Michinori Holdings#Aizu Bus

{{Short description|Holding company based in Tokyo, Japan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Full citations needed|date=July 2022}}

{{infobox company

| name = Michinori Holdings, Inc.

| image = Nanbu-bus-958.jpg

| former_name =

| native_name = みちのりホールディングス

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Michinori Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha

| type = Public K.K.

| image_caption = MEX of Northern Iwate Transportation, a subsidiary of Michinori Holdings

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| foundation = {{start date and age|2009|3|16}}

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| defunct =

| location_city = 1-9-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (東京都千代田区丸の内1-9-2

グラントウキョウサウスタワー8階)

| location_country = Japan

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| key_people = Jun Matsumoto[https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/181459 About Michinori Holdings]

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| parent = Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.

| owner = Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.

| num_employees = 4,900

| divisions =

| subsid = Fukushima Transportation
Shonan Monorail
Sado Kisen
Aizu Bus
Kanto Transportation
Northern Iwate Transportation
Ibaraki Kotsu
Higashinihon Kotsu

| homepage = {{URL|www.michinori.co.jp/index.html}}

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}}

{{nihongo|Michinori Holdings, Inc.|株式会社みちのりホールディングス|Kabushiki-gaisha Michinori Hōrudingusu}} is a holding company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. Michinori Holdings rehabilitates deficit companies which have so much liability that they cannot act as an administrator of assets. It manages them by acquiring and holding their shares until they return to financial stability and viability.

As of 2022, Michinori Holdings currently holds and operates subsidiaries in the transportation sector, including bus, railway, and monorail companies. They are:{{Cite web |title=みちのりホールディングス|グループ会社 |trans-title=Group Companies |url=https://www.michinori.co.jp/group/index.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Michinori Holdings |language=ja}}

  • Fukushima Transportation, since 2008
  • Shonan Monorail, since 2015
  • Sado Kisen (ferry company), since 2022
  • Aizu Bus, since 2011
  • Kanto Transportation, since 2012
  • Northern Iwate Transportation, since 2010
  • Ibaraki Kotsu (bus company), since 2009
  • Higashinihon Kotsu (bus company), since 2018

Some expressway bus routes operated by affiliated companies of Michinori Holdings are named "Michinori Express" (MEX),[http://www.ibako.co.jp/contents/newsrelease/2018/08/18417.html Expressway bus was designed as "MEX" commnenced operating] designed by Yasuyuki Kawanishi, who also designed West Express Ginga.

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Aizu Bus

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Aizu Bus Co., Ltd.

| logo =

| logo_size =

| image = HighwayExpres“Aizuwakamatsu-SendaiLine”/Aizu-Bus/Aizu230a617- 2.JPG

| image_size =

| image_caption = Hino Selega (used for many highway buses)

| company_slogan =

| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 21 March 1943

| headquarters = 195 Byakkocho, Aizu-wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan (福島県会津若松市白虎町195)

| locale =

| service_area = Fukushima

| service_type = Bus

| alliance =

| routes = [https://www.aizubus.com/rosen/pdf/rosenzu.pdf Routemap]

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| ceo = 佐藤 俊材

| website = [http://www.aizubus.com/ Aizu Bus {{In lang|ja}}]

}}

The {{nihongo|Aizu Bus Co., Ltd.|会津乗合自動車株式会社|Aizu Noriai Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings. Tobu Group had shares of this company until 2011.[http://www.revic.co.jp/pdf/news/2010/101202newsrelease.pdf About transferring shares to Michinori Holdings]

Its subsidiaries include [http://www.aizutravel.com/ Aizu Travel Service] and [http://auto.aizubus.com/ Aizu Bus/Auto Service]. It also owns Aizu Taxi.

= Outline =

Aizu Bus Company was established in 1943.[http://www1.tcue.ac.jp/home1/sanken/pdf/45-2/45-2oshima.pdf About Aizu Bus] It operates bus routes around Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, many of which are based at Aizu-Tajima Station, Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station, and Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. Service area has many tourist spots, including Ōuchi-juku, Tō-no-Hetsuri, Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Lake Inawashiro, Mount Bandai, and Oze National Park.

Its headquarters are located at 195 Byakkocho, Aizuwakamatsu. Until 2011, the company also had a headquarters with Tobu Railway in Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo.

