The is a bus company within the Tobu Group which was established on 11 January 1941 in Tsuchiura.ASAHI MOTOR Website (ja)Gunma BusGunma BusAbout Asahi Motor
Overview 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 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.
Offices and routes 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 Kasukabe Station on Tobu Skytree Line Koshigaya Office (Route buses and Chartered buses) Kasukabe Office (Route buses) Kazo Office (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies) Kuki Office (Route buses and Chartered buses) Honjo Office (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies) Sakai Office (Route buses and Taxies) Ota Office (Route buses and Taxies) Shobu Office (Route buses and Chartered buses) Sugito Office (Chartered buses and Taxies)
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 Adachi City Community Bus Harukaze Saitama Kasukabe City Community Bus Haru Bus Kazo City Community Bus Kazo Kizuna Gyoda City Community Bus Gyoda City Circular-route Bus Kounosu City Community Bus Flower Hanyu City Community Ai・Ai Bus Soka City Community Bus PariPorikun Bus Sugito City Community Bus Aiai Ageo City Community Bus Guruttokun Chiba Noda City Community Bus Mame Bus Ibaraki Goka City Community Bus Gokarin
Other bus routes TOHOKU KYUKO BUS Kan-etsu Kotsu Nikko-koutsu Kokusai Juo Bus KAWAGOE Motor Bando BUS IBAKYU Motor
Other bus companies of TOBU GROUP Tobu Bus Nikko Tobu Bus West Tobu Bus Central
Tohoku Kyuko Bus
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group.Tohoku Kyuko Bus The head office is located in Tokyo Office.
Overview 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.
History 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
Office 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
Highway buses NOTerminusViaTerminusNoteNew Star/Holiday StarTokyo StationNon stopSendai StationRainbowTokyo StationFukushima Station, Yonezawa StationYamagata StationTOKYO SUNRISETokyo StationMurayama StationShinjō StationOperated with Yamagata KotsuFlying Liner/Flying SneakerTokyo Disney ResortTokyo Station - Kyōto Station - Ōsaka StationŌsaka Abenobashi StationOperated with Kintetsu BusMamakari LinerTokyo Disney ResortTokyo Station - Okayama StationKurashiki StationOperated with Ryobi Bus. When passengers reserve the seats, only telephone reservation for Tohoku Kyuko Bus. LeBlancShinonome ShakoTokyo Station・Yokohama Station・Tsuyama StationOkayama StationOperated with Ryobi BusKimasshiShinonome ShakoUeno Station・Toyama StationKanazawa StationOperated with Kitanippon Kanko BusTokyo - Kinugawaonsen Nikko LineTokyo StationShimo-Imaichi Station・Tōbu-Nikkō Station・Tobu World SquareKinugawa-Onsen Station
Kan-etsu Kotsu
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group.Kan-etsu Kotsu The head office is located in Shibukawa.
Overview The company was established on 15 June 1953 as 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.
Office Head office Shibukawa Office Agatsuma Office Maebashi Office Numata Office Kamata Office Oze-Tokura Information desk Tsukiyono Auto Gas Stand
Highway buses NOTerminusViaTerminusNoteAzaleaIkaho OnsenMaebashi Station, Takasaki StationNarita AirportOperated with Chiba KotsuShima OnsenShinonome ShakoTokyo Station, Shibukawa Station, Nakanojō StationShimaonsenOZE SHINJUKUShinjuku StationKawagoe StationOshimizuAPPLENumata StationGunma Prefectural HallGundai HospitalFujikyu Highland LineShibukawa OfficeShibukawa Station - Maebashi Station - Takasaki Station - Fuji-Q HighlandKawaguchiko StationOperated with Fujikyu BusJoshu Yukemuri Liner Minakami OnsenShinjuku StationKawagoe Station, Jōmō-Kōgen StationMinakami StationJoshu Yukemuri Ikaho/ShimaonsenShin-Koshigaya StationKawagoe Station・Shibukawa Station・Ikaho OnsenShima OnsenKatashina Snow ExpressShinjuku StationNon stopMichi no eki Katashina
Ticket About one diary tickets for sightseeing in Gunma
Nikko Kotsu
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Nikko Office.
Overview 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. .
Office Nikko Office Dial Office
Express buses NOTerminusViaTerminusNoteNikko Nasu Mankitsu LinerTōbu-Nikkō StationKinugawa-Onsen Station, Yunishigawa-Onsen StationNasu Yumoto OnsenOperated with Toya KotsuNikko Kinugawa ExpressKinugawa-Onsen StationTōbu-Nikkō StationNikkō Tōshō-gū
Subsidiary company Akechidaira Ropeway
Tickets About tickets for Nikko
Kokusai Juo Bus
is a subsidiary company of ASAHI Motor and Bando Bus and Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Nikko Office.
Overview 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.
Office Kumagaya Office
Bus routes Route buses 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.
Expressway buses NOTerminusViaTerminusNoteHaneda Airport LineKagohara StationKumagaya Station, Shinrinkōen Station, Sakado Station (Saitama)Haneda AirportOperated with Airport Transport Service
KAWAGOE Motor
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Shinrinkoen Office.
Outline 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.
Office Shinrinkoen Office
Expressway buses NOTerminusViaTerminusNoteNarita Airport LineShinrinkōen StationKawagoe Station, Sakado Station (Saitama)Narita Airport
Bando Bus
is a subsidiary company of ASAHI Motor. The head office is located in Abiko Office.
Overview 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.
Office Abiko Office Higahsi-Abiko Garage Shibazaki Garage
Community buses ABI BUS
IBAKYU Motor
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway. The head office is located in Matsubushi Office.
Overview 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.
Office Matsubushi Office Noda Office koga Office Iwai Garage Kita-Moro Garage Noda-Umesato Jutaku Turnroad
See also Other bus companies of Tobu Group Tobu Bus Group Former companies belonging to Tobu Group Aizu Bus Toya Kotsu
Tobu Railway
References
External links Official Website (in Japanese)