Asahi Motor#Nikko Kotsu

ASAHI Motor was established on 11 January 1941 in Tsuchiura as a company for taxis and buses. The taxi business of Tobu Railway on stations which belonged to Tobu Railway transferred to this company in 1954. The company has established its inroads bus business since 1993 as {{Nihongo4|2=21条バス|3=21-Jō basu}} which charters buses that are used on route buses by requesting from a local government.

The company received ownership of offices and vehicles of the Tobu Railway bus department in 1994. Between 1999 and 2002, the bus company transferred a selection of offices and other vehicles from Tobu Bus. The transfer of assets ended in 2002 when Tobu Bus spilt from Tobu Railway. ASAHI Motor discontinued its chartered bus business in 2008, at which point the business was split into subsidiary companies.

The company owns shares of Bando Bus and other companies. Its parent company, Asahi Motor Corporation Group, owns TOHOKU KYUKO BUS, Kan-etsu Kotsu, Nikko-koutsu, Kokusai Juo Bus, KAWAGOE Motor, Bando BUS, and IBAKYU Motor.

• Management and overall of affiliated and group companies head office

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

• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/koshigaya.pdf Koshigaya Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses)
• Kita-Koshigaya Office (Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/sugito.pdf?202105 Sugito Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/kazo.pdf?202104 Kazo Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/kuki.pdf?202104 Kuki Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/honjo.pdf?20200713 Honjo Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/sakai.pdf?20210104 Sakai Office] (Route buses and Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/oota.pdf Ota Office] (Route buses and Taxies)
• [https://www.asahibus.jp/data/pdf/syobu.pdf?20210104 Shobu Office] (Route buses and Chartered buses)
• Noda Office (Taxies)

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

Entrust this company from each local government.

Tokyo

• [https://www.city.adachi.tokyo.jp/machi/tetsudo/harukaze/index.html Adachi City Community Bus Harukaze]

Saitama

• [http://www.city.kasukabe.lg.jp/machi/koutsuu/bus/index.html Kasukabe City Community Bus Haru Bus]
• [https://www.city.kazo.lg.jp/shisei/koutsuu/10440.html Kazo City Community Bus Kazo Kizuna]
• [http://www.city.gyoda.lg.jp/13/10/11/0002.html Gyoda City Community Bus Gyoda City Circular-route Bus]
• [http://www.city.kounosu.saitama.jp/kurashi/1/5/1/1551667852421.html Kounosu City Community Bus Flower]
• [https://www.city.hanyu.lg.jp/docs/2009060101779/ Hanyu City Community Ai・Ai Bus]
• [http://www.city.soka.saitama.jp/cont/s1710/010/020/020/PAGE000000000000046000.html Soka City Community Bus PariPorikun Bus]
• [http://www.town.sugito.lg.jp/cms/index1801.html Sugito City Community Bus Aiai]
• [http://www.city.ageo.lg.jp/page/36-shinaijunkanbusguruttokun.html Ageo City Community Bus Guruttokun]

Chiba

• [https://www.city.noda.chiba.jp/kurashi/kankyo/koutsu/1022133.html Noda City Community Bus Mame Bus]

Ibaraki

• [https://www.bus-ibaraki.jp/shichoson/c-goka.html Goka City Community Bus Gokarin]

• TOHOKU KYUKO BUS
• Kan-etsu Kotsu
• Nikko-koutsu
• Kokusai Juo Bus
• KAWAGOE Motor
• Bando BUS
• IBAKYU Motor

• Tobu Bus Nikko
• Tobu Bus West
• Tobu Bus Central

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = TOHOKU KYUKO BUS CO., LTD.

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| image = Tohoku Express 907 Selega HD Tobu Color.jpg

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| image_caption = Hino Selega (They are used for a lot of expressway buses) at Kinugawaonsen Station

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| parent = Tobu Railway

| founded = 4 April 2002

| headquarters = 2-6-6, Shinonome, Koto, Tokyo (東京都江東区東雲二丁目6番6号)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)

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| fleet = 20

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| ceo = 成木 千里

| website = [http://tohoku-express.bus-japan.net/ TOHOKU KYUKO BUS {{In lang|en}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|TOHOKU KYUKO BUS CO., LTD.|東北急行バス株式会社|Tohoku Kyuko Bus Kabushiki gaisya}} is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group.[http://www.tohoku-express.co.jp/ Tohoku Kyuko Bus] The head office is located in Tokyo Office.

