Akita Airport car rentals guide

Toyota Rent a Car runs an Akita Airport branch a short distance from the passenger terminal, with a free shuttle between the terminal and the office. The branch offers ETC card rental, barrier-free access and self check-in, and accepts one-way rentals picked up or returned here, both within Akita Prefecture and to other prefectures, making it a practical choice for touring the Tohoku region by car.

• One-way rentals

Address

40-1 Yamagomori, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita City, Akita 010-1211, Japan

Directions

Located just outside the airport terminal in the Yuwa-Tsubakigawa area; the branch lists a free shuttle from the airport terminal and describes the office as an 8-minute walk from the terminal building.

Nippon Rent-A-Car's Akita Airport-mae office serves arriving passengers through a company counter in front of the arrival gate, with staff shuttling customers to the nearby office to collect their cars. One-way rentals are supported, and cars can be returned at this office from other branches for kei cars, passenger cars, wagons, vans and kei trucks. Customers are driven back to the terminal on return.

• One-way rentals

Address

40-1 Yamagomori, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita City, Akita 010-1211, Japan

Directions

Go to the Nippon Rent-A-Car counter in front of the arrival gate in the domestic terminal; staff drive customers to the office, about 10 minutes by car, and take them back to the airport on return.

Times Car Rental's Akita Airport branch is reached from a rental counter in front of the domestic arrivals lobby, where customers are met by the shuttle to the shop. The shuttle runs during business hours and brings customers back to the airport after the car is returned. The branch is set up for airport use and takes credit card payment.

Address

40-1 Yamagomori, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita City, Akita 010-1211, Japan

Directions

Report to the Times Car rental counter in front of the domestic arrivals lobby; a shuttle covers the roughly 1 km, 10-minute trip to the shop and returns customers to the airport. Return the car at least one hour before the flight.

ORIX Rent a Car's Akita Airport office is served from the rental counter in the domestic arrivals lobby, with a free shuttle to the shop. The office accepts one-way rentals for both pick-up and return, except for Hokkaido, Okinawa and remote islands. The shop is described by the operator as using electricity generated from renewable energy.

• One-way rentals

Address

40-1 Yamagomori, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita City, Akita 010-1211, Japan

Directions

Visit the ORIX Rent a Car counter in the domestic arrivals lobby; a free shuttle takes customers to the shop in about 3 minutes.

Nissan Rent a Car operates an Akita Airport shop a few minutes by car from the terminal, with a counter inside the airport where customers are met and shuttled to the shop. ETC card rental is available at the branch. The airport-based shop suits travellers collecting a car on arrival and heading out to Akita and the wider Tohoku region.

Address

40-36 Yamagomori, Tsubakigawa, Yuwa, Akita City, Akita, Japan

Directions

Use the Nissan Rent a Car counter inside the airport; customers are shuttled to the shop, about 3 minutes by car from the airport.