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"Grateful Crane" Hospitality Campaign, Part 3
2026/3/20
"Grateful Crane" Hospitality Campaign

Thank you for choosing Nippon Rent-A-Car.

To make your trip to Japan safer and more memorable, some of location are offering a small gift set containing an origami crane and a traffic rules guide to our international customers.


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Campaign period and participating location

Starting March 20, 2026, a nationwide campaign will begin, coinciding with the cherry blossom season in various regions of Japan. The campaign will be held at 92 location across the country and will end when supplies run out at each location.

●From March 20, 2026
PrefecturesLocation
Okinawa Kencho-mae, Naha Airport, Ishigaki Airport
Kumamoto Kumamoto Airport, Kumamoto Station Shinkansen Exit
Fukuoka Tenjin Daimyo, Fukuoka Airport (Domestic Terminal), Hakata Station Hakata Exit, Hakata Station Shinkansen Chikushi Exit, Fukuoka Airport (International Terminal)
Kagawa Takamatsu Airport
Ehime Matsuyama Okaido
Aichi Nagoya Airport (Chubu Int'l Apt), Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit, Nagoya Station Sakura-dori Exit (East Exit)
Shizuoka Shizuoka Station South Exit, Shin-Fuji Station, Fujisan Shizuoka Airport, Gotemba Station, Mishima Station South Exit, Atami Station
Kanagawa Yokohama Station West Exit, Yokosuka Chuou, Odawara Station Shinkansen
Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Kinshicho, TX Asakusa, Akihabara, Ikebukuro East Exit, Ueno Station, Higashi-Ginza Station, Shinjuku South Exit, Shibuya Station East Exit, ANA Intercontinental-Tokyo, Shinagawa Station, Haneda Airport, Nippori Station, Shinjuku Higashi Yasukuni-dori, Tokyo Sky Tree, Ikebukuro West Exit
Chiba Narita Airport
●From March 27, 2026
PrefecturesLocation
Yamaguchi Iwakuni Airport Counter
Tottori Yonago Airport Counter
Okayama Okayama Airport
Hiroshima Hiroshima Airport, Hiroshima Station Shinkansen Exit
Hyogo Kobe Sannomiya, Kobe Airport Counter, Kobe Airport Port Island
Kyoto Shinkansen Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit
Osaka Nankai Namba Station South Exit, Kansai Airport, Osaka Umeda, Shin-Osaka Station Shinkansen Exit, Osaka Airport Terminal
Ishikawa Kanazawa Station West Exit
Toyama Toyama Station North Exit
Saitama Omiya Station West Exit
Gunma Takasaki Station West Exit, Takasaki Station East Exit
Tochigi Utsunomiya Station West Exit, Tobu Nikko Station, Kinugawa Onsen Station
Niigata Sado, Niigata Shinkansen, Echigo Yuzawa, Niigata Airport, Joetsu Myoko Station
● From April 10, 2026
PrefecturesLocation
Nagano Matsumoto Station Alps Exit, Nagano Station East Exit, Karuizawa Station North Exit
Fukushima Koriyama Station West Exit, Fukushima Station East Exit
Yamagata Yamagata Station East Exit
Miyagi Sendai Station Terminal (Tohoku), Sendai Airport
Iwate Morioka Station
Akita Akita Airport, Akita Station East Exit
Aomori Aomori Station East Exit, Aomori Airport, Hachinohe Station East Exit Misawa Airport-mae, Shin-Aomori Station
● From April 17, 2026
PrefecturesLocation
Hokkaido New Chitose Airport, Asahikawa Station, Susukino, Hakodate Station, Sapporo Station Higashi, Sapporo Odori, Sapporo Station

What is a "Grateful Crane"?

This is a heartwarming Japanese folktale about a crane repaying the kindness of those who helped it. Inspired by the themes of gratitude and reciprocity, we have prepared a special amulet exclusively for our overseas customers.

Explanation of Japan's origami crane culture

Origami is a unique part of Japanese culture, loved by people of all ages. From just a single sheet of paper, you can create beautiful flowers, cute animals, and a variety of other shapes, making it a fun and creative tradition that has been passed down through generations.
Paper cranes, in particular, are cherished as symbols of happiness and peace. A "thousand paper cranes" embodies people's heartfelt wishes, and in places like Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they represent a powerful prayer for peace.
Today, origami is more than just a traditional craft; it has become a universal language known as "ORIGAMI," connecting people around the world through its beauty and creativity.

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