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 received other shares.

• In 1962
• 12 June: Establishment by capital injection of Tobu Railway and Toya Kotsu, Miyagi Transportation and Fukushima Transportation, Aizu Bus, Yamagata Kotsu
• 1 August: The company started to operate the bus routes
• In 1964

Started to manage chartered buses at the Tokyo Office

• In 2002

This company has belonged to Tobu Railway

• Tokyo Office (Shinonome Garage)

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

• Sendai Office

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

• Sendai Garage

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

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Kan-etsu Kotsu CO., LTD.

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| image = 20190915155219 IMG 1599 r.jpg

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| image_caption = Isuzu Erga Mio at Jomo-Kogen Station

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| parent = Tobu Railway

| founded = 15 June 1953 (as Minakami Kanko Car)

| headquarters = 608-1 Nakamura, Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan (群馬県渋川市中村608-1)

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| service_area = Gunma, Tochigi

| service_type = Bus

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| fleet = 210

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| ceo = 佐藤 俊也

| website = [http://kan-etsu.net/ Kan-etsu Kotsu{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|Kan-etsu Kotsu CO., LTD.|関越交通株式会社|Kan-etsu Kotsu Kabushiki gaisya}} is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group.[https://kan-etsu.net/publics/index/2/ Kan-etsu Kotsu] The head office is located in Shibukawa.

The company was established on 15 June 1953 as {{nihongo|Minakami Kanko Car Corporation|水上観光自動車}} and has belonged to Tobu Railway since March 1960. It was renamed to its current name on 1 November 1972. It has been operating bus routes since 1982.

Agatsuma Kanko Motor, established on 5 November 1953, and had belonged to Tobu Group from 1969 until October 2002 when it was merged into Kan-etsu Kotsu.

Gunma Kanko Taxi established in 1950, belonged to Tobu Bus Group from 1957 until 2000 when it was merged.

The bus company runs in the area based in the stations which belong to Jōetsu Line and Jōetsu Shinkansen.

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

File:Kan-etsu Kotsu Bus at Minakami Sta.jpg]]

[https://kan-etsu.net/publics/index/105/ About one diary tickets for sightseeing in Gunma]

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Nikko-koutsu CO., LTD.

| logo =

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| image = Nikko-kotsu-7319.jpg

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| image_caption = A bus bound for Shimo-Imaichi Station

| company_slogan =

| parent = Tobu Railway

| founded = 25 May 1955

| headquarters = 8-1 Aioi, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan (栃木県日光市相生町8-1)

| locale =

| service_area = Tochigi

| service_type = Bus and Ropeway

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| routes = [https://www.nikko-kotsu.co.jp/images/localbus/map-localbus.pdf Route map]

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| ceo = 渡辺　剛志

| website = [https://www.nikko-kotsu.co.jp/ Nikko Kotsu{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|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.

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

File:Nikko-Kotsu-Watasuge.JPG is used Watasuge bound for Odashirogahara]]

• Nikko Office
• Dial Office

File:Nikko-kotsu at Kinugawaonsen.jpg]]

Akechidaira Ropeway

[https://www.nikko-kotsu.co.jp/localbus/#localbus-nikko About tickets for Nikko]

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Kokusai Juo CO., LTD.

| logo =

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| image = 国際十王交通 2151号車.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Isuzu Erga Mio

| company_slogan =

| parent = Tobu Railway, ASAHI Motor, Bando Bus

| founded = 26 December 1957 (As Kokusai Hire)

| headquarters = 263-1 Niijima, Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県熊谷市新島263-1)The management office is located 1-1-2, Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo(東京都墨田区押上1-1-2)

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| service_area = Saitama

| service_type = Bus

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| routes = [http://www.juo.co.jp/route_bus/ Route map]

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| ceo = 中村　良夫

| website = [http://www.juo.co.jp/ Kokusai Juo Bus{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

{{nihongo|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.

