Built by someone who took the test at Samezu
DriveKata is made by someone who converted a foreign driver’s license in Tokyo and took the practical test at Samezu.
“I learned the Samezu test the hard way. DriveKata is everything I wish I had known before my first attempt.”
Why it exists
People don’t fail the practical test because they can’t drive. They fail because nobody shows them what the examiner checks. Most have barely seen the course, and the real course is almost impossible to book.
The test is a form you can learn: the same course, the same checks, in the same order. That is what kata (型) means. DriveKata lets you rehearse it as many times as you need.
What it does
All courses are exact replicas of the real ones. You learn the map turn by turn, and you learn what the examiner checks at each point. Then you rehearse both until they are automatic.
How it’s made
All courses are rebuilt in 3D from the real layout. Their stop lines, crosswalks, railroad crossings and junction numbers are where they are at the test center. Each run is scored by deduction from 100, the method of the national test standard. The examiner’s lines are recorded in Japanese, with English as an option. The app works offline and needs no account.
Independent
DriveKata is an independent practice app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Samezu Driver’s License Center or the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The real test may differ, and no app can guarantee a pass.
MenkyoHub.jp
The same founder runs MenkyoHub.jp: guides to the whole conversion, mock tests for the 50-question written test, and alerts when a test slot opens in Tokyo.