Good Airports/And Rentals?

[SamuraiAlchemistNinja]

Just wondering...I'm planning on arriving in/near Osaka...I'll need some sort of rental transportation or else a good bus cuz I'll be all over the frikken place...
Anyone have any good suggestions??

[jasonbvr]

Well, how long will you be here? Do you have an international driver's license? If no, in the US you can get one from AAA for ten bucks. Car rentals for like the weekend are a couple hundred dollars. The JR bus lines are good if you figure out how to navigate them. Then there is always the rail system. Depending on how long you will be here and how much you plan to travel, the rail pass may ge a good option for you. One more thing to consider when driving, toll roads can become costly if you are on them a lot. Sometimes, a trip by shinkansen and connecting bus comes close to the same in cost and time spent traveling by vehicle.

[SamuraiAlchemistNinja]

Well... ... ... I plan on staying for maybe a month...? I'm not exactly sure on the details, seeing as I'll be going there in 2009...I hadn't even thought of an international license...heh...easy enough, though, right?
>>So exactly what are you saying? It all depends on where I'm going, how much $ I've got, and my own preferences, right?? Hmmm...maybe...I dunno, what would you do in my situation?