Tottori Airport Car Rental: 7 Branches Compared

Six companies (seven branches) at Tottori Airport: how to choose

Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (Tottori Airport, IATA: TTJ), sitting right on the Sea of Japan coast about 7 km northwest of JR Tottori Station and 9 km west of the Tottori Sand Dunes, is served by six car rental companies across seven branches: four nationwide majors—Toyota (split into a departure-only 1F arrivals counter and a Route 9 return branch), Nippon, Orix and Times—plus two free-shuttle budget operators, Ones Rentacar and local petrol-station operator CAL Rent-A-Car (Chizu Sekiyu Co., Ltd.). Notably, Nissan Rent a Car has no branches in eastern Tottori (its nearest Tottori Prefecture shops are 90 km west at Yonago Airport and Yonago Station), while Guts (Yasunaga), Ekiren (Tottori Station) and Nico Nico (four city shops) do not provide airport shuttles, and Budget, J-Net, Sky and Heisei have no branches in Tottori Prefecture.

This guide compares 1F arrival counter procedures, ANA Tokyo Haneda flight cutoffs, foreign-licence and IDP eligibility, San'in winter snow-tyre dates, cross-prefecture one-way drops, and 24-hour/48-hour reference totals.

• ANA Tokyo Haneda flight cutoffs (five daily round-trips): the morning arrival ANA291 (08:15) is covered immediately by the five 08:00 openers—Toyota, Nippon, Orix, Ones and CAL—whereas Times does not open until 10:00 (and closes at 17:00, making Times workable mainly for midday flights ANA293 at 10:30 and ANA295 at 14:20). Late afternoon and evening cutoffs matter: ANA297 (17:50 arrival) lands after Times (17:00) has shut and leaves almost no margin before Ones (18:00) or Orix (18:30; 17:00 on 31 Dec–3 Jan), leaving Toyota Counter (19:00), Nippon (19:00) and CAL (20:00) as the practical choices. Neither the final evening arrival ANA299 (20:35) nor the first morning departure ANA292 (07:05) falls within manned hours at any company.
• Walk 1 minute to airport parking vs Toyota's split return vs free shuttle: Nippon and Orix handle both pickup and return right in the airport-front car park (~1 minute on foot from the 1F arrivals counter) with zero shuttle transfer. Toyota lets you depart directly from airport parking via its 1F Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport Counter, but that counter is departure-only—to return at the airport, you book your return at Toyota Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport on Route 9 (~5 minutes away, open until 20:00) and ride its free drop-off shuttle back to the terminal. Ones (~8 minutes by van from Exit 3) and CAL (~4 minutes by car with advance phone consultation) require a phone call for pickup.
• Foreign licences and International Driving Permits: international visitors should book with the four national brands—Toyota, Nippon, Orix or Times—which accept a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP (and official Japanese translations for Taiwanese, Swiss, German, French, Belgian and Monegasque licences at Toyota, Nippon and Times) with full CDW access. Ones requires reading, writing and speaking Japanese at the counter and bars IDP holders from joining CDW, while CAL does not publish multilingual support.
• One-way trips to Izumo, Okayama or Osaka/Kobe: Toyota, Nippon, Orix and Times allow one-way drops west along the San'in coast to Yonago, Matsue and Izumo Airport, south over the Chugoku mountains to Okayama Station, or east/southeast to Himeji, Kobe Airport, Itami Airport and Shin-Osaka Station. Ones is strictly round-trip only, and CAL restricts one-way drops to its own Chizu Sekiyu network (¥12,000 fee).

Compare the seven Tottori Airport branches

Branch names link to their official pages. The numbers match the Japanese map and table and are not a ranking.

Reference prices: standard rates at six companies

This table takes each company's published standard rate for a compact car, together with the 48-hour total including basic collision damage waiver (CDW). Figures are regular-season, tax-inclusive list rates before member discounts on a Japanese licence.

