Venues & Dates

Test venues and dates

Details will be listed on the Confirmation Notice which can be viewed 4 days prior to the written test. This page can also be downloaded from "My Page" after logging in.

IELTS Official Tokyo Test Centre (JP500)：Sapporo, Sendai, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama/Kawasaki, Nagano, Kanazawa, Shizuoka
IELTS Official Osaka Test Centre (JP512)：Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kumamoto

Test Place Availability

Tokyo Test Center (JP500)

The written test and the speaking test will be administered on the same day. However, for 2-day sessions in Tokyo and Osaka, the speaking test will be administered on the Sunday following the written test.
We are unable to respond to requests for changes to test time and test day for the speaking test.

GT: Both Academic and General Training modules will be administeredAC:Only Academic module will be administered
試験日 Test day	モジュール Module	受験地 Location	試験会場エリア Venue	セッション Session	申込開始 Registration Start	締切 Registration Close	コンビニ締切 Registration Close (Convenince-Store)
2021/09/11 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo	渋　谷 Shibuya	1DAY	2021/6/11	2021/9/6	2021/9/1
2021/09/11 (Sat)	AC	Yokohama/Kawasaki	川　崎 Kawasaki	1DAY	2021/6/11	2021/9/6	2021/9/1
2021/09/16 (Thu)	AC	Tokyo	新　宿 Shinjuku	1DAY	2021/6/18	2021/9/10	2021/9/5
2021/09/25 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo	渋　谷 Shibuya	1DAY	2021/6/25	2021/9/17	2021/9/12
2021/09/25 (Sat)	AC・GT	Shizuoka	草　薙 Kusanagi	1DAY	2021/6/25	2021/9/17	2021/9/12
2021/10/09 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo-1DAY-Plus	牛込神楽坂 Ushigome Kagurazaka	1DAY	2021/7/9	2021/10/4	2021/9/29
2021/10/09 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo	東京（八重洲） Tokyo（Yaesu）	1DAY	2021/7/9	2021/10/4	2021/9/29
2021/10/09 (Sat)	AC	Yokohama/Kawasaki	川　崎 Kawasaki	1DAY	2021/7/9	2021/10/4	2021/9/29
2021/10/14 (Thu)	AC	Tokyo	日本橋 Nihonbashi	1DAY	2021/7/14	2021/10/8	2021/10/3
2021/10/23 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo	渋　谷 Shibuya	1DAY	2021/7/23	2021/10/18	2021/10/13
2021/10/23 (Sat)	AC・GT	Kanazawa	金　沢 Kanazawa	1DAY	2021/7/23	2021/10/18	2021/10/13
2021/10/23 (Sat)	AC・GT	Matsumoto	松　本 Matsumoto	1DAY	2021/7/23	2021/10/18	2021/10/13
2021/10/30 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo	浜松町 Hamamatsucho	1DAY	2021/7/30	2021/10/25	2021/10/20
2021/10/30 (Sat)	AC・GT	Yokohama/Kawasaki	川　崎 Kawasaki	1DAY	2021/7/30	2021/10/25	2021/10/20
2021/11/06 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo	浜松町 Hamamatsucho	1DAY	2021/8/6	2021/11/1	2021/10/27
2021/11/06 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo-1DAY-Plus	牛込神楽坂 Ushigome Kagurazaka	1DAY	2021/8/6	2021/11/1	2021/10/27
2021/11/11 (Thu)	AC・GT	Tokyo	東京（八重洲） Tokyo（Yaesu）	1DAY	2021/8/11	2021/11/5	2021/10/31
2021/11/20 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo	渋　谷 Shibuya	1DAY	2021/8/20	2021/11/15	2021/11/10
2021/11/20 (Sat)	AC・GT	Yokohama/Kawasaki	川　崎 Kawasaki	1DAY	2021/8/20	2021/11/15	2021/11/10
2021/11/20 (Sat)	AC・GT	Sendai	仙　台 Sendai	1DAY	2021/8/20	2021/11/15	2021/11/10
2021/11/27 (Sat)	AC	Tokyo-1DAY-Plus	牛込神楽坂 Ushigome Kagurazaka	1DAY	2021/8/27	2021/11/22	2021/11/17
2021/11/27 (Sat)	AC	Sapporo	南郷１８丁目 Nango 18choume	1DAY	2021/8/27	2021/11/22	2021/11/17
2021/12/02 (Thu)	AC・GT	Tokyo	東京（八重洲） Tokyo（Yaesu）	1DAY	2021/9/2	2021/11/26	2021/11/21
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo	東京（八重洲） Tokyo（Yaesu）	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Tokyo-1DAY-Plus	牛込神楽坂 Ushigome Kagurazaka	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Yokohama/Kawasaki	川　崎 Kawasaki	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Shizuoka	静　岡 Shizuoka	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24

