Out of all the popular cities in Japan, Okinawa is the cheapest city to hire a car in at just $44/day. Renting a car in Okinawa is 44% cheaper than renting one in Nagoya where the per day rate is around $78. Other fairly inexpensive cities in Japan to get a car hire in are: Ishigaki ($49/day), Sapporo ($54/day), and Tokyo ($59/day). While these cities typically have cheaper prices than the rest of the country, travellers looking to hire a car in Tokyo should expect to spend around $59/day on their transportation. The most popular city to rent a car in Japan is Tokyo.