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Should you 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑 in Japan?🚘

The simple answer is: it depends🙆‍♀

In most popular cities in japan, you’ll be fine without one! The trains and buses are super efficient & mostly never late 🙌 BUT not all places are like Tokyo & Kyoto.

For the longest time, I’d hear my friends say “you really need a car in Okinawa” and I was determined to get around without one when I went on my trip🙅‍♀

BUT I WAS WRONG🥵

In places like Okinawa, things are super spread out & the buses are on island time 🀙 we tried to pick a spot that was central but even one trip via bus (to churaumi aquarium) was EXHAUSTING.

🚘Here’s a mini list of my top 3 places I WISH I HAD A CAR:

🐠Okinawa-there is A LOT you can only access by car. & buses were late 98% of the time 😅
🌌Hokkaido-Sapporo has pretty good public transport, but as soon as you try to leave the city, the buses are infrequent
🌿Yakushima (we actually did get a car last minute & it was a must)

Do you have an international drivers license? You’ll need one in Japan! 🚙
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