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Rental car
When you rent a car, you should make a reservation in advance by phone. Most rental car offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You need to show your driver's license (international driver's licenses are accepted), when you rent a car. You can rent cars in blocks of 6, 12 and 24 hours. The gas tank of the vehicle is filled up when you rent the car; if you do not return the car with a full gas tank, you will have to pay a gas charge. Though rental car charges vary according to company and vehicle size, standard-size vehicle usually rent for about 10,000 yen for 24 hours. There are often backups of traffic on metropolitan expressways and major arteries. The toll on the metropolitan expressways is 700 yen for standard-size vehicles and 1,400 yen for large vehicles (those with a displacement of more than 5,000cc.) Tolls are paid at toll stations.
