Yamanashi Kōtsū

Yamanashi Kotsu CO., LTD.
Isuzu Cubic (Vehicles made by Isuzu are often used)
Founded1 May 1950
Headquarters3-2-34 Iida, Kōfu, Yamanashi, 400-0035 Japan (山梨県甲府市飯田三丁目2番34号)
Service areaYamanashi
Service typeBus
RoutesRoute map
Chief executiveMasahide Amemiya
WebsiteYamanashi Kotsu(in Japanese)

Yamanashi Kōtsū (山梨交通) is a bus company in west of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

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This company established in 1May 1945, as merged into many bus, taxi and railway companies.

Kanemaru Family, which Shin Kanemaru came from, established Yamanashi Kotsu in 1950. Kenji Osano, who was a chief executive operator in Kokusai Kogyo Group, invested into Yamanashi Kotsu and became a parent company of that. He helped Yamanashi Kotsu, which was in difficult to operate a lot of deficit routes because he was born in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Yamako Department Store was established by Kokusai Kogyo, and, from the first of establishment until bankruptcy, it connected with Tokyu Group and their department stores.

In 2009, Kokusai Kogyo transferred all their owned shares to Yamanashi Kotsu employee because Kokusai Kogyo got acquired by Cerberus Capital Management from Osano Family.

History

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Establishment in the first time

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Yamanashi Horse Tram runs on Koshu Kaido

Railway business was established in 1897 as Yamanashi Horse Tram opened between Kofu, Yamanashi and Isawa, Yamanashi

Area served

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The company's bus lines serve city of Kōfu and vicinities.

Highway Bus

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Chūō Kōsoku Bus

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nickname/line section companies
Shinjuku Line Shinjuku Highway BT (Shinjuku Station)⇔Kofu Station, Yumura Onsen Fujikyu, Keio Bus
Minobu Line Shinjuku Highway BT⇔Minami-Alps City OfficeMount MinobuMinobu Station Keio Bus
Suwa-Okaya Line Shinjuku Highway BT⇔Kami-Suwa Station / Okaya Station Keio Bus, Fuji Express, Suwa Bus,
JR Bus Kanto
Inaline Shinjuku Highway BT⇔Ina City, Komagane City Keio Bus, Fuji Express, Ina Bus

Route Buses

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nickname/line Terminus Via Terminus
Hirokawara Line Kofu Station Ryuo Station Hirokawara[1]
Shosenkyo Line Yumura Onsen Shosenkyo
Nirasaki Line Shiozaki Station Nirasaki Station
Shimokyorai Line Nirasaki Station Daigahara Shimokyoraiishi

Subsidiary companies

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  • 株式会社山交百貨店
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1954
Headquarters1-3-3 Marunouchi, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture Japan (山梨県甲府市丸の内1丁目3-3)
ParentKokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.yamako-dept.jp/index.html

Yamako (山交百貨店) had been a department store company in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan until 30 September 2019.[2] And, since 30 September 2019, the company has specialized in managing parking areas and properties.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ It makes it possible for you to go to Kitazawa Pass and Takatō Bus Terminal that transferring onto VillageーRun Bus at this bus stop
  2. ^ The department Closing
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