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Kokubunji · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kokubunji

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 33 km (21 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 Kokubunji

Car rental from Kokubunji: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kokubunji to ZamaJapan25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kokubunji to Minato CityJapan25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kokubunji to YamatoJapan26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kokubunji to SagamiharaJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kokubunji to ŌtaJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kokubunji to ChūōJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kokubunji to SaitamaJapan28 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Kokubunji to SakadoJapan29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kokubunji to KawasakiJapan30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kokubunji to AtsugiJapan30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Kokubunji to AgeoJapan32 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Kokubunji to SōkaJapan33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Kokubunji to YokohamaJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Kokubunji to OsakaJapan378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Kokubunji to NagoyaJapan240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Kokubunji to SapporoJapan835 km (519 mi)about 12 h 44 min
Kokubunji to FukuokaJapan861 km (535 mi)about 13 h 7 min
Kokubunji to KobeJapan406 km (252 mi)about 6 h 11 min
Kokubunji to KyotoJapan346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 min
Kokubunji to HiroshimaJapan656 km (407 mi)about 10 h

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 Kokubunji?

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.