= History =

  • 21 March 1943 – Company was established. Later that year, due to unification during World War II, additional routes were transferred to it, including those of Kihan Motor.
  • December 1953 – Transferred bus routes between Aizu-Tajima Station and Kinugawaonsen Station from Tobu Railway
  • 10 July{{Year?}} – "Aizu-Wakamatsu – Koriyama – Iwaki Line" was operated as "limited express" with Fukushima Transportation and Joban Kotsu Motor
  • 9 October 1987 – Discontinued bus routes between Aizu-Tajima and Kinugawaonsen due to opening of Yagan Railway.
  • 20 January 1996 – "Aizu-Wakamatsu – Koriyama – Iwaki Line" was operated as "Expressway bus" and ran via Joban Expressway
  • 24 May 1996 – Commenced operating Low Emission Bus between Aizu-Tajima Station and Oze National Park
  • 2 October 1997 – Commenced operating "Aizu-Wakamatsu – Niigata Line" as "Expressway bus" with Niigata Kotsu
  • 1 October 2009 – Aizu Taxi merged into Aizu Bus
  • 2 December 2010 – Received support from "Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan"[http://www.aizubus.com/osrs_dtl.php?app_forward=PcOsrsDtlDispAction&hisn_no=76 About supporting][https://web.archive.org/web/20150913032910/http://www.minpo.jp/news/detail/2015091025229 Avoid bankrupt due to support]
  • 2 August 2013 – "Regional Economy Vitalization Corporation of Japan" transferred its shares of Aizu Bus Company to Michinori Holdings.[http://www.aizubus.com/pdf/kabunushiidou.pdf About shares][http://www.revic.co.jp/pdf/news/2013/130802newsrelease-2.pdf Aizu Bus has belongs to Michinori Holdings][http://www.michinori.co.jp/pdf/20130802_aizu.pdf Announcement of transferring shares] On 30 August, the transfer was completed, and since then, the bus company has belonged to Michinori Holdings.

= Bus routes =

[https://www.aizubus.com/rosen/pdf/rosenzu.pdf Routemap]

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|+Aizu Bus – Highway Buses

!Name!!Stops!!Note

Yumekaido Aizu LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKoriyama StationIkebukuro StationShinjuku Highway Bus Terminal
Aizu-Wakamatsu – Sendai LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKoriyama StationFukushima StationSendai Station (Miyagi)
Aizu-Wakamatsu – Niigata LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKitakata StationNiitsu StationNiigata Stationoperates with Niigata Kotsu
Aizu-Wakamatsu – Fukushima – Sendai Airport LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKoriyama StationFukushima StationSendai Airport
Kitakata – Koriyama Line{{Cite web|title=高速バス 喜多方⇔郡山|url=https://www.aizubus.com/highway/kitakata/|publisher=会津乗合自動車|accessdate=2018-06-17}}Kitakata OfficeShiokawa Green Plaza・Koriyama Women's UniversityKoriyama Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu – Nozawa LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKitakata StationNozawa Station
Aizu-Wakamatsu – OuchijukuTo no Hetsuri LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationOuchijukuTo no HetsuriAizu-Shimogo StationShin-Shirakawa StationShirakawa Stationoperates with Fukushima Transportation
Aizu-Wakamatsu – Narita Airport LineAizu-Wakamatsu StationKoriyama Station (Fukushima)Narita Airportoperates with Chiba Kotsu
Urabandai – Tokyo Line{{Cite web|title=高速バス 羽田空港・東京⇔猪苗代・裏磐梯|url=https://www.aizubus.com/highway/urabandai/|work=会津乗合自動車|accessdate=2019-10-06}}Urabandai Kogen・Lake Goshiki・Tokyo StationHaneda Airport

= Further reading =

  • [http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/manage/20110708/221367/ Story of Aizu Bus]
  • [http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/report/20120305/229461/ Story of Aizu Bus]

Kanto Transportation

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Kanto Transportation, Inc.

| logo =

| logo_size =

| image = Kanto Jidosha Marronnier-Haneda Aero Ace.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace

| company_slogan =

| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 8 May 1927

| headquarters = 4-25-5 Yanase, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan (栃木県宇都宮市簗瀬四丁目25番5号)

| locale =

| service_area = Tochigi

| service_type = Bus

| alliance =

| routes = [https://www.kantobus.co.jp/route/route.html Route bus map]
[https://www.kantobus.co.jp/highway/highway.php Expressway bus map]

| destinations =

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| ceo = Gen Yoshida{{Cite web|title=関東自動車 新社長に吉田専務 手塚氏は相談役、6月就任|url=https://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/articles/-/454229|work=下野新聞SOON}}{{Cite web|title=代表取締役社長交代のお知らせ|url=https://www.michinori.co.jp/pdf/20210519_PR_kanto.pdf|work=みちのりホールディングス}}

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

}}

{{nihongo|Kanto Transportation, Inc.|関東自動車株式会社|Kantō Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings.

