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Kawagoe · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kawagoe

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 HND means 48 km (30 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 Kawagoe

Car rental from Kawagoe: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kawagoe to KasukabeJapan25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kawagoe to KazoJapan25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kawagoe to ŌmeJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kawagoe to FuchūJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kawagoe to KumagayaJapan27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Kawagoe to HinoJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kawagoe to KoshigayaJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kawagoe to NakanoJapan28 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Kawagoe to ChōfuJapan28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Kawagoe to KitaJapan28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Kawagoe to SōkaJapan29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kawagoe to TamaJapan30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kawagoe to TokyoJapan31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Kawagoe to YokohamaJapan55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Kawagoe to OsakaJapan386 km (240 mi)about 5 h 53 min
Kawagoe to NagoyaJapan247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 46 min
Kawagoe to SapporoJapan812 km (504 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Kawagoe to FukuokaJapan867 km (539 mi)about 13 h 13 min
Kawagoe to KawasakiJapan48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Kawagoe to KobeJapan413 km (257 mi)about 6 h 18 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 Kawagoe?

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.