Car hire and driving in Ichinoseki
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at SDJ means 88 km (55 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 Ichinoseki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ichinoseki to Ōsaki | Japan | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Ichinoseki to Ishinomaki | Japan | 57 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Ichinoseki to Sendai | Japan | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Ichinoseki to Morioka | Japan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Ichinoseki to Yamagata | Japan | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Ichinoseki to Sakata | Japan | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Ichinoseki to Tsuruoka | Japan | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Ichinoseki to Akita | Japan | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Ichinoseki to Fukushima | Japan | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Ichinoseki to Hachinohe | Japan | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Ichinoseki to Kōriyama | Japan | 181 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Ichinoseki to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 189 km (118 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Ichinoseki to Tokyo | Japan | 381 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 48 min |
| Ichinoseki to Yokohama | Japan | 409 km (254 mi) | about 6 h 14 min |
| Ichinoseki to Osaka | Japan | 687 km (427 mi) | about 10 h 28 min |
| Ichinoseki to Nagoya | Japan | 560 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 32 min |
| Ichinoseki to Sapporo | Japan | 462 km (287 mi) | about 7 h 3 min |
| Ichinoseki to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,127 km (700 mi) | about 17 h 11 min |
| Ichinoseki to Kawasaki | Japan | 398 km (247 mi) | about 6 h 4 min |
| Ichinoseki to Kobe | Japan | 708 km (440 mi) | about 10 h 48 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 Ichinoseki?
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.