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Hirosaki · Japan

Car hire and driving in Hirosaki

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 AOJ means 24 km (15 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 Hirosaki

Car rental from Hirosaki: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hirosaki to AomoriJapan33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Hirosaki to HachinoheJapan87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Hirosaki to AkitaJapan102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Hirosaki to MoriokaJapan115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Hirosaki to HakodateJapan133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Hirosaki to ŌshūJapan172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Hirosaki to SakataJapan194 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Hirosaki to IchinosekiJapan195 km (121 mi)about 2 h 58 min
Hirosaki to TsuruokaJapan215 km (134 mi)about 3 h 17 min
Hirosaki to ŌsakiJapan227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Hirosaki to TomakomaiJapan246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Hirosaki to IshinomakiJapan252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Hirosaki to TokyoJapan550 km (341 mi)about 8 h 23 min
Hirosaki to YokohamaJapan578 km (359 mi)about 8 h 49 min
Hirosaki to OsakaJapan788 km (490 mi)about 12 h 1 min
Hirosaki to NagoyaJapan678 km (421 mi)about 10 h 20 min
Hirosaki to SapporoJapan284 km (177 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Hirosaki to FukuokaJapan1,182 km (734 mi)about 18 h 1 min
Hirosaki to KawasakiJapan568 km (353 mi)about 8 h 40 min
Hirosaki to KobeJapan804 km (500 mi)about 12 h 16 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 Hirosaki?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.