= Outline =

The bus company was established as Kanto Motor LLC in 1923. After acquiring other companies, it changed to Kanto Transportation, Inc. on 8 May 1927. In 2004, the company requested and received management support from Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan due to financial difficulties. This company belonged to Jay Coach (an affiliated company of Jay Will Partners) until 2012,[https://web.archive.org/web/20140102171511/https://www.kantobus.co.jp/topics/pdf/000139.pdf About transferring shares] when it was transferred to Michinori Holdings.

Kanto Transportation acquired Toya Kotsu on 1 October 2018. Additionally, this company capitalizes Utsunomiya Light Rail at 11%.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}{{Clarify|reason=Does "capitalizes" mean Kanto Transportation owns 11% of Utsunomiya Light Rail?|date=January 2023}}

Its headquarters are located at 4-25-5 Yanase, Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture.

= Bus routes =

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|+Kanto Transportation – Expressway Buses

!Name!!Stops!!Note

rowspan="3" |Maronnier(Narita Line via Sano) Yanagida Shako・Utsunomiya StationSano Shintoshi Bus Terminal・Sakai-Koga BT・Narita Airport
(Narita Line via Mooka) Nikko Station・Kanuma IC・Utsunomiya StationMookaNarita Airport
(Haneda Line) Yanagida Shako・Utsunomiya StationSano Shintoshi Bus TerminalHaneda Airport
MappleOta Station (Gunma)・Sakai-Koga BT・Narita Airport
SalviaKiryu StationAshikagashi StationSano Shintoshi Bus Terminal・Sakai-Koga BT・Narita Airport
Horse chestnut treeYanagida Shako・Utsunomiya StationKyoto StationTennoji Station
Kita-Kanto Liner(Mito Line) Utsunomiya StationAkatsuka Station (Ibaraki)Mito Station (Ibaraki)

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|+Kanto Transportation – Community Buses

!Name!!Stops!!Note

KIBUNA[https://www.city.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp/kurashi/kotsu/kokyo/1006069.html About KIBUNA]Utsunomiya Station
Kamigochi Bus[https://www.city.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp/kurashi/kotsu/kokyo/1006071.html About Kamigochi Bus]
Ashikaga Municipal BusIrinagusa・Ashikagashi StationAshikaga Station
Tochigi Municipal Bus[https://www.city.tochigi.lg.jp/soshiki/20/325.html About Tochigi Micipal Bus]Tochigi StationShin-Tochigi StationTōbu Kanasaki Station・Oyama Nishi HighschoolTransfer onto O-BUS bound for Oyama Station via Omoigawa Station
RI-BUS[https://www.city.kanuma.tochigi.jp/0495/info-0000001380-1.html About RI-BUS]Momiyama StationShin-Kanuma StationKanuma Station
Nikko Municipal BusKami-Imaichi StationShimo-Imaichi StationImaichi StationShimotsuke-Ōsawa Station
O-BUSOyama Station

= Affiliated companies =

== Nasu Ropeway ==

File:Toya Nasu ropeway gondola.jpgKanto Transportation also operates a ropeway on Mount Nasu. The ropeway is 812 m long, has an elevation gain of 294 m, and takes 3 minutes and 40 seconds (one-way). It has a capacity of 111 people.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

The ropeway has two stations: Sanroku Station (where passengers can transfer to buses for Nasu-Shiobara Station) and Sancho Station (on Mount Chausu).

