 7 US states → Does your country take the tests?

Hokkaido and Tohoku

Hokkaido 北海道

Where to apply: 札幌運転免許試験場 Sapporo Test Center. If you apply at another test center in Hokkaido, contact that center
How to book / phone: Booking by phone (required). 011-695-5515
Reception: Weekdays 8:45–17:00
Wait (official wording): Official page: "it takes several months from booking to the check"
Interpreter: Bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Aomori 青森

Where to apply: 青森県運転免許センター, 2nd floor
How to book / phone: Booking only. Phone 017-782-0081
Reception: Your booking day, 13:00–13:30 (Friday morning bookings: 9:30–10:00)
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Iwate 岩手

Where to apply: 自動車運転免許試験場, and the Morioka, Kennan, Engan, and Kenpoku license centers
How to book / phone: Booking needed. Questions: 019-606-1251
Reception: Mon–Fri
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): (reference) 800 yen

Miyagi 宮城

Where to apply: 宮城県運転免許センター, 1st floor, counter 16
How to book / phone: Contact them first (booking). 022-373-3601 (ext. 275)
Reception: Mon–Fri. They set the time when you book
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): (reference) 800 yen

Akita 秋田

Where to apply: 秋田県警察運転免許センター
How to book / phone: Call before you go (booking). 018-862-7570
Reception: Mon–Fri 8:30–16:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter if you can
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Yamagata 山形

Where to apply: 山形県総合交通安全センター (Tendō City)
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 023-655-2150
Reception: Weekdays 9:00–17:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You need an interpreter or a helper
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Fukushima 福島

Where to apply: 福島運転免許センター (all countries) / 郡山運転免許センター ("no test" group only)
How to book / phone: Booking needed. Fukushima 024-591-4381 / Kōriyama 024-961-2100
Reception: Fukushima Mon–Fri 9:30–10:00 / Kōriyama Thu–Fri 10:00–10:30
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring an interpreter. Interpreting by mobile phone is not allowed
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Kanto

Ibaraki 茨城

Where to apply: 運転免許センター (Ibaraki Town). From 1 October 2026, "no test" group licenses can also be done at つくば北警察センター
How to book / phone: Online booking only (no counter booking). If you want Specified Skilled Worker status, call before you book
Reception: Meet at 10:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Come with an interpreter. The interpreter at reception stays with you all day
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Tochigi 栃木

Where to apply: 栃木県運転免許センター (Kanuma City)
How to book / phone: Phone 0289-76-0110 (voice guide: 5 then 2), weekdays 15:00–17:00
Reception: Same as booking
Wait (official wording): Bookings were stopped. The page said bookings for 2 November onward would start again on 14 September at 15:00 (updated 20 August 2026)
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Gunma 群馬

Where to apply: 群馬県総合交通センター (Maebashi City)
How to book / phone: Online booking
Reception: Knowledge test: Mon–Thu
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Saitama 埼玉

Where to apply: 埼玉県運転免許センター (Kōnosu City), 2nd floor, foreign license conversion room
How to book / phone: Online booking (you need your own email address). 1 knowledge test slot per person
Reception: Document check: weekdays 9:30–10:00
Wait (official wording): Knowledge test booking: "about 3 to 4 months" (page updated 11 March 2026)
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter. If the staff think a check in Japanese is too hard, they stop that day's check
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Chiba 千葉

Where to apply: 千葉運転免許センター only (not Nagareyama)
How to book / phone: No booking for the document check. Booking from the knowledge test
Reception: Weekdays 8:30–9:00, 13:00–13:30
Wait (official wording): "Bookings are full for several months ahead"
Interpreter: For licenses other than mopeds, ask the center
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Tokyo 東京

Where to apply: Fuchū 府中 (042-362-3591) and Samezu 鮫洲 (03-3474-1374) for all countries / Kōtō 江東 (03-3699-1151) for the "no test" group only
How to book / phone: Web booking (Tokyo police online service). Diplomats and their families, and people who want Specified Skilled Worker status, call the test center (16:00–17:00)
Reception: Weekdays 8:30–15:00 (not 11:00–13:00)
Wait (official wording): Driving test: "about 3 to 4 months after the booking day". The wait to get a booking is separate
Interpreter: They may ask you to bring one
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Kanagawa 神奈川

Where to apply: 運転免許センター (Asahi Ward, Yokohama), 3rd floor, counter 12, foreign license section
How to book / phone: Book the document check date at the counter (weekdays 14:00–15:00). Phone 045-365-6000 is for questions only (15:00–16:00)
Reception: You choose 8:30–9:00 or 13:00–13:30
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring a Japanese interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Check when you book

