Japan's dense, complex and diversified means of transportation, and the transportation and transportation operations of various scenic spots have been very detailed, which can be said to be a country that is quite suitable for self-service travel.However, on islands with low traffic density such as Okinawa and large areas such as the Hokkaido area, self-driving by self-driving will be easier and more enjoyable and expand your travel range and interest.
For foreign tourists who come to Japan to travel in big cities, it is best to take public transportation to avoid unfamiliar road conditions, parking and traffic jams. When you want to leave the big city to travel to the countryside or suburbs, you can consider taking JR. Locally, the method of renting a car at the station for self-driving is just like the car rental service provided by Taiwan's high-speed rail at various high-speed railway stations, which can take into account the convenience of high-speed rail and the freedom of self-driving.
Based on my self-driving experience in Hokkaido, Japan, the following four preparatory tasks for self-driving in Japan are sorted out for your reference.
★ The first step: apply for a Japanese translation of the driver’s license
When traveling abroad and want to drive on your own, you usually have to apply for an international driver’s license. However, when Taiwanese go to Japan, or when Japanese people come to Taiwan for short-term travel, the situation is relatively simple. There is a better and more convenient way to apply for a driver’s license. The translation is fine.
Japan has established cooperative and reciprocal relations with Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Monaco, and Taiwan. Residents of both sides can apply for a driver’s license translation for short-term travel and they can drive in the local area. This is the Japanese translation of Taiwan’s driver’s license or Japan. Taiwanese version of driver's license.
The method of applying for a Japanese translation of a driver’s license is very simple, as long as you bring your driver’s license (in principle, it should be the original), identity certificate and application fee, you can apply to the supervisory agencies in Taiwan or the service locations of the Japan Auto Union.The following is a brief description based on the application locations in Taiwan and Japan:
1. Instructions for application in Taiwan
☆ Application location: Supervision units across the country (applicable across districts)
☆ How to apply: go in person to apply
☆ Application documents: original driver's license, original ID card
☆ Application fee: NT$100 per copy
☆ Description page:Application description and overview of local supervision offices,Japan Communication Association's website
2. Instructions for application in Japan
☆ Application location:Service base of Japan Automobile Federation(Each prefecture has a reception desk),Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices and Offices in Japan
☆ How to apply: go to handle it in person, the client handles it on your behalf, and mail the application
☆ Application documents: application form, driver's license (in principle, the original, and the copy must be in clear font), passport (in principle, it is not necessary, it is better to bring it)
☆ Application fee: 3,000 yen per copy
☆ Description page:Introduction page,Overview of service locations and time,Application instructions,Application download
※ The Japanese translation of the driver’s license can be driven in Japan within one year of entry.After entering the country and leaving the country, if you re-enter Japan within 1 months, you can drive within Japan within one year from the date of the previous entry.
Just to compare the application fees, you will definitely handle the Japanese translation in Taiwan first. Also, to avoid delays in your itinerary, remember to go to the local supervision office to handle it first!If you have not done so due to time constraints or for some reason, you can go to the Auto Union service locations in each prefecture in Japan.
Finally, when you travel to Japan, you must bring a Taiwanese driver's license and a Japanese translation at the same time!
★ Step XNUMX: Book a car rental service online
Japanese car rental companies include car rental companies directly managed by Japanese car dealers, as well as online car rental service companies that specialize in collecting car rental services.Car rental companies directly managed by a large Japanese car manufacturer group, mainly including Toyota Rent-a-Car, Mazda Rent-a-Car, and Nissan Rent-a-Car. .
☆ Toyota rental car company:https://rent.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html (English website)
☆ Mazada car rental company: http://www.mazda-rentacar.hk/ (Traditional Chinese website)
☆ Nissan Car Rental Company:https://nissan-rentacar.com/tc/ (Traditional Chinese website)
In addition to car rental companies operated by car manufacturers, there are car rental services that cooperate with travel websites and car rental companies, and there are also network service companies that bring together various car rental services.You can first choose the car rental service that provides a Chinese description webpage, which means that service providers, navigation machines, etc. are more capable of Chinese service, and I believe that it can reduce the barriers to self-driving car rental in Japan.
