Age, height and weight
Three numbers decide whether you ride: the licensing age wherever your licence came from, 180 cm, and 130 kg. All three are worth checking before you book rather than at the counter.
Three numbers decide whether you ride: the licensing age wherever your licence came from, 180 cm, and 130 kg. All three are worth checking before you book rather than at the counter.
There is no age limit of our own. If you hold a driving licence Japan accepts, you are old enough to ride, and if you do not, no age qualifies you. That is the whole rule.
In practice that means the minimum age is whatever the licensing age is where your licence came from.
The karts are single-seat. Everyone on the Tour is driving their own, which means there is no way to bring along someone too young to hold a licence — not as a passenger, not sharing a kart.
Maximum height is 180 cm and maximum weight is 130 kg. Both are limits of the kart itself — the seat is one size and the pedals are where they are — so neither is a figure we can stretch for a booking.
Check both before you book rather than at the counter. There is nothing we can do in the office for a rider over either one, and being turned away for fit is not a cancellation we can refund.
Important: Over 180 cm or over 130 kg, we cannot let you drive. Check before you book — we cannot refund a rider turned away at the counter for fit.
Not sure your licence works in Japan? That is the one thing worth settling before you book.
Read the permit rulesThere is no separate age limit. If your licence is valid in Japan, you are old enough to ride.
Yes. Maximum weight is 130 kg and maximum height is 180 cm. Both are limits of the kart itself, so there is nothing we can do at the counter for a rider over either one — check before you book.
Almost certainly, yes. These are road-legal karts on public roads, so Japanese law decides who may drive.
You need one of four things: a Japanese driving licence, an International Driving Permit issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, a licence from one of six listed countries plus an official JAF translation, or a SOFA licence. Your home licence on its own is never enough.
You drive. The karts are single-seat, so everyone in the convoy is driving their own.
Message us with a photo of your licence before you book and we will tell you straight away.
Japan accepts licences and permits from a fixed list of countries, and guessing in either direction is what gets riders turned away. Ask first — it takes a minute and it is free.
The rest are on the FAQ, or emailinfo@gorillakartt.com.
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