Welcome to a popular rental car company in a regional city on she Coco Island.

Out here, public transportation is good, but a car is way more convenient.

I'll go over what you need to do to rent a car in Japan and why reserve a car online?

Most Japanese companies like this one have English sites.

I reserved my favorite, a sporty sedan.

Here's a list of the average car prices for 24 hours.

Show them your license.

If you're a tourist, you'll need an international driver's license.

After signing, you're ready to get into your car.

In many countries, service is almost non existent, but in Japan you'll certainly have someone there to make sure that all of your questions are answered.

This here is the Toyota Mark X.

This is the one that I reserved.

Online process is pretty simple.

I think we ride to the airport.

It's pretty clear where the rent a car stations are.

Usually we'll check in there.

You'll get a car van that'll take you and your luggage over to a rent a car center going there.

You signed the contract.

Go over all of the fees and give you credit card information, then we'll take you over to the car and give you an orientation, which I think is very important.

Let's go do that now.

We checked the car for any damage.

Most cars seem no older than a few years.

This 2017 mark X was flawless loads of drunk space, but there's a unique feature I want to show you, and it's not the car itself.

This magnet is pretty unique now in Japan.

They've got magnets or seals that allow the other drivers to know who's in the car.

Maybe be a little bit more careful of it's a beginner or senior.

This one notifies the other drivers that you're not from around here, you're visiting.

And it's actually a good thing because I've noticed that when you do have one of these, especially if you are an international visitor, people are a little bit friendlier to you on the roads, and they might smile and wave and welcome me a little bit more.

Every single area of Japan has something like this.

Okay, Dokey.

Now and here in coach, this is one for cocoa.

So if you can't find these, you can ask to rent a car, shop for one and usually get one on the car.

It's pretty cool.

Let's get in.

The staff will help you set up the navigation system and explain a little about the car.

I'm pretty familiar with The mark acts.

It's a really comfortable car for me.

But the navigation system needed a little help well, so they could even change the menu system.

In the English technology.

The E T.

C card is a must.

If you intend to drive on highways, it allows automatic access through the toll roads.

You pay what you used when you return to the rental shop.

The card is typically a few 100 yen a day to rent.

Start the engine.

Listen to that mark expert.

It really is a good feeling to have your own wheels in Japan.

It's pretty much a simple is that the road out here in Coach E, even in the city are wide open and pretty relaxing.

There is total freedom to explore, no train schedules, no carrying your luggage around.

Just step on the gas and go.

All right, So for E.

T.

C, this card will pay for me.

Check it out.

The gates have opened.

You have 300 meters.

Turn right.

Very cool.

In the countryside, there are typically no bullet trains or super expresses.

Local trains run maybe once an hour and attractions air typically a long bus ride away.

You need your own wheels out here.

It's a great feeling to cruise around.

See Rule Japan, rice Patties, rivers, farms and long open views.

Coach E Prefecture is beautiful, but sometimes something can get in your way to spoil the fun.

I'm not talking about traffic.

Come on.

There's almost none of that out here.

There are times when you rent a car that you presented with certain challenges like this.

A very, very narrow bridge famous in the Shimanto area called a Submersible bridge, which is perfect.

If you're on a mission where you may not come back, this'd is not gonna be pretty.

This kind of bridge is called a tinkle banshee and only found in coach Oh, my word.

Oh my No!

Oh, oh oh wow!

During the rainy season's thes bridges air underwater.

So it's a seasonal crossing is so narrow I can see the water on both sides flowing and one small move to the left of the right.

There's very little margin of error.

Does light at the end of the end of the tunnel here kind of safe?

Pretty safe?

Safe for now?

Yes, no more out here.

You never know what kind of obstacle you'll have to overcome to get to your destination.

Unfortunately, there wasn't anything on this side of the river, and, well, I had to cross back over.

But a little practice makes perfect.

Make sure you stay at the speed limit, which is typically 40 to 60 kilometers per hour on regional highways, and study the laws before driving.

Just a Knauer away from downtown Tokyo is Ibaraki Prefecture to the north.

Mount Scuba is surrounded by open fields and loads of pretty countryside views.

It's also famous for its drive thru culture, and you'll need a car for drive thru sushi.

I made a whole episode on this.

They make a pretty good *** t sat here.

Japanese highway rest stops are also top notch.

Most have gift shops and restaurants that serve regional foods like this massive meat mountain way even grab some drive through Rommel.

As much as tourists loved the Shinkansen know this.

Japan is a car culture, and much of the country is wide open.

Country roads like this perfect for driving As technology evolves.

Convenience stores like this Lawson's offers up charging ports payable with icy cards.

Convenience store quick chargers are making their way from cities to the most rule corners of the country.

The cost per day depends on the car.

Gas is currently 145 yen per leader, or $4.71 a gallon in Japan.

So we've reached the end.

This is when we return the car to the car rental agency car rental office after mission complete.

Typically, you want to make sure that you refill the gas tank.

I'm not gonna do that.

That means I gotta pay another 2 3000 Yet, depending on the rental office that you run from.

When I rented the car, they told me which which way to go in so that somebody do back safely.

Make sure you don't leave anything in the car.

Mission complete.

Become the Japan.

You want to run a car.

It's a great way to see the countryside like hearing coach.

We're having a car is a real advantage.

That's a lot of fun.

Enjoy the ride.

See you next time I got a flight to catch.

Still prefer the train?

Leave a comment below.

If you liked it, hit that subscribe button and check out another one of our shows.

Don't miss my second live streaming channel.

Only in Japan.

Go and check out location photos on Instagram Madonna.