Test Course Elements
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Elements of the Practical Driving Exam Course in Akita City. Please feel free to upload your pictures if you have any.
Starting location
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Old starting location
Test car
Automatic:
Manual:
S curve
- Width: 3.5 meters
- Curve radius: 7.5 meters
- Length: approximately 8.8 meters (arc length: 3/8ths of circumference)
L crank
(the new layout of the half-blind intersection visible in the background)
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Old L crank
- Width: 3.5 meters
- Entrance/exit section length: 4 meters
- Center section length: 12 meters
Blind intersection
New - behind the L crank:
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Old blind intersection
Parked car
Railroad crossing
Note that the railroad crossing is not required on the foreign license conversion driving test.
Video
Route Four
Winter differences
Some elements of the course may look different in the winter, so be aware that there may be some seasonal variation. Here are some examples.
Snow blocking one road:
(Course maps will avoid this road)
Parked car:
2022 construction
Images of the new License Center building under construction (2022).
See also
| Traveling in Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cars | Driving | Driving • Winter Driving • Driving Infractions • Roadside Station |
| Licenses | International Driving Permit • Japanese License Transition (Test Course Elements • Test Course Maps) • Renewing your Japanese License | |
| Ownership | Buying a Car • Leasing a car • Transferring Ownership of a Car • Disposing of a Car • User Shaken | |
| Other Transport | Trains • Akita Nairiku Line • Shinkansen • Buses • Ferries | |
| Airports | Akita Airport • Odate-Noshiro Airport • Narita International Airport • Haneda Airport • Sendai Airport • Kansai Airport | |
| Leaving the Country | Traveling in and out of Japan • Residence Card • Visa Extension • Travel Insurance • Buying Flights & Travel Agents | |
| Other Topics | Exploring Akita • Getting to Tokyo • Akita JET travel guide • Where in the World is Sugichi? • Quirky Japan | |
