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What would a car viewing in Japan cost? An estimator from our published prices
Sources checked 4 October 2026
If the car is at a dealer in Japan and you'd like it looked at in person, the price depends on two things: how far the dealer is from us, and when the visit is. This page works it out from the prices in our Terms of Service, the same ones on the On-Site Vehicle Viewing page. It's an estimate. Your quote is the price.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| On-Site Vehicle Viewing (one car, one dealer) | ¥55,000 |
| Travel up to 40 km by road from Kuwana Station, each way (Nagoya Station is about 27 km) | ¥5,000 flat |
| Travel further away | ¥110 per km of the round trip, by the driving route on Google Maps from Kuwana Station. This covers motorway tolls, fuel, the car and travel time, whether we go by car or train. We quote before you pay. |
| Weekends and Japanese public holidays | +30% of the viewing fee |
| Visit within 3 business days of booking (when we can fit it in) | +30% of the viewing fee |
| Accommodation, only when a visit needs an overnight stay | The cost of the room. Your quote says how much, and whether it can be refunded. We say in your quote whether a visit needs one |
| Remote Check (one car, one dealer) | ¥20,000 |
Data checked 4 October 2026 · 7 rows
The table above is section 7 of our Terms of Service, word for word.
How to use it
- Find the driving distance. On Google Maps, get directions by car from Kuwana Station to the dealer, and read the distance one way. That's the distance we use.
- Put it in. Up to 40 km one way, travel is a flat ¥5,000. Further away, it's ¥110 for every kilometre of the round trip. We round the round trip to the nearest kilometre.
- Tick what applies: a weekend or Japanese public holiday, a visit within 3 business days of booking, or a Remote Check on the same car first.
- Read the estimate, then send us the listing for a quote.
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Worked examples
Each line uses only the prices in the table. Tax isn't included in any of them, for the reason under the examples.
| One way from Kuwana Station | When | Viewing | Travel | Surcharges | Remote Check first | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 km (about Nagoya Station) | Weekday | ¥55,000 | ¥5,000 | – | – | ¥60,000 |
| 40 km | Weekday | ¥55,000 | ¥5,000 | – | – | ¥60,000 |
| 41 km | Weekday | ¥55,000 | ¥9,020 (82 km × ¥110) | – | – | ¥64,020 |
| 65.4 km | Weekday | ¥55,000 | ¥14,410 (130.8 km, rounded to 131 km × ¥110) | – | – | ¥69,410 |
| 100 km | Saturday | ¥55,000 | ¥22,000 (200 km × ¥110) | ¥16,500 (30% of the viewing fee) | – | ¥93,500 |
| 100 km | Saturday, booked 2 days ahead | ¥55,000 | ¥22,000 | ¥33,000 (60% of the viewing fee) | – | ¥110,000 |
| 27 km | Weekday, after a Remote Check on the same car | ¥55,000 | ¥5,000 | – | −¥20,000 | ¥40,000 |
Two things to notice. Travel jumps between 40 km and 41 km, because the flat ¥5,000 stops and the per-kilometre charge starts. And the surcharges are a share of the viewing fee only, not of the travel.
If your car is a long way off, check the Remote Check first: it works for a dealer anywhere in Japan. If you book an On-Site Vehicle Viewing of the same car within 14 days of the date we send you the Remote Check report, we deduct the ¥20,000 from the viewing price.
What the estimate leaves to your quote
These lines are from our Terms of Service, as written:
- Tax. Prices don't include Japanese consumption tax where it applies. We confirm this in your quote.
- Train tickets and accommodation. Travel is charged by distance, and train tickets are part of that, not an extra. If your quote lists train tickets or accommodation that can't be refunded once booked, it says what they are and how much. We book them once your order is confirmed.
- Accommodation, only when a visit needs an overnight stay: The cost of the room. Your quote says how much, and whether it can be refunded. We say in your quote whether a visit needs one
- Quotes are valid for 7 days from the date we send them.
- We never charge more than your quote. Travel is charged by distance, so it's the same whether we go by car or train.
The estimate also can't tell you whether the dealer will let us visit, or the earliest date we can go. We ask the dealer before we quote.
Sources
- Our Terms of Service, section 7 (Prices), checked word for word against this page's table on 4 October 2026
- Driving distances: Google Maps, by car from Kuwana Station, as our Terms of Service say
For an exact figure for the car you're looking at, send us the listing and we'll quote before you pay.