Car Sharing in Tokyo: 5 Companies Compared by Total Price for 6 and 24 Hours, and Monthly Fee (November 2026)

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When choosing car sharing in Tokyo, Times Car is cheaper for a 3-hour shopping trip, Orix Car Share and Mitsui no Car Shares are cheaper for a 6-hour outing, and Times Car is cheaper again for 24 hours of long driving. The point at which the distance charge starts differs by company, so comparing only the 15-minute rate misreads the total. This page compares 5 companies (Times Car, Mitsui no Car Shares, Orix Car Share, Toyota Share and EARTHCAR) by total price under the same conditions.

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1. How to choose car sharing in Tokyo (time, distance, monthly fee)

Use the summary above to match your trip. Sections 2 and 3 give the rates and totals, section 4 the number of cars and night rates, and sections 5 to 9 each company.

2. Comparison of 15-minute rate, 6-hour rate and monthly fee for 5 companies

The 15-minute rate for the smallest class is close, ¥220 to ¥240. The difference comes from the distance charge after 6 hours. Tap a company name to jump to its section. All prices include tax and are for each company’s lowest class. Mitsui no Car Shares charges ¥150 per 10 minutes, which is ¥225 per 15 minutes.

Company	15 min	Up to 6 hours	Up to 24 hours	Distance charge	Monthly fee
Times Car	¥220	¥4,290	¥6,600	¥20/km (after 20 km)	¥880
Mitsui no Car Shares	¥225	¥4,280	¥7,300	¥21/km (after 6 hours)	¥880
Orix Car Share	¥240	¥4,190	¥7,890	¥20/km (after 6 hours)	¥250
Toyota Share	¥220	¥5,610	¥7,810	¥16/km	¥0
EARTHCAR	Not stated	From ¥1,000	Depends on the car	From ¥150 per 10 km (after 10 km)	¥0

The text in parentheses in the distance column is when the charge starts. Times Car includes ¥880 of free usage credit each month, Mitsui no Car Shares discounts the same amount from your usage charges, and Orix Car Share’s figure is for the Personal A plan. “Not stated” means no 15-minute rate was found on the official site. EARTHCAR sets a price per car, such as “¥2,000 for 9 hours”. Toyota Share has two kinds of rates for 6 hours or less, a 15-minute rate and a 6-hour rate, and which applies depends on the car.

Sources: Times Car: fares, Mitsui no Car Shares: plans for individuals, Orix Car Share: plans, Toyota Share: prices, EARTHCAR: prices (all Japanese, checked November 1, 2026)

3. Total price for 3 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours

For 6 hours and 60 km, Orix Car Share and Mitsui no Car Shares are cheaper, and for 24 hours and 150 km, Times Car is cheaper. The order changes with distance and time, even for the same company.

These are the editors’ calculation of time charge plus distance charge for the lowest class. The monthly fee and optional insurance are not included. Toyota Share’s 3-hour figure is for a car with a 15-minute rate. EARTHCAR is not in this table because its price differs by car.

4. Number of cars and night rates in Tokyo

Times Car has about 14,700 cars in the 23 wards and about 3,100 in the Tama area of Tokyo, so how close one is depends greatly on where you live. These are the sum of the company’s car counts by ward and city in Tokyo (Japanese), not counting cars in optional services. Setagaya Ward has 1,277, Ota Ward has 1,104 and Chiyoda Ward has 430. In Tama, Hachioji has the most at 394, and Akiruno has 7.

Mitsui no Car Shares has 2,425 stations in Tokyo (Japanese). It was formerly known as Careco Car Sharing Club.

If you drive at night, you can compare flat night rates. For the lowest class, Times Car’s Night Pack is ¥2,640, Mitsui no Car Shares’ night pack (18:00 to 9:00 the next day) is ¥3,200 and Orix Car Share’s night pack (18:00 to 9:00 the next morning) is ¥3,480. Times Car’s Night Pack charges distance from the start of use, and Orix Car Share’s night pack does not give a ¥0 distance charge even within 6 hours.

The way distance is counted also differs. Times Car charges only for distance beyond 20 km. Mitsui no Car Shares and Orix Car Share charge for all distance driven from the start once you go beyond 6 hours.

5. Times Car

At ¥6,600 for 24 hours, it has the lowest 24-hour time charge of the 4 companies other than EARTHCAR, whose price is set per car. The rate is ¥220 per 15 minutes, ¥5,500 up to 12 hours and ¥2,640 for the Night Pack. The distance charge is ¥20/km beyond 20 km, and the Night Pack charges by distance from the start. The middle class is ¥330 per 15 minutes and the premium class ¥440.

