New Additions to the Gaimen Kirikae Written Test
(From October 2025)

Since October 1, 2025, the written (学科) test has changed significantly:

📝 Number of questions: increased from 10 to 50 true/false questions.

✅ Passing score: raised from 70% (7/10) to 90% (at least 45/50).

⏱ Time limit: typically around 30 minutes (varies slightly by prefecture).

📚 Content: broader and more realistic — covers a wider range of driving scenarios and traffic rules, closer in difficulty to the main license exam.

Reference: Rules of the Road

This is the official reference booklet the exam would be based on. Read through it to get a firm grasp of the materials you would be tested on.

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Test Sample - 50 Practice Questions (True / False)

Answer all 50 questions, then hit submit to see your score. You need 45/50 (90%) to pass, matching the real exam's new standard.

Question 1 / 50

Tip: press ← / → to move between questions.

Want more practice questions?

You can generate an unlimited number of additional true/false practice questions yourself, for free, using any AI assistant that can read PDF files (e.g. Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude):

  1. Open Google Gemini (or any AI chat that accepts PDF uploads).
  2. Download the above PDF and upload it to the AI chat.
  3. Paste in the prompt below and send it.
Using only the content of the attached PDF, create 50 true/false questions
that test understanding of Japan's traffic rules covered in this document.
For each question, clearly state whether the statement is True or False,
and give a one-sentence explanation citing the relevant rule.
Keep the difficulty comparable to Japan's Gaimen Kirikae written exam.

Optional
Feel free to tweak the number (e.g. "25 questions" for a shorter set) or ask it to focus on a specific chapter, like railroad crossings or expressway driving.