I want to spend 3 weeks in Japan, rent a place west of Kobe and drive around the countryside.Has anyone done this? My idea is to rent a apartment for a month (around 800 quid), use it as a base where I can cook food myself. Needs to be small town so parking is free but big enough that it has a supermarket. Rent a car and do day trips all around the place, maybe staying overnight a couple of times for longer distances.Best I can tell there are companies like livemax that rent monthly or weekly even to foreigners. I already drive around Japan last time so no problems there. I'd be really interested in hearing first hand experiences from people who've done something like this.
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>>2894986oh look another deranged weeb thread.[-]
>>2894986I think most people stick to the trains for Japanese travels. I have driven in Japan for work, but mostly parked at the office and my house in the countryside. I didn't do it for very long, and really only drove into the mountains or to a hiking trail national park type places on my off days.I am getting anxiety just thinking about trying to find a parking spot in a proper city.You could try an airbnb or vrbo to find short term accommodation to cook at. Some sharehouses may allow for month-to-month and have kitchens as well.Also I don't know why Kobe keeps being brought up here. It's a suburb of Osaka. Just go there. Is it fans of the Lakers or Wagyu that think it's a travel destination?
>>2894986I've done this twice with a group of friends, very good times! First was just a few days with a car-accessible hotel on account of our weeb's demand for an Initial D pilgrimage but it ended up being a highlight of the trip. So we did it again, with a vacation rental for a couple weeks seeing Tohoku. From the twisting mountain roads and 5-star rest areas to neon expressway nights and kombini pit stops, it was an unforgettable roadtrip aesthetic.If visiting in the summer like we had to, the ice-cold A/C proved to be a major saving grace over other forms of transit. Also, beware the high road tolls - plan around slow routes or regions that minimize how many you deal with, we racked up like $150/day driving around Kanto the first time.
