Originally Posted by
JennyT
For renting a car in Japan you have to translate your driver's licence in Japanese, it is one of my friends who have to do that
Theoretically under the international driving treaty the contracting parties (e.g. Japan) must accept an officially translated copy of a drivers license, but in practice Japan requires an IDP, which you can easily and quickly obtain at many (check the website) AAA offices (assuming you have a US license.)
How are you all renting cars in Japan? Do you all speak/read Japanese? We are visiting Japan soon but too chicken to rent a car since we cannot read Japanese, but I have read posts that people who do not speak/read Japanese have driven there easily. Can you explain? Thanks!
Easy to rent and drive outside of the big cities (even with no language ability), but I'm not sure I would try it in the big cities with no Japanese unless you're adventurous.