Comments on: Driving in Tokyo http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/ Living the good life in Japan Fri, 18 May 2012 01:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Thomas http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24379 Thomas Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:30:12 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24379 Don't drive in Japan ! ;-) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090221cz.html Don’t drive in Japan ! ;-)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090221cz.html

]]> By: w00kie http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24331 w00kie Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:17:51 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24331 <blockquote><strong>translated from damien's comment</strong> condition yourself straight away to drive on the left side of the road... unless you plan to stay long in Japan?... or else, not so long ago you could still get it in Bali or other Pacific islands...</blockquote> <strong>first:</strong> yes, I plan to stay a while in Japan, but I was kind of hoping I could drive my dad's car when in vacation in France... however I doubt he would ever give me the keys to his vintage BMW... :) <strong>second:</strong> what good would a driver's license from Bali do? you need to prove you've lived in the country of issuance at least 3 months after getting the license to be able to translate/transfer it and drive in Japan, which kind of makes sense for stopping people from going to some backwards 3rd world country and bribing local authorities to get a license cheap and easy

translated from damien’s comment
condition yourself straight away to drive on the left side of the road… unless you plan to stay long in Japan?… or else, not so long ago you could still get it in Bali or other Pacific islands…

first: yes, I plan to stay a while in Japan, but I was kind of hoping I could drive my dad’s car when in vacation in France… however I doubt he would ever give me the keys to his vintage BMW… :)
second: what good would a driver’s license from Bali do? you need to prove you’ve lived in the country of issuance at least 3 months after getting the license to be able to translate/transfer it and drive in Japan, which kind of makes sense for stopping people from going to some backwards 3rd world country and bribing local authorities to get a license cheap and easy

]]> By: damien http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24329 damien Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:54:48 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24329 Se conditionner des le debut a rouler a gauche... mais peut-etre tu prevois de rester longtemps au Japon?.. Sinon, on pouvait il y a encore peu l' a Bali ou dans d'autres iles du pacifique... Se conditionner des le debut a rouler a gauche… mais peut-etre tu prevois de rester longtemps au Japon?.. Sinon, on pouvait il y a encore peu l’ a Bali ou dans d’autres iles du pacifique…

]]> By: w00kie http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24127 w00kie Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:36:48 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24127 Yeah, Americans have to take the test, but only the driving part (and a short 10 questions do-you-have-a-brain type of written test) I will have to take the 100 questions real 本物 written test, and seeing how the 10 questions one is translated, I'm a bit afraid at the prospect... Yeah, Americans have to take the test, but only the driving part (and a short 10 questions do-you-have-a-brain type of written test)
I will have to take the 100 questions real 本物 written test, and seeing how the 10 questions one is translated, I’m a bit afraid at the prospect…

]]> By: Dave http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24120 Dave Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:06:12 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24120 True, there aren't many accounts of foreigners taking the test in Japan from scratch (and I am very interested in seeing how your experience goes, as I am exactly in the same position and with more or less the same goal for this year...), but since US driver licenses cannot be exchanged for Japanese ones (unlike European), any driving American you'll encounter has had to take the test again here... A blog-friend posted about his experience a while back: http://www.michaelpanda.com/blog/archives/000214.html True, there aren’t many accounts of foreigners taking the test in Japan from scratch (and I am very interested in seeing how your experience goes, as I am exactly in the same position and with more or less the same goal for this year…), but since US driver licenses cannot be exchanged for Japanese ones (unlike European), any driving American you’ll encounter has had to take the test again here…

A blog-friend posted about his experience a while back: http://www.michaelpanda.com/blog/archives/000214.html

]]> By: w00kie http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24108 w00kie Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:53:50 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24108 Mini Cooper S 2008 Mini Cooper S 2008

]]> By: Kapoue http://w00kie.com/2009/02/19/driving-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-24105 Kapoue Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:56:05 +0000 http://w00kie.com/?p=349#comment-24105 seems to be a mini cooper, isn't, cool car. seems to be a mini cooper, isn’t, cool car.

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