Asahi Motor

The ASAHI Motor Corporation (朝日自動車株式会社, Asahi Jidosha Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company within the Tobu Group which was established on 11 January 1941 in Tsuchiura.[3][4][5][6]

ASAHI Motor Corporation
ParentTobu Railway
Founded11 January 1941
Headquarters1119, Fukuroyma, Koshigaya, Saitama (埼玉県越谷市袋山1119)[1]
Service areaSaitama, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo List on the pages of TOHOKU KYUKO BUS, Kan-etsu Kotsu, Nikko-koutsu, Kokusai Juo Bus, KAWAGOE Motor, Bando BUS, IBAKYU Motor
Service typeLand Transportation (Buses and Taxies)
Fleet100[2]
Chief executive神﨑 満
Websitehttp://www.asahibus.jp/


Outline

The bus company established on 11 January 1941 in Tsuchiura as a company of taxi and bus. Taxi business of Tobu Railway on stations which belonged to Tobu Railway transferred to this company in 1954. The company has made inroads bus business since 1993 as "21条バス" that charter buses are used on route buses by requesting from a local government. The company has been transferred part of offices and vehicles of the Tobu Railway bus department since 1994. Besides, the bus company has been transferred a lot of offices and vehicles since 1999 until 2002 from Tobu Bus. As Tobu Bus was spilt from Tobu Railway in 2002, Asahi Motor has not been transferred bus routes, vehicles and offices of other bus company of Tobu Group since 2002. The bus company discontinued charter bus in 2008, but the business of charter bus was spilt into subsidiary companies. The bus company has shares of Bando Bus and son on, besides is core company of Asahi Motor Corporation Group which is belonged to TOHOKU KYUKO BUS, Kan-etsu Kotsu, Nikko-koutsu, Kokusai Juo Bus, KAWAGOE Motor, Bando BUS, IBAKYU Motor.

Offices and Routes

  • Management and overall of affiliated and group companies head office[1]

It is located near the head office of Tobu Railway in Oshiage Station.

  • Head office

It is located near Ōbukuro Station on Tobu Skytree Line

Kiryu Asahi Motor Corporation

  • Kiryu Office (The head office of Kiryu Asahi Motor Corporation)
  • Omama Office

Community buses

Entrust this company from each local government.
Tokyo

Saitama

Chiba

Ibaraki

Other Bus routes

Other bus companies of TOBU GROUP excluding companies listed this page

Detail is conferred below-mentioned bus companies' links.

Tohoku kyuko bus

TOHOKU KYUKO BUS CO., LTD.
Hino Selega (They are used for a lot of expressway buses) at Kinugawaonsen Station
ParentTobu Railway
Founded4 April 2002
Headquarters2-6-6, Shinonome, Koto, Tokyo (東京都江東区東雲二丁目6番6号)[7]
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Fleet20
Chief executive成木 千里
WebsiteTOHOKU KYUKO BUS(in English)

The TOHOKU KYUKO BUS CO., LTD. (東北急行バス株式会社, Tohoku Kyuko Bus Kabushiki gaisya)[8] is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group. The head office is located in Tokyo Office.

Outline

In 1962, the company was established by capital injection of Tobu Railway and Toya Kotsu, Miyagi Transportation and Fukushima Transportation, Aizu Bus, Yamagata Kotsu. In 2002, Tohoku Kyuko Bus started to be an affiliated company of Tobu Railway because Tobu Railway got all of other shares.

History

Staerted to manage chartered bus in Tokyo Office

  • On 2002

This company has belonged to Tobu Railway

Office

  • Tokyo Office (Shinonome Garage)

It is located head office of this company. Opend in 1962.

  • Sendai Office

It is located near Sendai Station (Miyagi), at 1-1-7, Motomachi, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi

    • Sendai Garage

It is located at 2, Azuma, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi

Highway buses

NOTerminusViaTerminusNote
New Star/Holiday StarTokyo StationNon stopSendai Station (Miyagi)
RainbowTokyo StationFukushima Station (Fukushima), Yonezawa StationYamagata Station
TOKYO SUNRISETokyo StationMurayama Station (Yamagata)Shinjo StationOperated with Yamagata Kotsu
Flying Liner/Flying SneakerTokyo Disney ResortTokyo Station - Kyoto Station-Osaka StationAbenobashi StationOperated with Kintetsu Bus
Mamakari LinerTokyo Disney ResortTokyo Station - Okayama StationKurashiki StationOperated with Ryobi Bus. When passengers reserve the seats, only telephone reservation for Tohoku Kyuko Bus.
LeBlancShinonome ShakoTokyo StationYokohama StationTsuyama StationOkayama StationOperated with Ryobi Bus
KimasshiShinonome ShakoUeno StationToyama StationKanazawa StationOperated with Kitanippon Kanko Bus
Tokyo - Kinugawaonsen Nikko LineTokyo StationShimo-Imaichi StationTobu Nikko StationTobu World SquareKinugawaonsen Station

