Car hire and driving in Kōriyama
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 95 km (59 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 Kōriyama
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōriyama to Fukushima | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Kōriyama to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Kōriyama to Nasushiobara | Japan | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Kōriyama to Iwaki | Japan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Kōriyama to Hitachi | Japan | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Kōriyama to Yamagata | Japan | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Kōriyama to Utsunomiya | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Kōriyama to Sendai | Japan | 105 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Kōriyama to Hitachi-Naka | Japan | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Kōriyama to Katsuta | Japan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Kōriyama to Mito | Japan | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Kōriyama to Chikusei | Japan | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Kōriyama to Tokyo | Japan | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Kōriyama to Yokohama | Japan | 228 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Kōriyama to Osaka | Japan | 532 km (331 mi) | about 8 h 7 min |
| Kōriyama to Nagoya | Japan | 397 km (247 mi) | about 6 h 4 min |
| Kōriyama to Sapporo | Japan | 635 km (395 mi) | about 9 h 41 min |
| Kōriyama to Fukuoka | Japan | 996 km (619 mi) | about 15 h 11 min |
| Kōriyama to Kawasaki | Japan | 217 km (135 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Kōriyama to Kobe | Japan | 556 km (345 mi) | about 8 h 29 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kōriyama?
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.