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The monthly basic fee (Japanese) is ¥880 for both the personal plan and the family plan, and ¥880 of free usage credit is included each month (it cannot be carried over). In a month when you use ¥880 or more, the monthly fee is effectively free. The family plan lets a family whose driver’s licenses show the same surname or address use it for one person’s fee. The student plan has no monthly basic fee for 4 years from the month you join. For the initial cost (Japanese), it is ¥0 if you go cardless, and ¥1,650 for an individual member who has a card issued.

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6. Mitsui no Car Shares (formerly Careco)

Prices are set per 10 minutes, the distance charge is ¥0 if you book and use for 6 hours or less, and you pay only for what you use. The 6-hour pack is ¥4,280, the 12-hour pack ¥5,700 and the 24-hour pack ¥7,300, and the cheapest combination of the 10-minute rate and the packs is applied automatically.

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The distance charge is ¥21/km, based on distance driven, for a booking or use over 6 hours. Even with a booking of 6 hours or less, if you extend or go over 6 hours, the distance from the start of use is charged. If the booking is 6 hours or less, returning early charges you only until the return time.

The monthly fee is ¥880, and the same amount is discounted from usage charges. The first month after joining is ¥0, and the discount cannot be carried over to the next month. There is no joining fee or other initial cost, and a plan with a ¥0 monthly fee is also available. Cancellation is free until the booking start time.

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7. Orix Car Share

The 6-hour cap is ¥4,190, the lowest of the 4 companies other than EARTHCAR. The standard class is ¥240 per 15 minutes, ¥5,390 up to 12 hours and ¥7,890 up to 24 hours, and the night pack is ¥3,480. Fuel and insurance are included. For a booking and use of 6 hours or less, the distance charge is ¥0, and the time charge is only for what you use.

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The Personal A plan is ¥250 a month with rates from ¥240 per 15 minutes. The U29 plan, available until your 30th birthday, is ¥0 a month and has the same 15-minute rate as Personal A. The Personal B plan is ¥0 a month, but rates start from ¥350 per 15 minutes.

For a booking over 6 hours, you pay for the booked time regardless of actual use time. If you extend beyond 6 hours, the distance from the start of use is charged at ¥20/km. With the Anshin Pack (¥660 per day), the business-compensation charge in an accident (¥20,000 or ¥50,000) is waived.

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8. Toyota Share

There is no joining fee or monthly fee (Japanese), so the cost of keeping the membership is ¥0 for people who rarely drive. You register and book in a smartphone app, and you cannot book on the website or by phone.

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The lowest class is ¥220 per 15 minutes (up to 6 hours), ¥5,610 up to 6 hours, ¥5,940 up to 12 hours and ¥7,810 up to 24 hours. The distance charge is ¥16/km and includes fuel. For 6 hours or less, whether the 15-minute rate or the 6-hour rate applies depends on the car, and the price is the cheapest combination of pack and overtime charge.

The distance charge per km is low, but it applies to all distance from the very first kilometer. The deductible compensation system for 6 hours or less is included in the base price, and beyond 6 hours it is an option of ¥1,100 per 24 hours.

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9. EARTHCAR

This car share sets a price per car, with no joining fee and no monthly fee. Time charges start from ¥1,000 for 6 hours, the distance charge is ¥0 up to 10 km, and after that it starts at ¥150 per 10 km, with distances under 10 km in each block rounded down. Insurance and fuel are included, and deductible compensation is an option from ¥110.

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Some cars have no distance charge and must be returned with a full tank, so check the car’s detail page before booking. As a Tokyo example, the N-VAN at the Setagaya Ward Kamata 3-chome station (Japanese) is ¥2,000 for 9 hours with a distance charge of ¥200 per 10 km. Booking to return is done in the app, and once your driver’s license identity check is done, you can drive from the same day at the earliest.

This page does not say whether any of the apps or sites are available in English, or whether they accept a foreign driver’s license or an International Driving Permit. Check with each company before joining.

Sources

12 pages we checkedShow

• Times Car: fares
• Times Car: monthly basic fee
• Times Car: initial costs
• Times Car: number of cars by ward and city in Tokyo
• Mitsui no Car Shares: plans for individuals
• Mitsui no Car Shares: stations in Tokyo
• Orix Car Share: plans
• Toyota Share: prices
• Toyota Share: FAQ
• EARTHCAR: prices
• EARTHCAR: top page
• Japanese version of this page (日本語版)

Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).