Such a weird test and odd that you don't have a section in real traffic. I'm glad I could just convert my Swedish car & motorcycle license easily without having to do any kind of theoretical or practical test. The bike test in Sweden is difficult enough haha
Totally agree! I was quite taken aback by the fact there is NO on the road experience during the whole course, including the test. My British driving license was transferred with no problem in Japan though
U nas to na placy egzaminator mowi do jakiego cwiczenia trzeba podejsc i pierwsza czesc egzaminu: manewry na placu, potem sie uczy kazdy po miescie i jest drugi egzamin po miescie.
Thank you! I felt that way when I started learning and I was given 2 possible courses for the test. Which test I would actually sit was chosen on test day. I was like, How am I going to remember this?? In the end though, you practice so much during the process that it wasn’t that difficult to remember
When I moved to Germany from the states they didn’t give me my bike license and only counted the drivers license. Now I live in Japan and I want to ride again. The price is much more reasonable for a course than in Germany. I think 400cc is big enough though for Japan.
Depending on the kind of bike and riding you are planning, yes I would agree that a 400cc license is enough for Japanese roads. That said, I haven’t met a mid-license holder who doesn’t want to upgrade 😅
Congratulations on getting your license! I’ve been wanting to get one and your video has helped a lot. But I still have so much anxiety that I won’t remember the course!!
Good luck to you! Is it the Ogatta (big bike) license? I also felt a lot of anxiety at first about remembering the course but in the end I had so much practice time that it wasn't an issue
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 yes oogata! I’m hoping to ride a Yamaha yzf R6-R1 in the future! The dream is a long long long ways away. I hope I can remember the course and master it like you
@@LReas80 I'm sure you will! I am a newbie to riding. Nikki Has been riding for 20 years. I imagine she would say, "Sooner rather than later" Check us out on instagram if you want
Thanks for the video. I am planning to get my motorcycle license as well and this is helpful. You'd think having car license already it would be simple but... I've lived here long enough to know better. Not sure if I will go through a school or just go try the test knowing I'll fail a couple of times
I am pretty sure you can't just do the test unless you can prove you have done the initial training course first. If you are going for the chu-gatta (up to 400cc) then I am pretty sure you need 19 hrs and its 31 hrs for the big bike licence. Go for it though. Getting my license then buying two bikes with my girlfriend and cruising every weekend has brought my life alive!
You can do the test at the license department but there is a lot that goes with it. I don’t speak any Japanese and I’m having trouble finding a school that will take me. The drivers license department might be my only hope. If not I’ll buy a trike.
I went to the driver’s license place today and they said you could take the test and it would cost around ¥4600 each time if you fail. You need a helmet gloves and long sleeves. If you pass you have to pay ¥2600 for license fees. I live in Wakayama. They gave me a map to study. Two different test’s depending on the day. I managed to get into a school caller Magionet. This school is the most expensive here but it also has the best reviews. For the 400cc and under it was about ¥130,000. I would try my luck at the driver’s license department, but it’s been 30 years since I rode a motorcycle. Hope this helps you out Christopher.
You might find it useful to go through the course just so you can remember the route round the test center’s circuit. It would be one less thing to worry about when you do the test and I have heard many stories that people get failed often just so the schools can make more money. Good luck though, whatever you decide to do! 😊
Good day!!currently doing the chuugata,i am on the balance beam lesson and i could not get pass half way😂,It is my harder than the slalom which i was able to do in 20 mins of practice.Any tips would be very appreciated🙇🙇🙇
I apologize for the delayed response. For the balance beam, the best advice I got was to stare into the distance and start fast, slowing down as I crossed the beam. As to the slalom, gripping the tank tightly with your knees, and accelerating out of the turn then immediately braking before the next one worked for me but the coordination and throttle control took me a while to get right
Hey! Congrats! I am curious if I can jump straight to the big bike license test in Tokyo? I can't find anything online that clarifies this...let me know please!
Just got my big bike license several months ago in Tokyo so I know a bit about this. It's technically possible if you go to the license centre to do the test directly and skip the riding schools but they judge you extremely harshly in the tests. One motorcycle website did a special on license centre testing and got a young pro bike racer whom had been racing but don't have a street license to take the big bike test directly and he failed, it was a great read, the centre will happily take your money but won't really want to let you pass. The easiest way is still to go to a bike school but most reputable bike schools in Tokyo area would require you to have the medium license first before they allow you to enroll in the big bike course. The only way to get big bike and skip the medium license altogether is attend those driving cram schools in the surrounding prefectures out in the countryside where you stay on site for a week.
Hi! Can you tell me where you studied for your motorcycle license? I've been looking for a school with English for 2 weeks now since I don't know Japanese. I live in Kyoto. Thanks in advance.
I studied in Mukonoso in Hyogo, but they didn`t speak English. I went through the process using Japanese. If you have basic Japanese skill you would probably be ok as most of the instructors can say a few English words. I do have a friend who doesn`t speak a huge amount of Japanese and he got his license
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 Unfortunately, I don't know Japanese at the moment. Not even basic Japanese. And I can't find a school where I can learn in English. Thank you.
