Car hire and driving in Morioka
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 HNA means 30 km (19 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 Morioka
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morioka to Ōshū | Japan | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Morioka to Ichinoseki | Japan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Morioka to Akita | Japan | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Morioka to Hachinohe | Japan | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Morioka to Hirosaki | Japan | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Morioka to Ōsaki | Japan | 125 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Morioka to Aomori | Japan | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Morioka to Sakata | Japan | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Morioka to Ishinomaki | Japan | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Morioka to Tsuruoka | Japan | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Morioka to Sendai | Japan | 161 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 28 min |
| Morioka to Yamagata | Japan | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Morioka to Tokyo | Japan | 464 km (288 mi) | about 7 h 5 min |
| Morioka to Yokohama | Japan | 492 km (306 mi) | about 7 h 31 min |
| Morioka to Osaka | Japan | 748 km (465 mi) | about 11 h 25 min |
| Morioka to Nagoya | Japan | 627 km (389 mi) | about 9 h 33 min |
| Morioka to Sapporo | Japan | 375 km (233 mi) | about 5 h 43 min |
| Morioka to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,172 km (728 mi) | about 17 h 52 min |
| Morioka to Kawasaki | Japan | 482 km (299 mi) | about 7 h 21 min |
| Morioka to Kobe | Japan | 767 km (477 mi) | about 11 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 Morioka?
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.