Kan-etsu Kotsu

Kan-etsu Kotsu CO., LTD.
ParentTobu Railway
Founded15 June 1953 (as Minakami Kanko Car)
Headquarters608-1 Nakamura, Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan (群馬県渋川市中村608-1)
Service areaGunma, Tochigi
Service typeBus
Fleet210
Chief executive佐藤 俊也
WebsiteKan-etsu Kotsu(in Japanese)

The Kan-etsu Kotsu CO., LTD. (関越交通株式会社, Kan-etsu Kotsu Kabushiki gaisya)[9] is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group. The head office is located in Shibukawa.

Outline

The company was established on 15 June 1953 as Minakami Kanko Car Corporation (Ja:水上観光自動車), has started belonging to Tobu Railway since March 1960. This company renamed the Minakami Kanko Car Corporation the Kan-etsu Kotsu on 1 November 1972. This company has operated bus routes since 1982. Agatsuma Kanko Motor established on 5 November 1953 and had belonged to Tobu Group since 1969 until October 2002 because the company was merged to Kanetsu Kotsu in 2002. Gunma Kanko Taxi established in 1950, had belonged to Tobu Bus Group since 1957 until 2000 because the company was merged. The bus company runs in the area based in the stations which belong to Joetsu Line and Joetsu Shinkansen.

Office

  • Head office
  • Shibukawa Office
  • Agatsuma Office
  • Maebashi Office
  • Numata Office
  • Kamata Office
    • Oze-Tokura Information desk
    • Tsukiyono Auto Gas Stand

Highway buses

NOTerminusViaTerminusNote
AzaleaIkaho OnsenMaebashi Station, Takasaki StationNarita AirportOperated with Chiba Kotsu
Shima OnsenShinonome ShakoTokyo Station, Shibukawa Station, Nakanojo StationShimaonsen
OZE SHINJUKUShinjuku StationKawagoe StationOshimizu
APPLENumata StationGunma Prefectural HallGundai Hospital
Fujikyu Highland LineShibukawa OfficeShibukawa Station - Maebashi Station - Takasaki Station - Fuji-Q HighlandKawaguchiko StationOperated with Fujikyu Bus
Joshu Yukemuri Liner Minakami OnsenShinjuku StationKawagoe Station, Jomo-Kogen StationMinakami Station
Joshu Yukemuri Ikaho/ShimaonsenShin-Koshigaya StationKawagoe StationShibukawa Station・Ikaho OnsenShima Onsen
Katashina Snow ExpressShinjuku StationNon stopMichi no eki Katashina
Bus stop at Minakami Station

Ticket

About one diary tickets for sightseeing in Gunma

Nikko Kotsu

Nikko-koutsu CO., LTD.
A bus bound for Shimo-Imaichi Station
ParentTobu Railway
Founded25 May 1955
Headquarters8-1 Aioi, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan (栃木県日光市相生町8-1)
Service areaTochigi
Service typeBus and Ropeway
RoutesRoute map
Chief executive渡辺 剛志
WebsiteNikko Kotsu(in Japanese)

The Nikko-koutsu CO., LTD. (日光交通株式会社, Nikko Koutsu Kabushiki gaisya) is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Nikko Office.

Outline

The company established on 25 May 1955, has been transferred Akechidaira Ropeway from Tobu Railway since 1 April 1985. Tobu Dial Bus was merged to this company in 2008. The bus company runs in the area based in the stations of Watarase Keikoku Line and Tobu Kinugawa Line.

Low emission bus which Hino Blue Ribbon is used Watasuge bound for Odashirogahara

Office

  • Nikko Office
  • Dial Office

Express buses

NOTerminusViaTerminusNote
Nikko Nasu Mankitsu LinerTobu Nikko StationKinugawaonsen Station, Yunishigawaonsen StationNasu Yumoto OnsenOperated with Toya Kotsu
Nikko Kinugawa ExpressKinugawaonsen StationTobu Nikko StationNikko Toshogu
Bus terminal at Kinugawaonsen Station

Subsidiary company

Akechidaira Ropeway

Tickets

About tickets for Nikko

Kokusai Juo Bus

Kokusai Juo CO., LTD.
ParentTobu Railway, ASAHI Motor, Bando Bus
Founded26 December 1957 (As Kokusai Hire)
Headquarters263-1 Niijima, Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県熊谷市新島263-1)[10]
Service areaSaitama
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Chief executive中村 良夫
WebsiteKokusai Juo Bus(in Japanese)

The Kokusai Juo CO., LTD. (国際十王交通株式会社, Kokusai Juo Koutsu Kabushiki gaisya) is a subsidiary company of ASAHI Motor and Bando Bus and Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Nikko Office.[4][5]

Outline

The company was established on 26 December 1957 as Kokusai Hire which was a subsidiary company of Kokusai Kogyo. Kokusai Hire was merged into Ryomo Kanko Motor in 2002, and has also merged Juo Motor since 1 January 2004, so the company was renamed to Kokusai Juo. The bus routes which this company operates are based in the stations of Tobu Isesaki Line and Takasaki Line.

