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# Three or more people
While a single girl (or woman) is likely to get picked up very fast, this has its risks: Japan has its fair share of perverts and predators and a lone alone hitchhiker in a foreign country is a vulnerable target.
As for '''who will pick you up''', the range of humanity you will encounter is surprising and, once you've crossed the threshold into their car, the generosity and [[trust]] will amaze you. You will be picked up by young couples, grizzled old farmers, families with small children, traveling salesmen, single women, ''yakuza'' mobsters, Buddhist monks... and, almost without exception, you will be offered drinks and snacks, bought lunch and quite possibly offered a ''tatami'' (floor) for the night. But try to distinguish between offers of genuine goodwill and interest and offers out of duty or perceived obligation, as your driver is likely to feel that he is a host and he must treat you as an honored guest, despite any inconvenience or even financial expense that this might cause.