Although Alan and I decided not to purchase a car while in Japan, we did decide that having a license would be a good idea. That would enable us to rent a car if we wanted and would not have to rely solely on the train system to pick up people from the airport and take trips without having to pay the train fees.
Some things we have learned, pedestrians have the right of way and if your car is towed a large sticker will be placed on the ground where your car was telling where your car is. Besides this, the main emphasis of the class was not to drink and drive. The penalties here are extremely severe, ranging anywhere from a few years hard labor (prison that is worse than the United States) to fifteen years and a yen fine up to 1,000,000 yen.
Luckily, our instructor was very animated, reminding me of a flight attendant preparing us for our adventures on the road in Japan. The class was about as interesting and exciting as these things can be but we did learn the basics of the Japanese roads.
Now I just have to remember to go pick up our licenses. :)
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