Japan

 

Although the island nation of Japan is well known for its over-crowded cities and various efficient forms of public transportation, a car rental is the best way to explore the more rural areas of the country.  While you you would surely find the traffic jams and lack of parking around Tokyo and other major cities in Japan to be more hassle than having private transportation was worth, a drive across the sparsely populated island of Hokkaido by car hire is one of Japan's most lovely summertime activities.

To reserve your car rental in Japan select a pick up location from the list below and complete the booking engine at the top of the page.  Although the list appears extensive and includes several major cities, availability may be very limited and driving a car rental may not be recommended in all areas.  In addition, an international driver's license or Japanese driving license is required for all drivers in Japan.  

If you do plan to drive within a city by car rental in Japan you will need to budget for parking costs, which can add up, and make sure that your hotel or accommodations offer a parking space.  Outside the city however, a car rental is the best way to visit some of the most amazing sights of Japan, such as its castles, reconstructions and ruins, the many gardens of Japan, and various spiritual sites.  The best place to rent car in Japan for a castle tour is on the island of Shikoku, which has 4 of the "original" Japanese castles.  The reconstructed castles and other interesting ruins can be found in Osaka, Kumamoto, and even one interesting reconstructed castle in Hokkaido.  From Buddhism to Christianity, Japan has a wealth of spiritual sites.  Shrines and temples are literally everywhere and you will certainly pass a few during any tour of Japan by car hire.

A C F G H I J K M N O S T U W Y Abashiri - Rail Station
Akita - Airport
Aomori
Aomori
Aomori - Airport
Aomori - Rail Station
Asahikawa - Airport
Chiba
Chiba
Chiba - Chiba Soga Rail Station
Chiyoda - Ku
Funabashi
Fochu - Downtown
Fujieda - Downtown
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka - Airport
Fukuyama
Gifu
Hachinohe
Hachioji - Rail Station
Hakodate - Airport
Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu - Downtown
Hamamatsu - Rail Station
Himeji
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Hiroshima - Airport
Hiroshima - Railway Station
Ibaraki
Ikebukuro / Tokyo
Izumo Airport
Jiyugaoka / Tokyo
Kagoshima
Kagoshima
Kagoshima - Airport
Kamikita - Rail Station
Kanagawa - Yokohama Prince Hotel
Kanazawa
Katsushika - Shin Koiwa Rail Station
Kisarazu - Downtown
Kitakyusyu
Kitakyusyu
Kitakyusyu - Airport
Kitami - Rail Station
Kobe
Kobe
Kobe - Airport
Kobe - Railway Station
Kochi
Kochi - Airport
Kochi - Railway Station
Komatsu - Airport
Koutou - Shiomi Rail Station
Kumamoto
Kumamoto
Kumamoto - Airport
Kushiro
Kushiro - Airport
Kushiro - Rail Station
Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto - 44-1 Kamitonoda
Matsudo - Downtown
Matsumoto
Matsuyama - Airport
Matsuyama (ohtemachi)
Memanbetsu - Airport
Minato
Minato-ku - Hamamatsu-cho Times Port
Minato - Tokyo Prince Hotel
Misawa - Airport
Mishima (shizuoka)
Miyazaki
Miyazaki
Miyazaki - Airport
Morioka
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nagasaki
Nagasaki - Airport
Nagoya
Nagoya
Nagoya - Downtown
Nagoya - Komaki Afb Airport
Nagoya - Nakamura
Nagoya - Rail Station
Nagoya - Shikenya
Nagoya - Takahata
Naha (okinawa)
Nakashibetsu
Nigata - Railway
Niigata
Niigata
Niigata - Airport
Nikko
Obihiro - Airport
Ohmura
Oita
Oita
Oita - Airport
Okayama
Okayama
Okayama - Airport
Okinawa
Okinawa - Ishigakijima
Okinawa - Manza Beach
Okinawa - Miyakojima
Okinawa - Naha Airport T2
Okinawa - Naha Kume
Okinawa - Naha Maejima
Osaka
Osaka
Osaka - Airport Domestic
Osaka - Kansai Airport
Osaka - Sakaikita
Osaka - Shin Osaka Railway Station
Saga
Saitama
Sapporo
Sapporo
Sapporo Chitose - Airport
Sapporo - Downtown
Sapporo Railway Station
Sasebo (nagasaki)
Sendai
Sendai
Sendai - Airport
Setagaya - Downtown
Shibuya
Shinfugi - Rail Station
Shizuoka
Shizuoka
Shizuoka - Atami
Suzuka
Tachikawa - Downtown
Taito - Ku
Takamatsu
Takamatsu
Takamatsu - Airport
Takasaki
Tokoname - Airport
Tokushima - Airport
Tokyo
Tokyo - Airport Chiba-narita
Tokyo - Airport Haneda
Tokyo - Airport Haneda South Wing
Tokyo - Ebisu
Tokyo - Rail Station
Tokyo - Toranomon
Toyoko - Akasaka
Toshima - Ku
Tottori - Airport
Toyama
Toyama
Toyama - Airport
Toyohashi
Toyohashi
Toyohashi - Downtown
Tsuchiura
Tsukuba
Ube - Airport
Urayasu - Downtown
Utsunomiya
Wakkanai
Wakkanai - Airport
Wakkanai - Rail Station
Yamagata
Yamagata - Airport
Yamagata - Airport Shonai
Yamaguchi
Yamato
Yokkaichi
Yokohama
Yokohama
Yokohama - Nishi Rail Station
Yokohama - Shi
Yokohama - Tokiwa
Yokosuka