[Iwate Prefecture] Comfortable rental car! Find a base for your drive in Iwate Prefecture

Popular car rental locations in Iwate Prefecture

Are you planning a trip to Iwate Prefecture? Renting a car will expand your range of activities, such as touring Iwate Prefecture's tourist spots and exploring its gourmet food. However, you may be wondering where is the best place to rent a car.

So this time, we have carefully selected locations that will be the base for a comfortable rental car trip, taking into consideration access to stations, airports, and tourist spots. We will introduce the most popular rental car locations in Iwate Prefecture in a ranking format. Find the best rental location to suit your travel plans and enjoy a fulfilling rental car trip!

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• Table of Contents
• No.1. Hanamaki Airport – an airport located in the heart of Hanamaki City’s tourist area –
• No.2. Morioka Station - A convenient station in the center of Morioka city.
• No.3. Ichinoseki Station ~ Ichinoseki, where the atmosphere of a castle town remains ~

No.1. Hanamaki Airport – an airport located in the heart of Hanamaki City’s tourist area –

Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, is the gateway to Iwate Prefecture. A rental car is essential for smooth travel within the city.

You can depart from Hanamaki Airport in a rental car and drop it off at another rental office. This is very convenient if you want to drop off the car at a nearby rental office instead of the airport after touring the tourist spots. The "drop-off service" is recommended because it allows you to enjoy your car trip over a wide area.

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No.2. Morioka Station - A convenient station in the center of Morioka city.

Morioka Station is located in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, and is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen, JR conventional lines, and IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway. There are tourist spots around the station that can be reached on foot, but if you want to visit famous places such as the Morioka Castle ruins, it is convenient to have a rental car.

There are several rental car offices around the station, including the one next to the police box on the first floor, down the stairs after exiting the south Shinkansen ticket gate. You don't have to return the car to the departure point, and you can drop off a rental car you rented at another location at Morioka Station, so be sure to use the drop-off service at a location that fits your itinerary.

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No.3. Ichinoseki Station ~ Ichinoseki, where the atmosphere of a castle town remains ~

Ichinoseki Station is the representative station of Ichinoseki City, Morioka Prefecture, which is famous as an atmospheric castle town with samurai residences from the Edo period. If you want to visit many tourist spots in a limited time, it is a good idea to rent a car.

There are rental car offices on the first floor of the station and a short walk from the west exit. The "drop-off" service is convenient, so you can drop off the car at a nearby office on your way home. Please feel free to use the drop-off location that suits you.

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