[jasonbvr]

Wow, that's a lot faster than Gunma. From the time you sign in, you have about 3 hours till the driving test. All foreigners are given the driving test at the same time which is the last test of the day. The entire process takes about 6 hours. One mistake in the driving section and they will fail you. It isn't so much as they do this out of spite, but that many Japanese people have taken the test over and over again for months on end to perfect it at driving schools.

First test I failed because I was not pumping the brakes at the big diamonds before crosswalks. Second fail was due to crossing the middle line while making a right hand turn. Third and final failure was caused by my stopping at a light with the front bumper over the white line as opposed to being able to see the white line.

What is really terrible though is riding with a Japanese person who passed on their first go round and knowing that you have more years behind the wheel than they do. Also when you actually get out there on the road, you will almost everyday encounter someone doing something that in the States would have gotten them killed or at the least chased down by a road raging maniac.