@@Naftaliko yeah, Japan is still a ways away from offering English speaking instructors. Perhaps you could see if you could take a translator with you?
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 I've suggested this to all the driving schools. It turns out that it is forbidden, and they can take away the instructor's certificate. I made a license for my car (a couple of weeks ago), my wife sat and translated it without any problems. On a motorcycle no... I've been looking for a moto school in the Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe area for a couple of weeks now. No results. I'm already thinking of trying to pass the exam without training (from what my wife says, it's possible)
It’s possible but you need to memorize the course. If you go the wrong way you’ll fail…. Seriously though, most of the instructors are really kind and they’ll do their best to make sure you understand….. perhaps the translation tools on your phone should be enough to help. I mean, I can’t read Japanese and I used my phone to translate any paperwork.
Not for the test nor during the training. I was a bit bemused by that too to be honest. Once or twice we did get taken off the ‘motorcycle’ track into the regular car area though
I'm still new in Japan and doesn't have an idea on how driver's license works here lol. Do I need to get the license for the smaller displacement first or can I just jump directly to the big bike category? and do I need to speak in Nihonggo? 😂
Hello Ken. If you are living in Japan learning some Japanese is always helpful. That said it wasn’t necessary for the bike license. Different prefectures in Japan have different rules. Osaka demands that you do the smaller displacement (400cc) first then go for the big license. Hyogo allows you to go direct for the big bike license
@@ayatotakema1194 It was easy to memorize. By going through the course of 31 lessons, each part of the course is practiced a lot then slowly put together. The last 6 hours were basically practicing the courses again and again and again. could do it with my eyes closed by test day!
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Such a weird test and odd that you don't have a section in real traffic. I'm glad I could just convert my Swedish car & motorcycle license easily without having to do any kind of theoretical or practical test. The bike test in Sweden is difficult enough haha
Totally agree! I was quite taken aback by the fact there is NO on the road experience during the whole course, including the test.
My British driving license was transferred with no problem in Japan though
U nas to na placy egzaminator mowi do jakiego cwiczenia trzeba podejsc i pierwsza czesc egzaminu: manewry na placu, potem sie uczy kazdy po miescie i jest drugi egzamin po miescie.
Here in korea if you have your korean car license already, you can just go to facility and take the test
Thats nice!
What about learning the controls and maneuvers though? I appreciated getting lots of advice from the instructors
How you could remember all that id never know. Very strict and detaile test procedure there in Japan. Well done getting through it all
Thank you!
I felt that way when I started learning and I was given 2 possible courses for the test. Which test I would actually sit was chosen on test day. I was like, How am I going to remember this??
In the end though, you practice so much during the process that it wasn’t that difficult to remember
When I moved to Germany from the states they didn’t give me my bike license and only counted the drivers license. Now I live in Japan and I want to ride again. The price is much more reasonable for a course than in Germany. I think 400cc is big enough though for Japan.
Depending on the kind of bike and riding you are planning, yes I would agree that a 400cc license is enough for Japanese roads. That said, I haven’t met a mid-license holder who doesn’t want to upgrade 😅
Congratulations on getting your license! I’ve been wanting to get one and your video has helped a lot. But I still have so much anxiety that I won’t remember the course!!
Good luck to you! Is it the Ogatta (big bike) license? I also felt a lot of anxiety at first about remembering the course but in the end I had so much practice time that it wasn't an issue
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 yes oogata! I’m hoping to ride a Yamaha yzf R6-R1 in the future! The dream is a long long long ways away. I hope I can remember the course and master it like you
@@LReas80 I'm sure you will! I am a newbie to riding. Nikki Has been riding for 20 years. I imagine she would say, "Sooner rather than later"
Check us out on instagram if you want
I think lots of people are in the same boat! I got my chugata at Kenji but just thought I’d go for the test this time.
Thanks for the video. I am planning to get my motorcycle license as well and this is helpful. You'd think having car license already it would be simple but... I've lived here long enough to know better. Not sure if I will go through a school or just go try the test knowing I'll fail a couple of times
I am pretty sure you can't just do the test unless you can prove you have done the initial training course first. If you are going for the chu-gatta (up to 400cc) then I am pretty sure you need 19 hrs and its 31 hrs for the big bike licence.
Go for it though. Getting my license then buying two bikes with my girlfriend and cruising every weekend has brought my life alive!
You can do the test at the license department but there is a lot that goes with it. I don’t speak any Japanese and I’m having trouble finding a school that will take me. The drivers license department might be my only hope. If not I’ll buy a trike.
I went to the driver’s license place today and they said you could take the test and it would cost around ¥4600 each time if you fail. You need a helmet gloves and long sleeves. If you pass you have to pay ¥2600 for license fees. I live in Wakayama. They gave me a map to study. Two different test’s depending on the day. I managed to get into a school caller Magionet. This school is the most expensive here but it also has the best reviews. For the 400cc and under it was about ¥130,000. I would try my luck at the driver’s license department, but it’s been 30 years since I rode a motorcycle. Hope this helps you out Christopher.