• The 48-hour total combines the first 24 hours, one additional day and two days of basic CDW. Where a company's published table omits an extra-day rate (CAL publishes 1-hour ¥1,000, 12-hour ¥2,500, 24-hour ¥4,200 and 1-week ¥22,000 tiers without a separate 2nd-day tier), both the additional-day and 48-hour cells show — (CAL's 24-hour total with CDW is ¥5,300). Extra hours, fuel, winter season surcharges, 4WD options, one-way drop fees and NOC waivers are separate.
• Online and member plans usually price below these list figures outside peak holiday windows.
• Ones Rentacar Tottori Airport Koyama stocks 4-seat kei cars (M-Kei, ¥4,400/24h), 5-seat compacts (M, ¥4,400/24h) and hybrids/tall compacts (M-SP Aqua HV and Roomy, ¥5,500/24h), with no 7–8 seat minivans at this branch (—). Peak periods (25 Apr–6 May, 15 Jul–31 Aug, 19–23 Sep, 26 Dec–3 Jan) add ¥1,650 per 24 hours, and skipping Ones' ¥880/day roadside cover leaves a ¥27,500 call-out fee.
• Toyota has member discounts of 10% and 20%.
• Times offers member discounts of up to 20%.
• Nippon publishes a separate member rate schedule.
• Orix offers member discounts plus a 5% web discount.

Prices can also differ by licence. On a foreign licence, Toyota C1 is ¥10,340 for the first 24 hours and ¥8,690 for each additional 24 hours before optional cover; the Toyota row above uses the Japanese-licence rates of ¥8,580 and ¥7,260. Compare payment, extension and cover rules in Japanese rental car rules compared and basic CDW and NOC explained.

International visitors can legally drive in Japan via two routes. First, a booklet-type 1949 Geneva Convention International Driving Permit (IDP) is valid for up to one year from entry or until the IDP expires, whichever is earlier. Second, holders of licences issued in Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium or Monaco may drive using their original home licence paired with an official Japanese translation (such as from JAF—Toyota, Nippon and Times publish rules for both Geneva IDPs and official translations, whereas Orix's English FAQ specifies Geneva IDPs). Avoid relying on Ones if driving on an IDP, because Ones requires Japanese fluency for the rental contract and excludes IDP holders from CDW cover. Always present your physical passport showing your entry stamp (request a stamp from an officer if using an automated gate). See driving in Japan on a foreign licence.

From 1F arrivals to your car: terminal parking, Toyota's split return and free shuttles

Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport is a compact, single-runway terminal (open 06:00–21:30) where the 1F domestic arrivals exit opens straight onto the four major rental counters—Toyota, Nippon, Orix and Times—alongside coin lockers, a Yamato luggage-delivery counter, Detective Conan photo exhibits and Sunaba Coffee (note that pets are not permitted inside the terminal building except assistance dogs). Handover works in four distinct ways:

• 1-minute walk to the airport-front car park in both directions (Nippon and Orix): Nippon (08:00–19:00) and Orix (08:00–18:30; 08:00–17:00 on 31 Dec–3 Jan) are the simplest options at TTJ. Complete your paperwork at the 1F arrivals counter, walk ~1 minute out to the airport-front parking lot to pick up your car, and return to the exact same airport-front lot before flying out—no shuttle bus wait in either direction. Just watch Orix's 18:30 closing time if catching the 18:30 final flight to Haneda (ANA300): return well ahead of security screening.
• Toyota's split pickup and return (important when booking): Toyota operates two separate codes for Tottori Airport. When arriving by air, select Toyota Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport Counter (#1, 08:00–19:00) as your pick-up location to collect your car right from airport parking. Because that 1F desk is strictly departure-only (staffed around arriving flights rather than continuously), you cannot return a car there—instead, set Toyota Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (#2, 3-86 Koyama-cho Higashi, 08:00–20:00) on National Route 9 (~5 minutes away) as your return location (or drop off at another city/airport branch). After returning at #2, staff drive you back to the terminal for free (note that Toyota's web-prepaid fare disables shuttle requests on the form).
• Midday-only, non-permanent counter (Times): Times Car Tottori Airport also uses the 1F counter and airport parking, but operates only 10:00–17:00 without permanent counter staff (phone enquiries route to Tottori Ekimae 0857-31-0109) and accepts credit cards only. If you land on ANA291 at 08:15, you would wait nearly two hours until 10:00; if you land on ANA297 at 17:50 you cannot pick up at all; and if flying out on ANA300 at 18:30 you must return the car before 17:00.
• Phone-call shuttles (Ones and CAL) and after-hours flight workarounds: for Ones Rentacar (08:00–18:00), call 090-6231-5888 once you have your bags and wait inside the building beside Arrivals Exit 3 for staff carrying a dog-logo sign (~10-minute wait, ~8-minute drive; call 15 minutes before returning). CAL Rent-A-Car (08:00–20:00) sits ~4 minutes south and offers a free shuttle when arranged in advance by phone (0857-30-2200). If you land on the final Haneda flight ANA299 (20:35)—after every manned desk at TTJ has closed—take the connecting Hinomaru bus to JR Tottori Station (departs ~10 minutes after every flight arrival, ~20 minutes; or ~15 minutes / ~¥2,700 by taxi) and rent in central Tottori the next morning. Likewise, if departing on ANA292 (07:05 to Haneda), return your car the evening before. For general airport workflows, see picking up a rental car at a Japanese airport.

