If you plan to rent a vehicle to drive to Nozawa Onsen, the closest English speaking rental service will be in iiyama city at the base of Nozawa Onsen: ToCoo!

Please note parking will be very tight in Nozawa Onsen, so please contact your travel agent or hotel ahead of time to inform you will be arriving by car and require a parking space.

Foreign visitors to Japan will require not only their valid driver’s license from their own country, but also a valid international driver’s license.