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Yamaguchi · Japan

Car hire and driving in Yamaguchi

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 KKJ means 55 km (34 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 Yamaguchi

Car rental from Yamaguchi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Yamaguchi to UbeJapan33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Yamaguchi to ShūnanJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Yamaguchi to TokuyamaJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Yamaguchi to ShimonosekiJapan55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Yamaguchi to KitakyushuJapan68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Yamaguchi to IwakuniJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Yamaguchi to HatsukaichiJapan82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Yamaguchi to HiroshimaJapan93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Yamaguchi to IizukaJapan94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Yamaguchi to BeppuJapan101 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Yamaguchi to KureJapan101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Yamaguchi to ŌitaJapan106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Yamaguchi to TokyoJapan768 km (477 mi)about 11 h 43 min
Yamaguchi to YokohamaJapan760 km (472 mi)about 11 h 35 min
Yamaguchi to OsakaJapan374 km (233 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Yamaguchi to NagoyaJapan510 km (317 mi)about 7 h 46 min
Yamaguchi to SapporoJapan1,307 km (812 mi)about 19 h 56 min
Yamaguchi to FukuokaJapan117 km (72 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Yamaguchi to KawasakiJapan767 km (477 mi)about 11 h 42 min
Yamaguchi to KobeJapan345 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 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 Yamaguchi?

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.