You might find it useful to go through the course just so you can remember the route round the test center’s circuit. It would be one less thing to worry about when you do the test and I have heard many stories that people get failed often just so the schools can make more money.
Good luck though, whatever you decide to do! 😊
Good day!!currently doing the chuugata,i am on the balance beam lesson and i could not get pass half way😂,It is my harder than the slalom which i was able to do in 20 mins of practice.Any tips would be very appreciated🙇🙇🙇
I apologize for the delayed response. For the balance beam, the best advice I got was to stare into the distance and start fast, slowing down as I crossed the beam. As to the slalom, gripping the tank tightly with your knees, and accelerating out of the turn then immediately braking before the next one worked for me but the coordination and throttle control took me a while to get right
Hey! Congrats! I am curious if I can jump straight to the big bike license test in Tokyo? I can't find anything online that clarifies this...let me know please!
Just got my big bike license several months ago in Tokyo so I know a bit about this. It's technically possible if you go to the license centre to do the test directly and skip the riding schools but they judge you extremely harshly in the tests. One motorcycle website did a special on license centre testing and got a young pro bike racer whom had been racing but don't have a street license to take the big bike test directly and he failed, it was a great read, the centre will happily take your money but won't really want to let you pass. The easiest way is still to go to a bike school but most reputable bike schools in Tokyo area would require you to have the medium license first before they allow you to enroll in the big bike course. The only way to get big bike and skip the medium license altogether is attend those driving cram schools in the surrounding prefectures out in the countryside where you stay on site for a week.
@@nanaholic01 Do you have a link for more information on these one week courses? I’d really appreciate it if you could help me out :D
@@nanaholic01 You are right on all those points I believe. I think the cram schools also have an age limit of 25 or so and they are usually very busy
How can i remember all this trail map?
Hi!
Can you tell me where you studied for your motorcycle license? I've been looking for a school with English for 2 weeks now since I don't know Japanese. I live in Kyoto.
Thanks in advance.
I studied in Mukonoso in Hyogo, but they didn`t speak English. I went through the process using Japanese. If you have basic Japanese skill you would probably be ok as most of the instructors can say a few English words. I do have a friend who doesn`t speak a huge amount of Japanese and he got his license
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 Unfortunately, I don't know Japanese at the moment. Not even basic Japanese. And I can't find a school where I can learn in English.
Thank you.
@@Naftaliko yeah, Japan is still a ways away from offering English speaking instructors. Perhaps you could see if you could take a translator with you?
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 I've suggested this to all the driving schools. It turns out that it is forbidden, and they can take away the instructor's certificate. I made a license for my car (a couple of weeks ago), my wife sat and translated it without any problems. On a motorcycle no... I've been looking for a moto school in the Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe area for a couple of weeks now. No results. I'm already thinking of trying to pass the exam without training (from what my wife says, it's possible)
It’s possible but you need to memorize the course. If you go the wrong way you’ll fail….
Seriously though, most of the instructors are really kind and they’ll do their best to make sure you understand…..
perhaps the translation tools on your phone should be enough to help. I mean, I can’t read Japanese and I used my phone to translate any paperwork.
How many people can get on motorbike?
Maximum 2.
When you pass your test though, you have to wait one year before carrying a passenger 😊
So you don't drive on the road?
Not for the test nor during the training. I was a bit bemused by that too to be honest. Once or twice we did get taken off the ‘motorcycle’ track into the regular car area though
I'm still new in Japan and doesn't have an idea on how driver's license works here lol. Do I need to get the license for the smaller displacement first or can I just jump directly to the big bike category? and do I need to speak in Nihonggo? 😂
Hello Ken. If you are living in Japan learning some Japanese is always helpful. That said it wasn’t necessary for the bike license.
Different prefectures in Japan have different rules. Osaka demands that you do the smaller displacement (400cc) first then go for the big license. Hyogo allows you to go direct for the big bike license
Do you have to remember all of this?
Yep. You have to memorize the course for the test.
@@sunnysideofthestreet39 Ho boy, How did you manage to memorize the whole entire thing?
@@ayatotakema1194 It was easy to memorize. By going through the course of 31 lessons, each part of the course is practiced a lot then slowly put together. The last 6 hours were basically practicing the courses again and again and again. could do it with my eyes closed by test day!
Please, may I know which driving school is this ? And how much?
Hey.
It was Mukogawa in Hyogo and it was 200000yen
To jest calkiem inaczej niz u nas.
Yeah, It's very different in the UK too. In Japan driving schools are big business
Smutne jesli uzywaja to zeby biznes rozkracac...w NL i PL jest calkiem inaczej
3:46 the 小学生 with their hand up at the zebra crossing.. you didn’t have to stop?
No. That part is only for the stop before we do the emergency stop.