The is a bus company within the Tobu Group which was established on 11 January 1941 in Tsuchiura.
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 Ōbukuro Station on Tobu Skytree Line Koshigaya Office (Route buses and Chartered buses) Kita-Koshigaya Office (Taxies) Sugito Office (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies) Kazo Office (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies) Kuki Office (Route buses and Chartered buses, Taxies) 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) Noda Office (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. 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
Kan-etsu Kotsu
The is a subsidiary company of Tobu Railway and belongs to Asahi Motor Corporation Group. 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.