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== Yashio Kankō Bus ==

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name =Yashio Kankō Bus K.K.

| logo =

| logo_size =

| image = Yashio-kanko-bus-840.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus of Tobu Group Color

| company_slogan =

| parent = Kanto Transportation

| founded = June 1984

| headquarters = 528-11 Sankumachi, Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, Japan (栃木県那須塩原市三区町528-11)

| locale =

| service_area = Tochigi

| service_type = Bus

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| website = [http://yashio-bus.com/ Yashio Kanko BUs {{In lang|ja}}]

}}

{{nihongo|Yashio Kankō Bus K.K.|やしお観光バス株式会社|Yashio Kankō Basu Kabushiki-gaisha}} was established in June 1984 as part of Toya Kotsu, a subsidiary of Tobu Railway until 1 December 2016, when it was transferred to Michinori Holdings. In October 2018, Toya Kotsu was merged into Kanto Transportation.

=== Bus routes ===

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!Name!!Stops

!Location

!Note

Nasukarasuyama Municipal Bus (Bato-Karasuyama Line)Karasuyama Station・Karasuyama High School・Owaku・Ogawa-Nakamachi・Nakagawa City HallTransfer onto Kanto Transportation bound for Ujiie Station or Nishi-Nasuno Station・Sanson Kaihatsu Center

|Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi

|operates with Nakagawa City

Nasushiobara Municipal BusNasushiobara StationKuroiso Station・Nasu No-Shikei Geka Hospital

|Nasushiobara, Tochigi

|

Nakagawa Community BusKarasuyama Station・Karasuyama High School・Owaku・Ogawa-Nakamachi・Nakagawa City Hall・Sanson Kaihatsu Center

|Nakagawa, Tochigi

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= Discontinued companies =

== Toya Kotsu ==

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name =Toya Kotsu Co., Ltd.

| logo =

| logo_size =

| image = Toya-aerobus.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus of Tobu Group Color

| company_slogan =

| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 9 February 1916

| headquarters = 19-8 Hirade Kogyo Danchi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan (栃木県宇都宮市平出工業団地19番地8)

| locale =

| service_area = Tochigi

| service_type = Bus

| alliance =

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| destinations =

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| hubs =

| stations =

| fleet =

| fuel_type =

| operator =

| ceo = Motofumi Teduka (until 2018)

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033058/http://toya108.jp/ Toya Kotsu {{In lang|ja}}]

}}

{{nihongo|Toya Kotsu Co., Ltd.|東野交通株式会社|Tōya Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha}} was a subsidiary of Tobu Railway until 2016, when it was transferred to Michinori Holdings. In 2018, it was merged into Kanto Transportation.

This bus company was established as Toya Railway in 1916. It began operating bus routes in 1928 and acquired other bus companies by 1934. The railway stations between Yutsuue Station and Nasu-Ogawa Station were discontinued in 1939. There was a planned extension from Nasu-Oagawa Station to Hitachi-Daigo Station. However, Toya Railway completely discontinued its railway line in 1968, and was renamed to Toya Kotsu in June 1969.

Toya Kotsu belonged to Tobu Railway from 1964 until 2016, at which time its shares were transferred to Michinori Holdings.[http://www.michinori.co.jp/pdf/20161031_toya.pdf About transferring shares] In 2018, it was merged into Kanto Transportation.[https://www.michinori.co.jp/pdf/20180525_PR_integration.pdf About merging into Kanto Transportation] Nasu Ropeway and Yashio Kankō Bus were affiliated companies of Toya Kotsu until the merger in 2018.

{{Toya Railway}}

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Northern Iwate Transportation

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Northern Iwate Transportation Co., Ltd.

| logo =

| logo_size =

| image = IwateKenpokuBus TSD40 No.6111.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Isuzu TX produced in 1968

| company_slogan =

| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 13 October 1943

| headquarters = 1-17-18 Kuriyagawa, Morioka, Iwate (岩手県盛岡市厨川1-17-18)

| locale =

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| service_type = Bus

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| website = http://www.iwate-kenpokubus.co.jp/

}}

{{nihongo|Northern Iwate Transportation Co., Ltd.|岩手県北自動車株式会社|Iwate Kenpoku Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company and wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings since 2010.