Chubu

Niigata 新潟

Where to apply: 新潟県運転免許センター, 2nd floor
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 025-256-4040
Reception: Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00 (not 12:00–13:30)
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): (reference) 800 yen

Toyama 富山

Where to apply: 富山県運転教育センター
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 076-441-2211 (Mon–Fri 14:00–17:00)
Reception: Mon–Thu 8:30–9:00, 13:00–13:30
Wait (official wording): "It takes a very long time until the check day"
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter. Without one, they may refuse the application
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Ishikawa 石川

Where to apply: 石川県運転免許センター (Kanazawa City)
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 076-238-5901
Reception: Your booking day, 13:00–13:20
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Fukui 福井

Where to apply: 福井県運転者教育センター (Sakai City), and the Reinan, Tannan, and Okuetsu centers
How to book / phone: Book with each center by phone (Mon–Fri 8:30–17:15). 0776-51-2820 (main office) and others
Reception: Ask the center
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Yamanashi 山梨

Where to apply: 総合交通センター, 2nd floor
How to book / phone: Go in person for the first check. The staff contact you for the main check. 055-285-0533
Reception: First check: Mon–Fri 16:00–17:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): ★1,850 yen (when you take the driving test)

Nagano 長野

Where to apply: 北信運転免許センター (Nagano City) and 中南信運転免許センター (Shiojiri City)
How to book / phone: Call to talk first (booking needed)
Reception: Ask the center
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Gifu 岐阜

Where to apply: 運転免許試験場, foreign license section (Gifu City)
How to book / phone: Book the first check by phone: 058-237-5719. Call together with someone who speaks Japanese. The application day also needs a booking
Reception: Application day: meet at 8:30
Wait (official wording): "Document check about 2 months ahead. The knowledge and driving tests about 5 months after that" (updated 10 April 2026)
Interpreter: You must bring one. Without one, you may not be able to apply
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): ★3,300 yen together with the test fee

Shizuoka 静岡

Where to apply: 3 places: East, Central, West (some vehicle types: Central only)
How to book / phone: First visit: no booking. Come to the Wednesday session. After that, booking needed
Reception: Every Wednesday, meet at 9:30
Wait (official wording): "It may take several months"
Interpreter: Bring one if talking is hard for you
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Aichi 愛知

Where to apply: 運転免許試験場 (Hirabari) and 東三河運転免許センター
How to book / phone: Web booking. At Higashi-Mikawa, the day of the week depends on the country of your license
Reception: Hirabari 8:45–11:45, 12:45–14:45 / Higashi-Mikawa 13:30–14:30
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages (at Hirabari, each language has set days)
Test car fee (normal car): ★800 yen

Kinki

Mie 三重

Where to apply: 運転免許センター (Tsu City)
How to book / phone: Online booking for all 3 steps: document check, knowledge test, driving test. Phone 059-229-1212 only in special cases
Reception: Weekdays
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring one. Without one, you may not be able to apply
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Shiga 滋賀

Where to apply: 運転免許センター (Moriyama City) only
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 077-585-1255 (no same-day application)
Reception: Weekdays 9:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00
Wait (official wording): "It may take a long time until the check day"
Interpreter: You must bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Check when you book ((reference) 800 yen)

Kyoto 京都

Where to apply: 運転免許試験場, main building 1st floor, counter 6
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 075-631-5181
Reception: Phone: Mon–Fri 15:00–17:00
Wait (official wording): "Document check and knowledge test: about 3 months ahead. Driving test: about 2 months ahead"
Interpreter: You must bring one (the check includes an interview)
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): ★1,750 yen

Osaka 大阪

Where to apply: Kadoma 門真 and Kōmyōike 光明池
How to book / phone: Phone booking only on days the police announce (Kadoma 06-6908-9121 / Kōmyōike 0725-56-1881, Japanese only). "No test" group: you can also book at the Kadoma counter
Reception: Phone on booking days 15:00–17:00 (16:00–17:00 for some places and groups)
Wait (official wording): "It may take a long time until the driving test date"
Interpreter: Come with someone who can interpret. 1 interpreter for 1 applicant
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Hyogo 兵庫

Where to apply: 明石運転免許試験場, room 7, foreign license check room
How to book / phone: Web booking (choose group A or B). To retake, call 078-912-1778
Reception: Mon–Fri (booking needed)
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Nara 奈良

