Car hire and driving in Sakura
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 NRT means 15 km (9 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 Sakura
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakura to Abiko | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Sakura to Ichihara | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Sakura to Kashiwa | Japan | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Sakura to Urayasu | Japan | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Sakura to Matsudo | Japan | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Sakura to Nagareyama | Japan | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Sakura to Misato, Saitama | Japan | 35 km (21 mi) | about 32 min |
| Sakura to Katsushika | Japan | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Sakura to Sōka | Japan | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Sakura to Tsuchiura | Japan | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Sakura to Chūō | Japan | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Sakura to Noda | Japan | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Sakura to Tokyo | Japan | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Sakura to Yokohama | Japan | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Sakura to Osaka | Japan | 445 km (276 mi) | about 6 h 47 min |
| Sakura to Nagoya | Japan | 307 km (191 mi) | about 4 h 41 min |
| Sakura to Sapporo | Japan | 823 km (511 mi) | about 12 h 33 min |
| Sakura to Fukuoka | Japan | 928 km (576 mi) | about 14 h 9 min |
| Sakura to Kawasaki | Japan | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Sakura to Kobe | Japan | 473 km (294 mi) | about 7 h 13 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 Sakura?
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.