Booking selected Shimane rental cars for a cheap priceEnjoy your Shimane trip using good quality rental cars!

Departures from Shimane Popular Car Rental Pick-up Spot Ranking

• Izumo Airport

  Go to Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) from Izumo Airport

  Izumo Airport is visited by many tourists as an air gateway to Shimane Prefecture.　It is also known as "Izumo En-Musubi Airport" (Izumo Matchmaking Airport). In addition to regular flights to major cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya, round trip flights to Oki Airport are available.

  The Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) is a popular tourist spot in Shimane Prefecture. It is ideal to use a rental car when you go to the Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) because it is somewhat distant from the airport. There is a car rental service counter located near the domestic arrival lobby on the 1st floor. You may rent a car at this location.

  The Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) is about 35 minutes from Izumo Airport via National Route 243 → prefectural road 23 → National Route 431. The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo is also a popular tourist attraction. It is located on the way to the Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) from the airport.

• Izumo City

  The city blessed with historical and cultural heritage

  Izumo City is also known as the land of mythologies. It is located in Shimane Prefecture. This city is blessed with historical and cultural heritage and especially the Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) is visited by many tourists nationwide.

  Izumo City is an ideal starting point for tourism because it provides very convenient public transport including Izumo Airport and Izumoshi Station. It is convenient to use a rental car when you go sightseeing in Izumo City. There are car rental service offices at Izumo Airport or in front of Izumoshi Station.

  If you rent a car at Izumoshi Station, it takes about 28 minutes to Izumo Taisha from Izumoshi Station via prefectural road 28. The Nishidani Graves is about 8 minutes drive from Izumoshi Station to the opposite direction of the Izumo Taisha (Grant Shrine). The Kojindani Ruins are about 17 minutes drive along prefectural road from the Nishidani Graves.

• Izumoshi Station

  Izumo - the land of mythologies

  Izumoshi Station is a primary station for Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. Most of the San'in Main Lines are available. Since there are a lot of historical and cultural heritage sites in Izumo City, this station is used by many tourists for this very reason.

  It is recommended to rent a car because popular historical and cultural heritage sites are a bit distant from Izumoshi Station. There is a car rental service office 1 minute walk from the station plaza near the north exit and there are more on the south exit side.

  The first place you'd want to go from Izumoshi Station is of course the Izumo Taisha (Grant Shrine). The Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine) is about 28 minutes drive from Izumoshi Station via prefectural road 28. You will arrive at the Inasanohama Beach where you can enjoy overlooking the Sea of Japan if you keep driving toward the ocean from the Izumo Taisha (Grand Shrine).