Car hire and driving in Sakata
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 SYO means 13 km (8 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 Sakata
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakata to Yamagata | Japan | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Sakata to Akita | Japan | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Sakata to Ōsaki | Japan | 104 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Sakata to Ichinoseki | Japan | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Sakata to Sendai | Japan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Sakata to Ōshū | Japan | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Sakata to Niigata | Japan | 131 km (82 mi) | about 2 h |
| Sakata to Ishinomaki | Japan | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Sakata to Fukushima | Japan | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Sakata to Morioka | Japan | 141 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Sakata to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Sakata to Kōriyama | Japan | 175 km (109 mi) | about 2 h 40 min |
| Sakata to Tokyo | Japan | 359 km (223 mi) | about 5 h 29 min |
| Sakata to Yokohama | Japan | 388 km (241 mi) | about 5 h 55 min |
| Sakata to Osaka | Japan | 609 km (378 mi) | about 9 h 17 min |
| Sakata to Nagoya | Japan | 491 km (305 mi) | about 7 h 29 min |
| Sakata to Sapporo | Japan | 478 km (297 mi) | about 7 h 18 min |
| Sakata to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,031 km (641 mi) | about 15 h 44 min |
| Sakata to Kawasaki | Japan | 378 km (235 mi) | about 5 h 46 min |
| Sakata to Kobe | Japan | 627 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 34 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 Sakata?
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.