Osaka Test Center (JP512)

The written test and the speaking test will be administered on the same day. However, for 2-day sessions in Tokyo and Osaka, the speaking test will be administered on the Sunday following the written test.
We are unable to respond to requests for changes to test time and test day for the speaking test.

GT: Both Academic and General Training modules will be administeredAC:Only Academic module will be administered
試験日 Test day	モジュール Module	受験地 Location	試験会場エリア Venue	セッション Session	申込開始 Registration Start	締切 Registration Close	コンビニ締切 Registration Close (Convenince-Store)
2021/10/09 (Sat)	AC	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/7/9	2021/10/4	2021/9/29
2021/10/23 (Sat)	AC・GT	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/7/23	2021/10/18	2021/10/13
2021/10/23 (Sat)	AC・GT	Fukuoka	西　新 Nishijin	1DAY	2021/7/23	2021/10/18	2021/10/13
2021/10/30 (Sat)	AC・GT	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/7/30	2021/10/25	2021/10/20
2021/10/30 (Sat)	AC・GT	Nagoya	名古屋 Nagoya	1DAY	2021/7/30	2021/10/25	2021/10/20
2021/11/06 (Sat)	AC	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/8/6	2021/11/1	2021/10/27
2021/11/06 (Sat)	AC	Kumamoto	熊　本 Kumamoto	1DAY	2021/8/6	2021/11/1	2021/10/27
2021/11/20 (Sat)	AC・GT	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/8/20	2021/11/15	2021/11/10
2021/11/20 (Sat)	AC・GT	Fukuoka	博　多 Hakata	1DAY	2021/8/20	2021/11/15	2021/11/10
2021/11/27 (Sat)	AC	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/8/27	2021/11/22	2021/11/17
2021/11/27 (Sat)	AC	Nagoya	名古屋 Nagoya	1DAY	2021/8/27	2021/11/22	2021/11/17
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24
2021/12/04 (Sat)	AC・GT	Kobe	三　宮 Sannomiya	1DAY	2021/9/4	2021/11/29	2021/11/24
2021/12/11 (Sat)	AC	Osaka	梅　田 Umeda	1DAY	2021/9/11	2021/12/6	2021/12/1
2021/12/11 (Sat)	AC	Nagoya	名古屋 Nagoya	1DAY	2021/9/11	2021/12/6	2021/12/1
2021/12/11 (Sat)	AC	Fukuoka	博　多 Hakata	1DAY	2021/9/11	2021/12/6	2021/12/1

IELTS Special Requirements

IELTS Official Test Centres make every effort to cater for test takers with special requirements.
Special arrangements include the following:
Braille papers (including the speaking test)
Enlarged print papers
Special Listening CD

If you require a modified version of IELTS or your circumstances require special arrangements to be made, you must give the test centre advance notice. Please confirm the following and contact the designated test centre.

For Braille or special Listening CD, it is necessary to send an original medical certificate, written in English, as well as a special form to Cambridge headquarters from the test centre. Please contact the designated test centre at least 4 months in advance of your requested test date.
For special arrangements such as extra time, please contact the designated test centre at least 8 weeks in advance of your requested test date. An original medical certificate, written in English, as well as a special form must be sent to Cambridge headquarters from the test centre
If you wish to bring items other than glasses for medical purposes; i.e. eye drops, medicines, handkerchiefs, crutches, etc., please contact the test centre at least 2 weeks before your test date. You may be asked to submit a medical certificate (original copy either in English or in Japanese) and test day staff will check your item on the day. Please note that you will not be permitted to have your item with you during the test, except for special circumstances. Test day staff will keep your item at the front of the room, so please ask when you wish to use it.

Test-day Procedure

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Test-day Procedure