Travel to Japan is booming! With overseas travel heating up again, Japan is without a doubt the most popular destination in Asia. But if you’re worried about the safety of enclosed public transportation, a self-drive trip is probably the most suitable and reassuring option. gogoout, a well-known online car rental platform in Taiwan, officially expanded into Japan in 2022 after Malaysia and the United States, launching online car rental bookings in Japan from Taiwan. Okinawa and Hokkaido went live first, with Kyushu close behind, making travel in Japan seamless and giving users a faster booking experience!
Four simple steps, three minutes: self-drive car rental in Japan really is this easy
To eliminate the three biggest worries travelers have about self-driving overseas — language barriers, difficulty picking up the car and collisions on the road — gogoout not only lets customers in Taiwan book vehicles online in Chinese, but also arranges airport pickup service through the rental company once payment is complete, so getting your car is never a hassle. For language support, live Chinese-speaking online customer service helps solve all kinds of overseas self-drive issues, and outside business hours you can leave a message through your online account for the team to reply to, so you don’t have to feel uneasy for your entire trip. Travel should be carefree and hassle-free!
Okinawa’s cultural hidden gems: go deeper with a self-drive trip
gogoout officially launched its car rental business in Okinawa, Japan in October 2022, and this cross-border expansion included building a local team overseas, which brings more direct and rapid benefits when expanding local services. Okinawa and Hokkaido went live in November, the popular destination of Kyushu will launch next year, and other regions will come online one after another. Okinawa ranks among the top five destinations for Taiwanese travelers, and in its first wave of expansion the gogoout Japan team held talks with more than 30 local Okinawa rental companies. Most of the rental shops already under contract have operated in Japan for many years and enjoy a strong reputation, with warm, personal service — you might even strike up a friendship with the owner and get tips on food spots or sights only locals know about, making for one-of-a-kind travel memories! On top of that, gogoout is in talks with Japanese railway companies on cross-industry partnerships to build a complete transportation chain for travelers in Japan and further improve the self-drive travel experience.
Starting in Taiwan, driving the world in the future
The surge in overseas travel after restrictions lifted doubled gogoout’s revenue in the second half of 2022, with self-drive customers across Asia in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. This standout performance also earned the company a place on the Fukuoka startup exhibition program run by IAPS, the industry accelerator at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. gogoout estimates that in 2023 the market for Taiwanese travelers renting cars in Japan will exceed NT$14 billion, and in September this year (2022) it actively began its Pre-A funding round, reaching out to investors in Taiwan and Japan. Bullish on the growth of the global travel market, the company has set a target of more than 5,000 contracted partners worldwide by 2026. “Starting in Taiwan, driving the world” is no longer just a slogan: with a few taps online, gogoout has made it possible for overseas self-drive travelers to explore more deeply in a simple, convenient and safe way.
To learn more, visit the gogoout website: https://gogoout.com/
This article was translated by AI from the original Chinese version.