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, which subsequently merged Juo Motor on 1 January 2004. The new company was renamed to Kokusai Juo.

Its operations are in the vicinity of the Tobu Isesaki Line and the Takasaki Line.

• Kumagaya Office
• Isesaki Office

Most bus routes are connected Higashi-Matsuyama Station and Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama) with Kumagaya Station as the result of the discontinuation of the Tobu Kumagaya Line.

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = KAWAGOE Motor Corporation

| logo =

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| image = Kawagoe kanko bus 2074.JPG

| image_size =

| image_caption = Isuzu Erga Mio

| company_slogan =

| parent = Tobu Railway

| founded = 4 August 1966 (Establishment in 1933 as Kawagoe Motor LLC)

| headquarters = 3897-3 Namegawa, Hiki, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県比企郡滑川町3897-3)

| locale =

| service_area = Saitama

| service_type = Bus

| alliance =

| routes = [https://www.kawagoebus.jp/_assets/file/pdf/bus/route/route_01_202012.pdf?202101 Route map]

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| fleet = 92

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| ceo = 石井　英俊

| website = [http://www.kawagoebus.co.jp/ Kawagoe Motor{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|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.

The company was established on 3 August 1933 as Kawagoe Motor LLC, and has belonged to Tobu Group since 1962. Meanwhile, KAWAGOE Motor Corporation was established on 4 August 1966. Kawagoe Motor LLC merged into KAWAGOE Motor Corporation on 1 November 1966.

Operations on bus routes started on 1 April 1998. Buses serve in the vicinity of the Tōbu Tōjō Line, Tobu Ogose Line, and the Takasaki Line.

• Shinrinkoen Office

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = BANDO BUS inc.

| logo =

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| image = Bando Bus 338 at Abiko Station 02.jpg

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| image_caption = Stops at Abiko Station (Chiba)

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| parent = ASAHI Motor

| founded = 15 November 1949

| headquarters = 2-36-22 Higashi-Abiko, Abiko, Chiba, Japan (千葉県我孫子市東我孫子2-36-22)

| locale =

| service_area = Chiba

| service_type = Bus

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| routes = [https://www.bandobus.co.jp/images/route/rosenzu_map.pdf Route map]

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| ceo = 神崎　満

| website = [http://www.bandobus.co.jp/ Bando Bus{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

{{nihongo|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.

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. It runs in the vicinity of the Jōban Line.

• Abiko Office
• Higahsi-Abiko Garage
• Shibazaki Garage

• [https://www.city.abiko.chiba.jp/kurashi/kotsu_douro/shinai/abibus.html ABI BUS]

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = IBAKYU Motor Corporation

| logo =

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| image = Ibakyu-bus5236.jpg

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| image_caption = At Tobu Zoo

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| parent = Tobu Railway

| founded = 16 June 1950 (As Uchiyama Un'yu)

| headquarters = 28-1 Chikuhichi, Matsubushi, Kita-Katsushika, Saitama, Japan (埼玉県北葛飾郡松伏町大字築比地28-1)

| locale =

| service_area = Saitama

| service_type = Bus

| alliance =

| routes = [http://www.ibakyu.jp/bus/route/ Route map]

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| ceo = 大館　広知

| website = [http://www.ibakyu.jp/ IBAKYU Motor{{In lang|ja}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|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.

The company was established as in 1950 as Uchiyama Un'yua and has been owned by the Tobu Group Company since 1963. That same year, it was renamed IBAKYU Motor.

It runs in the vicinity of the Tōbu Urban Park Line, Tobu Skytree Line, and the Utsunomiya Line.

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

Other bus companies of Tobu Group

• Tobu Bus Group

Former companies belonging to Tobu Group

• Aizu Bus
• Toya Kotsu

Tobu Railway

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.tobu-bus.com/ Official Website] (in Japanese)

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