Car hire and driving in Ōsaki
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 50 km (31 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 Ōsaki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ōsaki to Ishinomaki | Japan | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Ōsaki to Sendai | Japan | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Ōsaki to Ichinoseki | Japan | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Ōsaki to Ōshū | Japan | 64 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Ōsaki to Yamagata | Japan | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Ōsaki to Tsuruoka | Japan | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Ōsaki to Fukushima | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Ōsaki to Sakata | Japan | 104 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Ōsaki to Morioka | Japan | 125 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Ōsaki to Kōriyama | Japan | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Ōsaki to Akita | Japan | 146 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 13 min |
| Ōsaki to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Ōsaki to Tokyo | Japan | 342 km (212 mi) | about 5 h 13 min |
| Ōsaki to Yokohama | Japan | 370 km (230 mi) | about 5 h 39 min |
| Ōsaki to Osaka | Japan | 652 km (405 mi) | about 9 h 57 min |
| Ōsaki to Nagoya | Japan | 524 km (325 mi) | about 7 h 59 min |
| Ōsaki to Sapporo | Japan | 499 km (310 mi) | about 7 h 37 min |
| Ōsaki to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,098 km (682 mi) | about 16 h 44 min |
| Ōsaki to Kawasaki | Japan | 359 km (223 mi) | about 5 h 28 min |
| Ōsaki to Kobe | Japan | 674 km (419 mi) | about 10 h 17 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 Ōsaki?
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.