The segments of standard, intermediate and full-size cars in Japan traditionally include the following vehicles: VW Passat, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Peugeot 508, Ford Mondeo, Toyota Avensis and others.
The process of a car reservation on OrangeSmile.com consists of 3 simple steps: (1) search by the dates and pick-up location, (2) car type selection, and (3) booking form completion. After the booking, you will receive a rental voucher at your e-mail address.
Before selecting a specific model to book, check your planned routes. If you are going to drive mostly within the Hokkaido borders, choose a car of 'Standard' or 'Compact' types. In case you plan long cross-countries trips or mountain adventures, the more comfortable and powerful 'Fullsize' models would become a better choice.
If you need a car with an automatic gearbox, try to make a reservation at least a few days before the pick-up date, since confirmation of such models in Hokkaido might be delayed for a day or two.
Upon the return of your car, carefully check that the total payment amount (invoice) is computed according to the original rental conditions.
We wish you 'smooth', secure and safe roads in Hokkaido!
Rental process FAQ
Crossing a double solid line while driving is literally impossible in Japan. As a rule, instead of the double lane the roads are equipped with a narrow lawn or a separating border. Instead of a lane line many roads are equipped with longitudinal "speed bumps", which quite often have metal taps.
As many as 99% of intersections in Japan have traffic lights. Traffic lights are used to define the priority while crossing roads. The so-called interyard driveways usually have spherical mirrors, but one can rarely see them in large cities.
On city roads the maximum distance between traffic lights is 100 meters, and on some roads they are installed every 50 meters. Surprisingly, such a number of traffic lights donā€™t contribute to the formation of traffic jams. On the contrary, thanks to them the traffic becomes very well-organized.