Driving to Tottori Sand Dunes, Kurayoshi and Mt Daisen, plus winter tyres and one-way drops

Tottori Airport sits beside National Route 9 and the largely toll-free San'in Expressway corridor, letting you reach beaches, sand dunes, hot springs and volcanic peaks without urban congestion:

• Hakuto Coast (10 min, ~5 km), JR Tottori Station (15–20 min, ~7 km), Tottori Sand Dunes and Sand Museum (15–20 min, ~9 km) and Uradome Coast (30–35 min, ~22 km): head east along Route 9 to reach the Tottori Sand Dunes in quarter of an hour, then continue along the San'in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark cliffs at Uradome (for dune parking fees and coast-to-mountain routing, see our Tottori Sand Dunes and Daisen driving guide). Continuing east brings you to Yumura Onsen (~50 min), Kinosaki Onsen (~1.5 hours) and Amanohashidate and Ine.
• Kurayoshi White-Walled Warehouses, Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory and Misasa Onsen (40–55 min, ~35–45 km): hop onto the toll-free Tottori-Nishi, Aoya-Hawai and Hojo expressway sections heading west. While an airport bus serves Kurayoshi Station (~45 min) and the Detective Conan museum in Hokuei (~67 min), direct airport buses to Misasa Onsen ended in 2019—making a car far easier for ryokan stays and Mt Mitoku's Nageiredo trailhead.
• Mt Daisen (1 hr 15 min–1 hr 30 min, ~85 km), Yonago / Sakaiminato (1.5–1.8 hours) and Matsue / Izumo Taisha (2–2.5 hours): follow the San'in corridor west to Daisen Temple, Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato, Matsue Castle and Izumo and Matsue. Heading south toward Himeji, Kobe or Osaka, note that the Tottori Expressway between Tottori IC, Chizu IC and Sayo JCT is mostly toll-free under Japan's New Direct Control scheme, with tolls starting once you join the Chugoku Expressway at Sayo JCT—if you need an ETC toll card, Toyota (¥550), Nippon (¥330, phone booking or subject to stock) and Orix rent them out at TTJ, whereas Times does not.
• Winter snow tyres and mountain closures (mid-November–March): Sea of Japan squalls bring snow and black ice even along coastal Tottori from December through March, and heavy drifts on Mt Daisen and the Chizu passes (Routes 53 and 373). Standard winter-tyre policies differ sharply by brand: Ones equips studless winter tyres from 15 November to 1 March, and Toyota (Toyota Rent a Lease Tottori) fits them as standard across Tottori from 1 December to 15 March (note that Tottori's window ends two weeks earlier than Tohoku's 31 March cutoff!). By contrast, Tottori Prefecture is outside Nippon's mandatory winter-fee region, so at Nippon, Orix and Times you must explicitly add studless winter tyres (or select a studless-designated car on Orix) when booking—and add 4WD if heading up toward Daisen ski areas or mountain onsen. High sections of the Daisen Ring Road (Prefectural Routes 30, 45 and 158) close for winter from late November/early December until mid-April; check our Japan winter road closures calendar.
• One-way routes across San'in, Chugoku and Kansai: Toyota, Nippon, Orix and Times all support one-way drops from Tottori Airport west to Izumo Airport after exploring Daisen, Matsue and Izumo Taisha, south to the Sanyo Shinkansen at Okayama Station (~2–2.25 hours), or southeast to Kobe Airport, Itami Airport and Shin-Osaka Station (~2.5–3 hours). Compare inter-prefecture drop charges in one-way car rental in Japan.