The company was established on 13 April 1943 as Iwate Kenpoku Motor, following the consolidation of bus companies in Iwate during World War II. It was renamed on 26 April 2009 as Northern Iwate Transportation. On 1 April 2010, it became an affiliated company of Michinori Holdings.[http://www.iwate-kenpokubus.co.jp/pdf/sin.pdf About transferring shares]

In 2016, Michinori Holdings began transferring Nambu Bus to this company.[http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2016/20161202020254.asp 南部バス再生手続き、2~3月にも事業譲渡] Web東奥 2016年12月2日[http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLZO10033500Y6A121C1L01000/ 南部バス、再生法申請 岩手県北自動車に事業譲渡へ] 日本経済新聞 2016年11月28日(2016年12月7日閲覧)[http://www.travelvision.jp/news-jpn/detail.php?id=75487 青森の南部バスが再生法申請、負債26億円-旅行会社も譲渡へ] トラベルビジョン 2016年11月30日(2016年12月7日閲覧)[http://www.iwate-kenpokubus.co.jp/uploads/281228.pdf 岩手県北自動車による南部バスの事業の承継について] 岩手県北自動車 2016年12月28日[http://www.nanbubus.co.jp/pdf/routebus/info/201612281725570.pdf 事業譲渡契約締結に関するお知らせ] 南部バス 2016年12月28日 By 2017, the business of Nambu Bus was inherited by Northern Iwate Transportation.[https://this.kiji.is/202624209791041542?c=80488020680492539 南部バス、事業譲渡を延期 28日見込み 3月から新体制] デーリー東北 2017年2月10日

The company headquarters are located at 1-17-18 Kuriyagawa, Morioka, Iwate.

This company is invested in the Iwate Galaxy Railway Line. The Iwate Galaxy Railway Company is based at Kuriyagawa Station.

= Bus routes =

== Beam.1 ==

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class="wikitable defaultleft col2center col3center"
rowspan="2" style="width: 13em;" |Stops

!colspan="2" style="width: 10em;" |Beam.1

!colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Location

!rowspan="2" |Note

Yokohama

Miyako
||Yokohama

Miyako
Yokohama Stationrowspan="1" |

|rowspan="1"|Kanagawa Prefecture

Track 17
Shinagawa Station|Tokyo

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Morioka-minami
|rowspan="5"|Iwate Prefecture
Morioka Station

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Miyako Station

| rowspan="1" |Miyako

Track 6
Yamada Branch

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Michi no Eki YAMADA

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== Urban ==

== Asunaro ==

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rowspan="2" style="width: 13em;" |Stops

!colspan="2" style="width: 10em;" |Asunaro

!colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Location

!rowspan="2" |Note

Morioka

Aomori||Morioka

Aomori
Morioka Station|rowspan="1"|Iwate PrefectureTrack 23
Hanawa◎/◆◎/◇|rowspan="2"|Akita Prefecture

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Kosaka Highschool

|

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IkarigasekiHirakawa

|rowspan="8"|Aomori Prefecture

|

Botandaira|
Hagurodaira Namioka

| rowspan="6" |Aomori

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Aomori-Ono
Yanagimachi Dori
Shinmachi 2 chome
Aomori StationTrack 9
Aomori Ferry Terminal

== YODEL ==

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rowspan="2" style="width: 13em;" |Stops

!colspan="2" |Yodel

!rowspan="2" |Location

!rowspan="2" |Note

style="width: 5em;"|Morioka

Hirosaki||style="width: 5em;"|Morioka

Hirosaki
Morioka Station

|Iwate Prefecture

Track 23
Tohoku-Owani

|rowspan="3"|Aomori Prefecture

Hirosaki StationTrack 1
Hirosaki BTTrack 2

== Umineko ==

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rowspan="2" style="width: 13em;" |Stops

!colspan="2" style="width: 10em;" |Umineko

!rowspan="2" |Location

!rowspan="2" |Note

Sendai

Hachinohe||Sendai

Hachinohe
Sendai Station

|Miyagi Prefecture

Track 74, 75
Hachinohe Inter

|rowspan="5"|Aomori Prefecture

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Baba
Hachinohe Down Town BT
Hon-Hachinohe Station
Hachinohe LAPIA BTTrack 4

== Hachimori ==

== Michinoku ==

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style="width: 13em;" |Stops

!style="width: 5em;" |Odate

!style="width: 5em;" |Morioka

!colspan="2" |Location

Iwate Medical University

| rowspan="5" |Morioka, Iwate

|width="20px" rowspan="8" align="center"|Iwate Prefecture

Morinomichi minami
Morioka Station
Sakigata
Morioka Inter
Ashiro Junction

|rowspan="3"|Hachimantai, Iwate

Ashiro Interchange
Tayama Parking Area
Kaduno Hachimantai Interchange

| rowspan="4" |Kazuno, Akita

|rowspan="11"|Akita Prefecture

Kaduno Antora mae
Kazuno-Hanawa Station
Kemanai
Otaki Onsen

|rowspan="7"|Odate, Akita

Hinaicho iriguchi
Odate
Itoku Odate Shopping Mall
Shuhoku Bus Headquarters
Odate Station
Itoku Odate Shopping Mall

class="wikitable"

|+Michinori Express (MEX)

