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Kurashiki · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kurashiki

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 OKJ means 21 km (13 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 Kurashiki

Car rental from Kurashiki: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kurashiki to MarugameJapan33 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Kurashiki to TakamatsuJapan38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Kurashiki to FukuyamaJapan38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Kurashiki to OnomichiJapan55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Kurashiki to TsuyamaJapan56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Kurashiki to NiihamaJapan81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Kurashiki to HimejiJapan89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Kurashiki to ImabariJapan91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Kurashiki to SaijōJapan91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Kurashiki to TokushimaJapan93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Kurashiki to HigashihiroshimaJapan96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Kurashiki to Kakogawachō-honmachiJapan99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Kurashiki to TokyoJapan553 km (343 mi)about 8 h 26 min
Kurashiki to YokohamaJapan544 km (338 mi)about 8 h 18 min
Kurashiki to OsakaJapan159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Kurashiki to NagoyaJapan294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Kurashiki to SapporoJapan1,148 km (714 mi)about 17 h 31 min
Kurashiki to FukuokaJapan327 km (203 mi)about 4 h 59 min
Kurashiki to KawasakiJapan552 km (343 mi)about 8 h 25 min
Kurashiki to KobeJapan130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 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 Kurashiki?

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.