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Ginowan · Japan

Car hire and driving in Ginowan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at OKA means 14 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Ginowan

Car rental from Ginowan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ginowan to KanoyaJapan644 km (400 mi)about 9 h 49 min
Ginowan to KagoshimaJapan649 km (403 mi)about 9 h 54 min
Ginowan to KirishimaJapan675 km (420 mi)about 10 h 18 min
Ginowan to MiyakonojōJapan688 km (427 mi)about 10 h 29 min
Ginowan to MiyazakiJapan722 km (449 mi)about 11 h 1 min
Ginowan to HonmachiJapan746 km (464 mi)about 11 h 23 min
Ginowan to NagasakiJapan750 km (466 mi)about 11 h 26 min
Ginowan to IsahayaJapan764 km (475 mi)about 11 h 39 min
Ginowan to KotōJapan780 km (485 mi)about 11 h 54 min
Ginowan to KumamotoJapan781 km (485 mi)about 11 h 54 min
Ginowan to SaseboJapan791 km (491 mi)about 12 h 4 min
Ginowan to ŌmutaJapan796 km (495 mi)about 12 h 9 min
Ginowan to TokyoJapan1,544 km (960 mi)about 23 h 33 min
Ginowan to YokohamaJapan1,523 km (947 mi)about 23 h 14 min
Ginowan to OsakaJapan1,194 km (742 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Ginowan to NagoyaJapan1,321 km (821 mi)about 20 h 8 min
Ginowan to FukuokaJapan855 km (531 mi)about 13 h 2 min
Ginowan to KawasakiJapan1,534 km (953 mi)about 23 h 24 min
Ginowan to KobeJapan1,176 km (731 mi)about 17 h 56 min
Ginowan to KyotoJapan1,237 km (769 mi)about 18 h 52 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Ginowan?

The left, as everywhere in Japan.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.