The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Hokkaido are: Toyota Rav4, Kia Sportage, Jeep Wrangler, Suzuki Jimny, Toyota Landcruiser, Toyota Fortuner and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Japan ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Japan are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Hokkaido!
Common questions on rental process
Japan is one of the countries in the world, where the allowed blood alcohol content for drivers is 0.0 ppm. Driving while intoxicated is considered a serious violation, and so drivers are likely to face the following punishments: a fine of US$400, driving license cancellation, and the imprisonment of up to three years.
The violations that impose not only a fine, but also an imprisonment include damage caused to road signs and other traffic elements, driving a vehicle that does not meet safety standards, wrong crossing of railway intersections, and driving without the license.
As Japan is visited by numerous foreign visitors, many road signs in large cities and major highways have information in two languages - Japanese and English.