Where to apply: 運転免許課 (Kashihara City)
How to book / phone: Booking needed. 0744-25-5224
Reception: Ask the center
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Please come with an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Wakayama 和歌山

Where to apply: 運転免許試験場
How to book / phone: Talk to them first, by phone or in person. 073-473-0110 (ext. 367)
Reception: Mon–Fri 9:40–11:45, 13:40–16:45
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter. The interpreter cannot ride in the car for the driving test
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Chugoku and Shikoku

Tottori 鳥取

Where to apply: 中部地区運転免許センター (East and West centers: eyesight check only)
How to book / phone: First check. Contact your area license center
Reception: Mon–Fri (set one by one)
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): ★1,750 yen

Shimane 島根

Where to apply: 島根県運転免許センター (Matsue City) and 西部運転免許センター (Hamada City)
How to book / phone: Booking needed (web, or phone 0855-23-7900)
Reception: Ask the center
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Okayama 岡山

Where to apply: 岡山県運転免許センター, 1st floor, counter C
How to book / phone: Book by phone 086-724-2200 or in person
Reception: Document check: Mon–Fri 8:30–9:20, 13:00–13:20
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): (reference) road 800 yen, course 1,750 yen

Hiroshima 広島

Where to apply: 広島県運転免許センター and 東部運転免許センター
How to book / phone: Phone only. 082-228-0110 (tell the operator 「広島」 or 「東部」), weekdays 14:00–16:00
Reception: Application: Mon–Fri 8:30–9:00, 13:00–13:30
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Yamaguchi 山口

Where to apply: 山口県総合交通センター
How to book / phone: Phone 083-973-2900
Reception: Mon–Fri 8:30–17:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Please bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Tokushima 徳島

Where to apply: 徳島県運転免許センター (Matsushige Town)
How to book / phone: Booking by phone (weekdays 9:00–17:00)
Reception: Mon–Fri 10:00–10:30, 14:00–14:30
Wait (official wording): "It is very crowded now"
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter if needed
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Kagawa 香川

Where to apply: 運転免許センター
How to book / phone: First check and knowledge test need a booking (booking phone Mon–Fri 16:00–17:00)
Reception: Questions: Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You need an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Ehime 愛媛

Where to apply: 愛媛県運転免許センター (Matsuyama City)
How to book / phone: Booking only. By the day before, by phone or at counter 7
Reception: Document check: weekdays, reception at 9:00 or 14:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring an interpreter unless your Japanese is very good
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): ★1,750 yen

Kochi 高知

Where to apply: 運転免許センター (Ino Town)
How to book / phone: Book each step (driving test bookings 16:00–17:00)
Reception: Weekdays 8:30–17:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Ask the center
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Kyushu and Okinawa

Fukuoka 福岡

Where to apply: Chikuhō and Chikugo: everyone / Fukuoka and Kitakyūshū: only people with no driving test
How to book / phone: Go to the test center first to set your document check date. No phone booking
Reception: Weekdays 13:00–13:30
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: If you do not speak Japanese, bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center ((reference) 800 yen)

Saga 佐賀

Where to apply: 佐賀県運転免許試験場
How to book / phone: Phone 0952-98-2220
Reception: Weekdays about 13:00–16:00
Wait (official wording): "About a 2-month wait" (as of 1 September 2026)
Interpreter: You must bring one. Please do not interpret by phone
Knowledge test languages: Ask if it can be used for conversion (the written test has 20)
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Nagasaki 長崎

Where to apply: 長崎県運転免許試験場 (Ōmura City) and 長崎運転免許センター
How to book / phone: Phone 0957-53-2128 (weekdays 14:00–16:00)
Reception: Set days of the week by license type
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must bring someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): ★800 yen (large vehicles etc. 3,000 yen, motorcycles 1,750 yen)

Kumamoto 熊本

Where to apply: 熊本県運転免許センター, 2nd floor
How to book / phone: Booking by phone. 096-233-0116
Reception: Weekdays 11:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: You must come with an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 20 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Oita 大分

Where to apply: 大分県運転免許センター
How to book / phone: Phone 097-528-3000
Reception: First check Mon–Thu, knowledge and driving tests Mon–Fri. All 15:30–17:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: Bring an interpreter
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Miyazaki 宮崎

