Experts teach us!
Secret Tips for Renting
a Car in Japan!

～Actually car rental is very simple！
All you want to know about car rental in here～

When renting a car in Japan, most of them are AT cars. There are rental car companies that handle MT cars, but the number is small and the types of vehicles that can be used are limited. Unless otherwise specified, most of the cars are AT cars, so you don't have to worry about driving.

Rental cars are handed over with a full tank of gasoline when they are rented. Therefore, when you return the rental car, you must fill up the gas tank. Before departing, make sure that the tank is full of gasoline, and when you return it, refuel it with gasoline before returning it.

Rental cars are basically returned to the location where they departed from.

However, there are cases where it is possible to return a rental car to a location other than the location where you rented it from which called "One-way rentals".

If you make good use of "One-way rentals", it is a highly recommended service because it increases the degree of freedom in your travels. Please note that depending on the rental car company and the region or location where one-way rentals are carried out, there may be cases where this service is not possible or an additional fee may be charged.

There are 2 different pricing systems for car rental prices "calendar day system (day & night system)" and "hourly system." Make sure you know which cost system you are using when making your reservation.

• Calendar day system (day & night system) → Rate is determined by the number of nights you rent the rental car
  *Since the price is determined by the number of nights, even if the number of hours of use is changed, the price will not change unless the number of nights changes.
• Hourly system→Prices are determined by the number of hours you use the rental car
  *Since the fee is determined by the number of hours of use, the price may change if the number of hours of use changes.

On the reservation site, based on the above calculation,
the calendar day system or hourly system, whichever has lower price, will be automatically applied♪
※The above prices are only examples.

Major car rental companies generally have better quality cars and better service offered. However, it is not possible to make general comparisons with other car rental companies, as the situation varies greatly from company to company. There are many car rental companies in Japan, some of which offer used cars at much lower prices and some of which focus on localized services.

You can reserve a rental car on the website operated by the rental car company. The price range is mostly fixed prices, or with web reservation benefit of the car rental company. If it is TOYOTA, it deals only with TOYOTA cars, and if it is NISSAN, it deals only with NISSAN cars.

You can also make a reservation by calling the location you want to use directly. There are many locations that will respond as soon as they have cars in stock, so it is recommended if you suddenly need a rental car. In that case, it often offers at a fixed price and the web reservation benefits are not applied, so the price may be higher than when you make a reservation on the web.

According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)...
Number of rental cars used by foreign visitors to Japan in 2015

You use rental car and please enjoy more happier Japan trip.

If you drive a lot, what you care about is fuel consumption! This car is perfect for long drives.

There is a limit to the number of people that can ride in each car type, but if you ride to the limit, you will feel very cramped.
If you choose a rental car that has plenty of room for the number of passengers, you will have plenty of room to load your luggage and enjoy a comfortable car trip♪
*Wagons are very popular and are in short supply, so make your reservations early!

Pattern 1: Departure from the airport → Return around the station

Pattern 2: Departure from the airport → Return at the airport in another prefecture

Pattern 3: Departure from the station → Return around the sightseeing spot

Example 1) Late-night discount: A service that offers a 30% discount on usage fees when driving on eligible roads between 0:00 and 4:00 every day.
Example 2) Holiday discount: A service that offers a 30% discount on highway tolls on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and January 2nd and 3rd.　　　　　　　　　　　　

※The above is only an example, it is economical if use expressway because it is fixed amount service!How about using fixed amount service of expressway to try to go to all over Japan.

It is the code that can specific place by pinpoint through subdividing all over Japant then assigning figure.
Even for spot without address and phone number, it can be visited if have mapcode♪

"Class" refers to the classification of car models by engine displacement and size. Vehicles of the same class are collectively referred to as "equivalent class". The meaning of "○○ (model name) equivalent class" that is often seen when renting a rental car means that the vehicle type of ○○ or another model of the same class as ○○ may be dispatched.

Example: Case of a certain car rental company

P1 equivalent class

W1 equivalent class

"One-way rentals" is a service that allows you to return the rental car to another location instead of the location where you depart the rental car. It is necessary to apply in advance to use the one-way rental service, and please note that the one-way rental fee varies depending on each car rental company and region.

Although they are often collectively called "child seats", there are three main types of car seats. Understand their names and characteristics to protect your child's safety.

Baby seat

• From birth to 1 year old
• Weight 0-13kg
• Mounted backwards in the direction of travel

Child seat

• From around 9 months to around 4 years old
• Weight 9-18kg
• Installed facing forward in the direction of travel. Children are generally secured with a 5-point harness.

Junior seat

• Approximately 3 to 7 years old
• Weight 15-36kg
• Use the seat belt that is equipped in the car directly with the child.

Studless tires are special tires developed to run on snowy or icy roads. It has been devised to remove the water film that causes slipping compared to ordinary tires.

One point

Even with normal tires, you can run on snowy roads by attaching chains for snowy roads.