!Name!!Stops!!Note

MEX Aomori LineAomori Ferry Terminal・Aomori StationHirosaki StationSaitama-Shintoshin StationShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalTokyo Disney Sea
MEX Hachinohe LineHachiohe LAPIA BT・Hon-Hachinohe StationMorioka StationYahaba StationShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalKawasaki Station
MEX Misawa LineMisawa Station・Hachiohe LAPIA BT・Hachinohe StationMorioka StationShinjuku Highway Bus TerminalTokyo Disney Sea

= Nambu Bus =

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Nanbu Bus Co., Ltd.

| logo = NanbuBus KC-LV280N-NSK No.570.jpg

| logo_size =

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption = Hino Selega (They are used for a lot of highway buses)

| company_slogan =

| parent =

| founded = 21 February 1926

| headquarters = 6-79 Korekawa-Futatsuya, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (青森県八戸市是川二ツ屋6-79)

| locale =

| service_area = Aomori

| service_type = Bus

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

}}

This bus company was merged into Northern Iwate Transportation on 1 March 2017, and the company was discontinued in 2018.

The company was establishment as Gonohe Electric Railway on 21 February 1926.[{{NDLDC|1190630/16}} 『地方鉄道及軌道一覧 : 昭和10年4月1日現在』]、[{{NDLDC|1077355/622}} 『日本全国諸会社役員録. 第35回(昭和2年)』](NDL It opened rail lines between Shirinai Station and Kami-Shichizaki Station (23 August 1929), between Kami-Shichizaki and Shitogishi (10 October 1929), and between Shitogishi and Gonohe Station (1 April 1930). On 28 October 1931, the company began offering bus services as well. The company was renamed "Gonohe Railway" 1936 and subsequently Nambu Railway in 1945.

Operation of the railway line was suspended following the 1968 Tokachi earthquake, and in April 1969, the company discontinued its railway business. On 30 May 1970, it was renamed to Nambu Bus.

== Nambu Railway ==

{{Nanbu Railway}}

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Ibaraki Kotsu

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| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 27 March 2009

| headquarters = 3-5-36 Hakamaduka, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan (茨城県水戸市袴塚三丁目5番36号)

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| website = [http://www.ibako.co.jp Ibaraki Kotsu {{In lang|ja}}]

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{{Nihongo|Ibaraki Kotsu Co., Ltd.|茨城交通株式会社|Ibaraki Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that operates many bus routes in Ibaraki. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings. Affiliated companies include the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway and Kanto Railway.

The service area is based at Mito Station and covers northern and central Ibaraki Prefecture and southern Tochigi Prefecture.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibako.co.jp/contents/newsrelease/2018/12/18932.html|title=センター試験 茨城大学・常磐大学会場へ増便します|accessdate=2019-01-16|date=2018-12-28|website=茨城交通株式会社|publisher=茨城交通株式会社}}

= Outline =

{{Suihin Line}}

Ibaraki Kotsu was established on 1 August 1944 due to integration during World War II. It was formed as the merger of three railway companies: Suihin Densha (established 1921; discontinued 1966), Ibaraki Railway (established 1923; discontinued 1971), and Minato Railway (established 1907). Following the merger, Ibaraki Kotsu controlled three lines: the Suihin Line, the Ibaraki Line, and the Minato Line. In 2008, the Ibaraki Kotsu Minato Line was transferred to Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

In October 1992, Ibako Kenhoku Bus was established, but later merged into Ibaraki Kotsu in February 2010. On 1 June 2010, Ibaraki Auto was also merged into Ibaraki Kotsu.