Where to apply: 総合自動車運転免許センター, Miyakonojō, and Nobeoka
How to book / phone: Phone 0985-24-9999 (ext. 2)
Reception: Mon–Fri 13:00–16:00
Wait (official wording): "The wait for a booking is several months"
Interpreter: You must come with someone who can interpret
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Kagoshima 鹿児島

Where to apply: 鹿児島県運転免許試験場 (Aira City) only
How to book / phone: After the first check, they tell you your date by phone. 0995-65-2295
Reception: Weekdays 10:30–12:00, 13:00–16:00
Wait (official wording): Ask the center
Interpreter: An interpreter makes things go more smoothly
Knowledge test languages: 21 languages
Test car fee (normal car): Ask the center

Okinawa 沖縄

Where to apply: 沖縄県警察運転免許センター (Tomigusuku City), counter 4
How to book / phone: Book by phone or at the counter. You can book the document check about 4 months before the day you want. 098-851-1000
Reception: Mon–Fri 8:30–11:00, 13:00–15:30 (closed on Memorial Day, 23 June)
Wait (official wording): Ask the center ("you may have to wait a long time")
Interpreter: Please bring one. Without one: a translation device, an app, or phone interpreting
Knowledge test languages: Ask the center
Test car fee (normal car): ★1st time 1,750 yen (2nd time on: application fee + 1,750 yen)

3 ways to book

The 47 prefectures fall into about 3 groups. Your group decides your first step.

Phone only
For example Hokkaido, Aomori, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, and Osaka. The call is in Japanese. The Osaka police write that the phone line is "Japanese only". You will often need a Japanese speaker to call for you

Online only
For example Ibaraki (counter booking ended on 1 December 2025), Gunma, Saitama, Aichi, and Mie. Saitama needs your own email address. You can book at night. But when new slots open, many people try at the same time

No booking for the first visit
In Shizuoka, you go to the session every Wednesday at 9:30. If you are late, you come back next week. In Chiba, the document check needs no booking. Bookings start from the knowledge test

"Which step needs a booking" is also different

In Ishikawa, the application itself needs a booking. In Aichi, booking starts from the document check. In Mie, all 3 steps — the document check, the knowledge test, and the driving test — need a booking. One booking does not take you to the end.

Prefectures that publish a wait time

Very few prefectures give the wait as a number. Most only say "it is crowded" or "several months".

Prefecture	What the official page says
Saitama	Knowledge test booking: "about 3 to 4 months" (page updated 11 March 2026)
Gifu	"Document check about 2 months ahead. The knowledge and driving tests about 5 months after that" (updated 10 April 2026)
Kyoto	"Document check and knowledge test: about 3 months ahead. Driving test: about 2 months ahead"
Saga	"About a 2-month wait" (as of 1 September 2026)
Tokyo	Driving test: "about 3 to 4 months after the booking day". The wait to get a booking is separate
Tochigi	During our check, bookings were stopped, with a restart date announced. In some prefectures, applications can stop completely

Book before you collect documents

The booking is the longest wait. Documents take a few days to 2 weeks. A booking can take months. Call first. Set your date. Then collect your papers. If you do it the other way, some papers expire first. → Documents

What to say on the phone

Many prefectures take bookings in Japanese only. If a Japanese speaker calls for you, show them these lines. If you call yourself, read them out loud.

Say this（日本語）	Rōmaji	Meaning
外国の免許を日本の免許に切り替えたいです。	Gaikoku no menkyo o Nihon no menkyo ni kirikaetai desu.	I want to change my foreign license to a Japanese license.
いちばん早い日を教えてください。	Ichiban hayai hi o oshiete kudasai.	Please tell me the earliest day.

Ask these questions on the call

Which day and time can I come? Do I need an interpreter? Can I take the knowledge test in my language, and on which day? What documents does your prefecture need? How much is the test car fee?

Sources and base date

This list uses only the official pages of each prefectural police force. We did not use private websites or reviews.

Base date — we checked all 47 prefectures on 10 September 2026 (Ishikawa, Shizuoka, and Mie on 9 September 2026)
Where to apply — National Police Agency notice 丙運発第59号 (8 January 2026), Chapter 1, Part 1, 1(3)
Test fee and license fee — the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Order. The same across Japan
Test car fee — different by prefecture

Why are the prefectures so different?

The content of the tests — the number of questions, the pass mark, the driving tasks — is the same across Japan. It is set by the National Police Agency notice. But how to take applications is left to each prefecture. So the test is the same, but booking and waiting are very different.

The Japanese version of this list is here: 47都道府県の窓口・予約方法・電話番号.