Car Rental Requirements.
Visitors from Hong Kong who rent a car in Japan must meet the following requirements and possess:
📌 Original Hong Kong driver's license
📌 International Driving Permit
📌 Credit card
⚠️ Some rental companies require a driving license held for one year or more.
⚠️ Provisional licenses and photocopies of driver's licenses are not accepted.
⚠️ Certain companies require drivers to be at least 21 years old.
2️⃣ Car Rental Process.
After deciding on your itinerary, you can book a car through a travel rental website.
Choose your vehicle type, pick-up, and return date and time.
Select additional services (such as insurance, child safety seats, etc.).
Fill in driver information and make payment for your order.
Step 4: Returning Your Vehicle
🚗 Return the car on time (if delayed, please notify as soon as possible)
🚗 Check the fuel level (most companies require a full tank return, if you fill up, please keep the data)
🚗 Check the vehicle condition
🚗 Settle toll road fees (ETC) (If you rented an ETC, remember to clear the fees)
5️⃣ Japan Car Rental Insurance
According to Japanese law, drivers in Japan must purchase "compulsory insurance," which can also be supplemented with "Collision Damage Waiver" (CDW) and "Non-Operation Charges" (NOC).
✍🏻 Compulsory Insurance: In case of a traffic accident, the insurance company will compensate for injuries or death to third parties. This includes compensation for third-party fatalities and injuries, property damage, vehicle damage, and passenger fatalities and injuries.
✍🏻 Collision Damage Waiver (CDW): In the event of an accident, the renter is responsible for up to ¥150,000 in damages to third parties' property and the rental vehicle. If CDW insurance is additionally purchased, this amount is waived.
✍🏻 Non-Operation Charges (NOC): In case of an accident, the renter may have to pay for the vehicle's loss of income due to being unable to operate. If NOC insurance is additionally purchased when renting the vehicle, this amount is waived.