Before returning, fill up with regular unleaded petrol (or diesel) and keep your receipt. There is no petrol station inside the airport grounds, so refuel along National Route 9 in Koyama-cho Higashi / Chiyomi (5 minutes south of the terminal—in fact, CAL Rent-A-Car at 4-43-2 Koyama-cho Higashi is itself a Chizu Sekiyu service station, right next to Toyota's #2 return depot; Mapcodes are 125668180\*85 for Toyota's return branch and 125 665 704\*34 for Nippon at the airport). Check station hours if returning early or after 19:00, and see refuelling and returning a rental car and accidents, breakdowns and emergency contacts.

Frequently asked questions

Why does Toyota list two branches at Tottori Airport—which one do I book?

Book Toyota Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport Counter (#1) as your pick-up branch and Toyota Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (#2, along Route 9) as your return branch. The 1F arrivals lobby counter (#1) is departure-only and cannot accept returns; when your trip ends, drive to the Route 9 depot (#2, open until 20:00) and take Toyota's free drop-off shuttle back to the passenger terminal (avoid selecting web-prepaid checkout if you need the airport shuttle).

Can I pick up on the 20:35 final Haneda arrival (ANA299) or return before the 07:05 first departure (ANA292)?

No—every manned rental counter and shuttle branch at Tottori Airport closes between 17:00 and 20:00, and none open before 08:00. If landing on ANA299 at 20:35, ride the connecting airport bus (~20 minutes) or a taxi (~15 minutes, ~¥2,700) to JR Tottori Station and collect a car in the morning (Nippon only waits after 19:00 if an earlier, in-hours flight is delayed). For ANA292 departing at 07:05, return your car the evening before.

Which branches accept an International Driving Permit or official licence translation?

Book with Toyota, Nippon, Orix or Times. All four accept a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP with your original passport, and Toyota, Nippon and Times also publish rules for licences from Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and Monaco paired with an official Japanese translation. Ones Rentacar requires Japanese reading, writing and spoken fluency at the counter and refuses CDW cover to IDP holders.

Are winter snow tyres included at Tottori Airport, and what does a two-day rental cost?

In winter, Ones fits studless tyres as standard from 15 November to 1 March, and Toyota fits them from 1 December to 15 March (seasonal rate applies); at Nippon, Orix and Times, you must request studless winter tyres as an option or select a studless-designated vehicle when booking. On published Japanese-licence standard rates before discounts, a 48-hour compact rental with basic CDW costs ¥18,040 at Toyota, ¥18,260 at Nippon, ¥18,975 at Times and ¥20,020 at Orix among the four IDP-friendly majors (on a foreign licence, Toyota's C1 base rate is ¥10,340 for the first 24 hours and ¥8,690 per additional day before cover). For domestic Japanese speakers, Ones lists ¥11,000 for 48 hours with CDW, and CAL lists ¥5,300 for 24 hours with CDW (¥22,000 weekly base).

Guides to read before booking

• Izumo Airport car rental: 5 companies compared
• Okayama Station car rental: 12 branches compared
• Kobe Airport car rental: 9 companies compared
• Itami Airport (Osaka) car rental: 13 companies compared
• Shin-Osaka Station car rental: 11 branches compared
• Tottori Sand Dunes and Daisen driving guide: coast to mountains
• Izumo and Matsue driving guide: Izumo Taisha, Hinomisaki and Lake Shinji sunsets
• Amanohashidate and Ine driving guide: viewpoints, boathouses and the Tango coast
• Japan Winter Road Closures 2026–27: Mountain Road Closing and Reopening Dates
• Renting a Car at Haneda, Narita or Kansai Airport: Pickup and Return
• One-way car rental in Japan: availability and fees
• Basic CDW and the NOC explained
• Refuelling and returning a rental car
• Comparing Japanese rental car company rules
• Accidents, damage, breakdowns and parking tickets