Never driven a kart before?
Most riders have never been in a kart. The skill it needs is the skill you already have, and the part that stops people is paperwork, not driving.
Most riders have never been in a kart. The skill it needs is the skill you already have, and the part that stops people is paperwork, not driving.
Automatic. No gears, no clutch, no racing line to learn. If you have driven an automatic car in a city you have already done the hard part, and the top speed is 60 km/h rather than anything that needs managing.
The guide rides in front for the whole Tour and sets the pace. You are not navigating Naha, choosing lanes or deciding when to turn — you are following, in a group, on a route the team has driven several thousand times.
This is a city ride, not a circuit. Nobody is timing you and there is nothing to overtake.
There is no separate minimum age. If your licence is valid in Japan, you are old enough — the licence is the whole test.
Not the driving. The document. Riders get turned away at the counter for holding the wrong kind of permit, and being new to karting has nothing to do with it.
Read the permit page before you book. That is the only preparation this needs.
Important: A home licence on its own is never enough in Japan, however long you have held it.
Not sure your licence works in Japan? That is the one thing worth settling before you book.
Read the permit rulesUp to 60 km/h. They are automatic — no gears, no clutch.
You drive. The karts are single-seat, so everyone in the convoy is driving their own.
There is no separate age limit. If your licence is valid in Japan, you are old enough to ride.
Real roads, in live traffic, in an escorted convoy with a guide in front. The route runs past Kokusai Dori and the airport coast. This is a city ride, not a circuit.
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.
The rest are on the FAQ, or emailinfo@gorillakartt.com.
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