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Miyakonojō · Japan

Car hire and driving in Miyakonojō

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 KOJ means 34 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 Miyakonojō

Car rental from Miyakonojō: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Miyakonojō to KirishimaJapan29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Miyakonojō to MiyazakiJapan39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Miyakonojō to KanoyaJapan44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Miyakonojō to KagoshimaJapan52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Miyakonojō to HonmachiJapan96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Miyakonojō to NobeokaJapan110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Miyakonojō to KotōJapan120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Miyakonojō to KumamotoJapan124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Miyakonojō to ŌmutaJapan156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 22 min
Miyakonojō to IsahayaJapan156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Miyakonojō to NagasakiJapan159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Miyakonojō to ŌitaJapan174 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Miyakonojō to TokyoJapan911 km (566 mi)about 13 h 53 min
Miyakonojō to YokohamaJapan895 km (556 mi)about 13 h 39 min
Miyakonojō to OsakaJapan528 km (328 mi)about 8 h 3 min
Miyakonojō to NagoyaJapan663 km (412 mi)about 10 h 7 min
Miyakonojō to SapporoJapan1,551 km (964 mi)about 23 h 39 min
Miyakonojō to FukuokaJapan216 km (134 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Miyakonojō to KawasakiJapan904 km (562 mi)about 13 h 48 min
Miyakonojō to KobeJapan505 km (314 mi)about 7 h 42 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 Miyakonojō?

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.