Information on 4WD (four-wheel drive) vehicles

Nippon Rent-A-Car offers 4WD vehicles depending on the model and region. You can make a reservation instantly at the same time as reserving the vehicle via our website or app.

Regarding 4WD vehicle reservation fees

Designation fee for 4WD vehicles: 1,650 yen/day (up to 15 days)
*There is no designation fee for S-D, J-I, and J-W Class, which have 4WD as standard specification.

4WD standard areas and periods

●All vehicles are 4WD (free of charge) in the following areas and periods, so there is no need to apply for 4WD. If you specify 4WD outside the standard periods, a designated fee will be charged.

As of October 2024

region	Standard period (based on pick-up date)
Hokkaido	November 1st to April 20th of the following year

Distribution of 4WD vehicles by region

There are restrictions on the classes and areas in which 4WD vehicles can be specified. Please check in advance whether they are available in your area.

○ = Available.
△ = Only available at some location.
× = Not available.

As of September 2023

	Standard			Minivan	One Box Ban Light van	Track (flatbed)	Aluminum Van
	J-I	J-W	Others	Minivan	One Box Ban Light van	Track (flatbed)	Aluminum Van
Hokkaido	○
Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima	○
Nagano	○	×	○	○	○	△	×
Niigata	○	△	○	○	○	△	×
Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama	○	△	△	△	△	△	×
Ibaraki, Chiba	△	×	△	×	×	△	×
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi	○	△	△	×	△	×	×
Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie	△	△	△	×	×	×	△
Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui	○	×	△	○	○	△	×
Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama	△	△	△	×	△	×	×
Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi	○	△	△	△	△	△	×
Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi	○	○	△	×	△	×	×
Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima	○	△	×	×	△	△	×
Okinawa	×