☆ Nippon car rental service:http://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/index.html (English website)
☆ Lotte Travel Car Rental Service:http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/cars/ (Japanese page)
☆ JALAN car rental service:http://www.jalan.net/rentacar/ (Japanese page)
☆ ToCoo car rental service:http://www2.tocoo.jp/jp (Japanese page)
☆ ORIX car rental service:http://car.orix.co.jp/ (Japanese page)
☆ OTS car rental service (Hokkaido, Okinawa):http://www.otsinternational.jp/otsrentacar/cn/ (Traditional Chinese website)
☆ ABC Rent a Car Service (Okinawa):http://www.abc-car.net/ch/ (Traditional Chinese website)
Each car rental company has different service locations, charging standards, number of vehicles and models. You can choose and compare online first.After selecting a car rental company, you can make an appointment directly on the website, log in to the location, date, model, personal basic data and payment information, and wait for the other party to reply whether the car can be provided. If the reply cannot be provided, you have to continue to look for it. Next one!
Everyone can refer to and compare the above online car rental services.Among them, the Japanese roaming website and Toyota's online car rental service are particularly recommended. The recommendation is not that Toyota has a large number of vehicles or good services, because the service scope of its Chinese webpage is limited to the Hokkaido area.The recommended reference point is that the Japanese roaming website provides a wealth of Japanese self-driving reference information in Chinese, which can be used as a guide to the introduction of Japanese self-driving tours.
☆ Japan Roaming Car Rental Service (Toyota):http://www.e-japannavi.com/trans/toyota_rent-a-lease/index.shtml (Traditional Chinese website)
☆ Toyota Rent-A-Car Company (Beijing Tunnel District):http://www.toyotarentacar.net/chinese/ (Traditional Chinese website)
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★ The third step: understand Japanese driving knowledge
The first step in self-driving in Japan is to get used to the right-hand driving mode.Constitutional monarchies such as Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as Hong Kong, Thailand, India, and New Zealand and Australia that have been colonized or influenced by the United Kingdom all use right-hand driving. Therefore, Taiwanese people must first get used to the right-hand driving vehicle and driving habits when going to Japan.
Secondly, it is recommended that everyone should first understand the Japanese driving rules, fueling methods, navigation use, etiquette, etiquette and emergency handling knowledge, in order to make the self-driving journey smoothly, and will not panic when encountering emergencies.
For Chinese information about driving by car, in addition to the previously suggested Japanese roaming travel website, the Hokkaido Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan also specially launched a traditional Chinese version of the "Complete Handbook for Driving Tour of Hokkaido by Driving", which can be downloaded or printed out for reference. , It is a very detailed and useful reference manual, even if you are not going to Hokkaido, a lot of information is quite useful.
☆ Japan Roaming Car Rental Information Homepage:http://www.e-japannavi.com/trans/rent_a_car/index.shtml
☆ Tour Hokkaido by car to master the complete manual for driving:File download link,Download instructions page
★ Fourth step: Collect navigation information of scenic spots
After getting the Japanese translation of the driver’s license, booking a car online, and basic common knowledge, the final step is to collect the phone number or MapCode of each attraction based on the itinerary and attractions planned by oneself, so as to provide the use of entering the navigation information of the navigator when traveling.
Japan’s navigation system and data are quite detailed and rich. The navigation machine can generally enter information such as keywords, addresses, phone numbers, or MapCode to search for the location of scenic spots and continue navigation.Those who are not familiar with Japanese, of course, have to choose the two information "Phone" or "MapCode" that can be entered in numbers.
If it is a restaurant, exhibition hall, or amusement park, it is very easy to find the information on the phone.However, if you are arranging scenic spots such as Hokkaido ╳╳noki or ○○no hill, you shouldn’t expect a phone to be set next to the tree. At this time, you have to search for MapCode information on the Internet!
I recommend the Japanese Mapion map service website. You can simply query the MapCode of the scenic spots you plan on the website. You can directly search for the scenic spots using keywords, and then you can get the MapCode data from it. Although the interface is Japanese, I believe you can use it. You can easily get started after the second time.
☆ Mapion:http://www.mapion.co.jp/
In addition, you can also search online travel websites, blogs, etc. across Japan to see if anyone sorts out traffic information for scenic spots. For example, the following "Hokkaido Weekly" blog is well organized and highly recommended.
☆ One week in Hokkaido to visit the place:http://www12.plala.or.jp/k-hirao/kankou/index.html
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