Office

  • Kumagaya Office
  • Isesaki Office

Route buses

Most bus routes are connected Higashi-Matsuyama Station and Shinrinkoen Station (Saitama) with Kumagaya Station because commenced operating a bustitution due to Tobu Kumagaya Line which was discontinued.

Expressway buses

NOTerminusViaTerminusNote
Haneda Airport LineKagohara StationKumagaya Station, Shinrin-kōen Station, Sakado Station (Saitama)Haneda AirportOperated with Airport Transport Service

KAWAGOE Motor

KAWAGOE Motor Corporation
ParentTobu Railway
Founded4 August 1966 (Establishment in 1933 as Kawagoe Motor LLC)
Headquarters3897-3 Namegawa, Hiki, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県比企郡滑川町3897-3)[10]
Service areaSaitama
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Fleet92
Chief executive石井 英俊
WebsiteKawagoe Motor(in Japanese)

The KAWAGOE Motor CO., LTD. (川越観光自動車株式会社, Kawagoe Kanko Jidosha Kabushiki gaisya) is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Shinrinkoen Office.

Outline

The company established on 3 August 1933 as Kawagoe Motor LLC, has belonged to Tobu Group since 1962, and established KAWAGOE Motor Corporation on 4 August 1966. Kawagoe Motor LLC merged to KAWAGOE Motor Corporation on 1 November 1966. The company started to operat route buses since 1 April 1998. The bus company runs in the area based in the stations of Tobu Tojo Line, Tobu Ogose Line and Takasaki Line.

Office

  • Shinrinkoen Office

Expressway buses

NOTerminusViaTerminusNote
Narita Airport LineShinrin-kōen StationKawagoe Station, Sakado Station (Saitama)Narita Airport

Bando Bus

BANDO BUS inc.
ParentASAHI Motor
Founded15 November 1949
Headquarters2-36-22 Higashi-Abiko, Abiko, Chiba, Japan (千葉県我孫子市東我孫子2-36-22)[10]
Service areaChiba
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Chief executive神崎 満
WebsiteBando Bus(in Japanese)

The BANDO BUS CO., LTD. (阪東自動車株式会社, Bando Jidosha Kabushiki gaisya) is a subsidiary company of ASAHI Motor. The head office is located in Abiko Office.

Outline

The company was established in November 1949 by local people because routes buses ran in Imba area, had belonged to Tobu Railway since February 1958 until 2003. The company has belonged to ASAHI Motor since 2003. The bus company runs in the area based in the stations of Joban Line.

Office

  • Abiko Office
    • Higahsi-Abiko Garage
    • Shibazaki Garage

Community buses

IBAKYU Motor

IBAKYU Motor Corporation
ParentTobu Railway
Founded16 June 1950 (As Uchiyama Un'yu)
Headquarters28-1 Chikuhichi, Matsubushi, Kita-Katsushika, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県北葛飾郡松伏町大字築比地28-1)[10]
Service areaSaitama
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Chief executive大館 広知
WebsiteIBAKYU Motor(in Japanese)

The IBAKYU Motor CO., LTD. (茨城急行自動車株式会社, Ibaraki Kyuko Jidosha Kabushiki gaisya) is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Matsubushi Office.

Outline

The company established in 1950 as Uchiyama Un'yu, has belonged to Tobu Group since 1963, and renamed IBAKYU Motor. The bus company runs in the area based in the stations of Tobu Noda Line, Tobu Skytree Line and Utsunomiya Line.

Office

  • Matsubushi Office
  • Noda Office
  • koga Office
  • Iwai Garage
  • Kita-Moro Garage
  • Noda-Umesato Jutaku Turnroad

Reference

  1. The management head office of company is located 1-33-12 Mukojima, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan (東京都墨田区向島1-33-12 第2東武館5階)
  2. Vehicles
  3. ASAHI MOTOR Website (ja)
  4. Gunma Bus
  5. Gunma Bus
  6. About Asahi Motor
  7. The management head office of company is located 1-1-2 Mukojima, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan (東京都墨田区向島1-1-2)
  8. Tohoku Kyuko Bus
  9. Kan-etsu Kotsu
  10. The management office is located 1-1-2, Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo(東京都墨田区押上1-1-2)

See also

Other bus companies of Tobu Group

There used to belong to Tobu Group

Tobu Railway

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