If you have a driving license other than Japan and drive in Japan, you must have one of the following licenses.

About Deposit

When you make a reservation, you have to keep a deposit of 100,000 yen (tax included)

if you return the car safely, we will return the deposit.

Please select a deposit from the option selection items and settle with a credit card in advance.

Please note that if you do not pay the deposit in advance, your reservation will not be completed.

① Domestic driver's license (resident in Japan)

・Standard domestic driving license issued in Japan (for those who stay in Japan)

＜Caution＞

Those who are registered in the Basic Resident Register Card of Japan or who have been registered as an alien must meet the following conditions to drive a car in Japan with an international driver's license.

① Expiration date of the international license

② Stay outside Japan for three consecutive months or more and one year from the day of re-entry.

*Japanese translations can be issued at embassies and consulates in each country, or JAF branches throughout Japan. As for Taiwan, translations issued by JAF or the East Asian Association are required.

② International driver's license (issued under the Geneva Convention)

List of Geneva Convention member countries (Metropolitan Police Department official website)

*You must show your passport before renting

*You cannot drive within Japan with a Japanese international driver's license issued in Japan.

*The international driver's license is valid for one year from the date of issue and one year from the date of entry.
*Be Careful*
You should have an International driver's license (issued under the Geneva Convention, except for some countries)
And we do not accept copies of the license or digital versions; you should submit the original one.
On the other hand, we will not be able to rent campervans, so there will be no refunds of rental fees.
For more information↓
https://reserve.rentacar-samurai.jp/en/vantech/c/license

International driving permits that are NOT valid in Japan. 

• International driving permits based on the Vienna Convention (1968), Paris Convention (1926), Washington Convention (1943), and others that come with different formats (regardless if it’s issued in a country signatory to the Geneva Convention) are NOT valid.
• International driving permits issued by unauthorized agencies or private entities (ex. IDL, IAA, KIDA, IDD, IADA, ITDL, etc.)
• International driving permits issued in a country NOT party to the Geneva Convention (even those permits that resemble/ have the same format as permits based on the Geneva Convention).
• The issuing country of a local driver’s license and an international driving permit are different regardless if it was issued in a country signatory to the Geneva Convention (ex. local driver’s license issued in America and an international driving permit issued in Canada).

③ Foreign driver's license (Switzerland, Germany, France, Taiwan, Belgium, Estonia, Monaco)

*You must show your passport before renting

*If you have the above-listed foreign driver's license, you may carry the Japanese translation document of the driver's license with you, and is valid for one year from the date of entry.

①Personal information such as name, address, place, and date of birth is written on the photo page.

②There are 5 license classes under the 1949 convention classified as A, B, C, D, and E other formats are not valid.
＊　"A" stamp is placed on the category, but you are not allowed to drive our Camper.

③I.D. A picture of the driver is pasted.

[ List of countries signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1949 ]