Important Information
- Nintendo costumes are not available. If you wish to wear one, please bring your own
- Participants aged under 18 years old are not allowed to join the tour
- A maximum number of participants per group is 10
- All go-karts must be returned by 22:00 at the latest
- License check, costume change, instruction, go-kart driving, and photo transfer are included in the total tour time
- Not all guides are fluent in English; they may communicate with you using a translation app
- Please wear helmets during the tour
- If there are more than 10 people per group, the group will be divided into different tours
- Only single-seat karts are available
- A real IDP can be bought from the AAA (US only) at only 20 USD. Please do not opt for an invalid fake IDP, which you cannot use. Guests carrying fake IDPs are unacceptable
- In case of rain, please note the following:
- You can reschedule for free
- You can do a short course, but the price is the same
- Please bring your own rainwear if needed
- It is refundable if you contact us an hour before the start time
Activity Rules
**Eligibility to Participate**
- Participants must be able and eligible to drive in Japan
- Participants **must bring** one of the following sets of valid documents to join this tour and receive any refund (in case of cancellation):
1. Passport; driver's license; and [International Driving Permit (IDP) based on the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic](#note-1949). IDPs based on the 1968 Vienna Convention are **not** valid
2. Passport; driver's license from Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Monaco, Slovenia, Switzerland, or Taiwan; and, an official Japanese translation provided by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), or by the issuing country’s embassy or consulate in Japan [where offered](#note-injapan)
3. [SOFA Driver's License](#note-SOFA)
4. Japanese Driver's License
**Validity of License & IDP**
- Please make sure that your license is valid for use in Japan. You may refer to the following website: https://voyag.in/kart-drivers-license
- The validity of your license will be determined based on this website
- If you do not bring a valid license, you cannot join the tour and receive any refund
- Guests who bring fake, invalid, and/or expired IDPs and those without IDPs will not receive any refund (in case of cancellation)
**Driving & Tour Rules**
- The following are not allowed while driving:
- Racing, drifting, and driving erratically or side-by-side
- Deliberate bumping or collision with any objects, including other go-karts
- Throwing items into the street or at other drivers
- Taking photos or videos, and using mobile phones
- If any of the following rules above are violated, disobeying guests will be asked to discontinue the tour with no refund
- The tour will proceed regardless of rain or snow
- The tour route may change depending on traffic, weather, and other conditions on the day
- In case of accidents, the tour will be discontinued
What to bring
- Rainwear, comfortable clothes, closed-toe footwear; please do not wear high heels, sandals, long skirts, or any other clothing that may interfere with your driving
- Legally required documents for driving in Japan (as mentioned in Activity Rules above)
**International Drivers License based on the 1968 “Vienna” Convention on Road Traffic is NOT VALID in Japan.
Please confirm that your International Drivers Permit is based on the 1949 “GENEVA” Convention on Road Traffic if you bring International Drivers Permit with you.
If you don't have a valid license in Japan, we are unable to allow you to drive and are unable to proceed with any refund caused by driver license. (Only original documents are acceptable. )
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