Hitachi Dentetsu Kotsu Service was merged into this company on 1 May 2019, and the Hitachi Dentetsu Taxi was renamed to Dentetsu Taxi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibako.co.jp/contents/newsrelease/2018/12/18879.html|title=茨城交通株式会社と日立電鉄交通サービス株式会社の経営統合(合併)に関するお知らせ|accessdate=2018-12-25|date=2018-12-13|website=茨城交通株式会社|publisher=茨城交通株式会社}}

Nanohana Kotsu, a tourist bus company, became an affiliated company of Ibaraki Kotsu.[https://www.michinori.co.jp/pdf/20210802_PR_ibako.pdf About Nanohana Kotsu becoming an affiliated company of Ibaraki Kotsu]

= Requested Civil Rehabilitation =

By the late 2000s, Ibaraki Kotsu had too debt, so the company applied under the Civil Rehabilitation Act.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/2827.html|title=大型倒産速報|accessdate=2008-12-20|publisher=帝国データバンク|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201035751/http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/2827.html|archivedate=2009-02-01}} On 19 November 2008, it was determined that the company would be reconstructed. On 27 March 2009, Industrial Growth Platform began supporting the company, and established IBAKO Co., Ltd. which inherited the assets of Ibaraki Kotsu.

= Hitachi Dentetsu Kotsu =

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{{Nihongo|Hitachi Dentetsu Kotsu Service Co., Ltd.|日立電鉄交通サービス株式会社|Hitachi Dentetsu Kōtsū Sābisu Kabushiki-gaisha}} was a bus company that operated many bus routes in Ibaraki. In 2019, this company was discontinued and merged into Ibaraki Kotsu. Until 1 April 2005, this company had operated the Hitachi Electric Railway Line.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205052751/http://www.hitachi-dentetsu.co.jp/rail/abrail01.html About discontinuing Railway Line]

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Higashinihon Kotsu

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| name = Higashinihon Kotsu Co., Ltd

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| parent = Michinori Holdings

| founded = 16 January 1979[http://ej-bus.com/company/ About company]

| headquarters = 17-2 Yamagishi-Ohira, Morioka, Iwate, Japan (岩手県盛岡市山岸大平17-2)

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| ceo = Jun Matsumoto

| website = [http://ej-bus.com/ Higashinihon Kotsu {{In lang|ja}}]

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{{Nihongo|Higashinihon Kotsu Co, Ltd.|東日本交通株式会社|Higashinihon Kōtsū Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a bus company that operates bus routes in Iwate. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings.

= Outline =

The firm was established as Chuo Kanko in 1974. The registered persisting company was established on 16 January 1979 as Chuo Kanko LLC. On 24 April 2018, a manager requested acquisition from Michinori Holdings because of old age.[http://michinori.co.jp/pdf/20180424_PR.pdf About this company]

=Bus routes=

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|+Higashinihon Kotsu – Bus Routes

!Name!!Stops!!Note

Iwaizumi – Moichi LineMiyako Hospital・Miyako StationSentoku StationMoichi StationKariya StationNakasatoWainai StationUtsunoFushiyaAsanaiNishoishiIwaizumi bashi・Iwaizumi HospitalBustitution of the Iwaizumi Line, since 1 April 2014
Yamabushi LineHottoyuda Station・Yumoto Onsen・Kaizawa・Morioka StationMorioka Bus Center
Hanamaki Airport Shuttle BusKitakami StationHanamaki Airport

Parent company

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グラントウキョウサウスタワー17階)

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Nanki-Shirahama Airport

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{{nihongo|Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.|株式会社経営共創基盤|Kabushiki-gaisha Keiei-Kyoso Kiban}} is a holding company located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its main operation is that it manages and has shares of {{nihongo|Michinori Holdings, Inc|株式会社みちのりホールディングス|Kabushiki-gaisha Michinori Hōrudingusu}}, which is a wholly owned subsidiary providing services such as railway lines and bus routes in Japan. Nanki-Shirahama Airport is also managed by Nanki-Shirahama Airport, Inc.,{{Cite web |title=南紀白浜空港 :: 株式会社南紀白浜エアポート 会社概要 |url=http://shirahama-airport.jp/company |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=shirahama-airport.jp}} a subsidiary of Industrial Growth Platform.{{Cite web |title=Corporate Summary {{!}} IGPI(EN) |url=https://igpi.co.jp/en/about_us/company/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=ja}}

The company servants are transferred from {{Ill|Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan|ja|産業再生機構}}."Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan's" shares was held by Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan, and this company was disbanded on 15 March 2007 Its main business was management reconstruction for companies that had too many liabilities to continue operating, but that still had business resources.

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