List of bus operating companies in Japan listsJapanese bus operators. The list includes companies operating now. Operators are listed from north to south byprefecture of its headquarters.
The list includestransit buses , highway buses, or sightseeing buses. Operators of lines not open to passers-by, such as charter only companies, or schools operatingschool buses are not listed.
The list also excludes community bus (コミュニティバス komyunitī basu lines. It refers to feeder bus transits with usually smaller vehicles, operated by municipalities. Seeja:日本のコミュニティバス一覧 for the list. "Normal" municipal bus transits (kōei basu (公営バス , such asToei Bus ofTōkyō ) are listed here.
Trolleybuses andguided buses are listed in theList of railway companies in Japan , as they are classified asrailway in the country.
For the operators inKantō andKansai , accepted fare collection cards are indicated as below. Other operators may accept different cards.
C : Operators currently acceptingmagnetic Common Bus Card .PA : Operators currently acceptingsmart card PASMO .S : Operators currently accepting magneticSurutto Kansai .Pi : Operators currently accepting smart cardPiTaPa .English names might be tentative.
Akan Bus atRausu . Hokkaidō Chūō Bus atSapporo . Kushiro Bus atKushiro Station . Sōya Bus atWakkanai , the northernmost bus operator in Japan. The northernmost operator. Kōnan Bus atKuroishi . An Nanbu BusIsuzu C . Shūhoku Bus vehicle,Ōdate . Omoe Bus Terminal, Iwate Kenpoku Bus. "Loople Sendai", a sightseeing bus bySendai City Bus . Yamagata Prefecture [ edit ] Asahi Kōtsū あさひ交通 Atsumi Kōtsū あつみ交通 Mogamigawa Koutsuu最上川交通 Shōnai Kōtsū庄内交通 Yamakō Bus山交バス Yuza Kōtsū ゆざ交通 Fukushima Prefecture [ edit ] Seibu Bus cars atKusatsu -Onsen Bus Station.Tōbu Bus,Saitama .Sky Bus Tōkyō, Hinomaru Limousine. Keiō Bus."Twin Bus",Keisei Bus . Ōshima Bus car atIzu Ōshima Island. Toei Bus atTokyo Station .A localTōkyū Bus car interior. Tōkyū Transsés bus atShibuya Station ."Twin Liner", Kanagawa Chūō Kōtsū. Sightseeing buses only. Kanagawa Prefecture [ edit ] Muramatsu Bus Terminal, Kanbara Tetsudō. Hokuriku Railroad bus,Kanazawa .A highway Gifu Bus car. Matsumoto Dentetsu Bus cars,Mount Norikura .Yamanashi Kōtsū bus cars,Kōfu . A sightseeing bus by Shizutetsu Justline. Meitetsu Bus ,Nagoya .Nagoya City Bus .Otowa Bus Stop onTōmei Expressway ,Aichi Prefecture . Echigo Kōtsū越後交通 Kubiki Motor頸城自動車 Niigata Kōtsū新潟交通 Tainai Kōtsū 胎内交通 Ishikawa Prefecture [ edit ] Yamanashi Prefecture [ edit ] Shizuoka Prefecture [ edit ] "Seishun Mega Dream", adouble decker highway bus byWest JR Bus. Kintetsu Bus.Ōsaka City Bus atŌsaka Station .Kyōto City Bus .Minato Kankō Bus,Minamiawaji . A highway Shinki Bus car. "Gurutto BusNara Park Route" by Nara Kōtsū, at Nara prefectural government office. Haibara Station Bus Stop, Nara Kōtsū.Bus stops in Nara countryside. Mie Kōtsū, Nara Kōtsū, a community bus and a school bus stop here. A smallOhmi Railway bus car. Arida Railway Bus. These two are unrelated. Hinomaru Bus car,Tottori . A highwayIchibata Bus car. Uno Bus car,Okayama . A highwayHiroden Bus car,Hiroshima . Bon-Bus. Bus stops with bus location system, Iwakuni City Bus. Iwakuni City Bus "Ichisuke". Hinomaru Bus日ノ丸自動車 (日ノ丸バス) Nihon Kōtsū (Nikkō Bus)日本交通 Tottori Jidōsha (Clover Bus)鳥取自動車 (クローバーバス) Arimoto Kankō Bus 有本観光バス Chūtetsu Bus中鉄バス Chūtetsu Mimasaka Bus中鉄美作バス Sōja Bus (Chūtetsu Sōja Bus)総社バス (中鉄総社バス) Hinase Transportation (Bizen Bus)日生運輸 (備前バス) Kamo Kankō Bus 加茂観光バス Katsumada Kankō Bus 勝間田観光バス Minagi Kōtsū 美袋交通 Rose Kankoh (Rose Bus)ロウズ観光 (ロウズバス) Ryōbi Holdings (Ryōbi Bus)両備ホールディングス (両備バス) Shimotsui Dentetsu (Shimoden Bus)下津井電鉄 (下電バス) Toyosawa Kōtsū豊沢交通 Uno Bus宇野自動車 (宇野バス) Angel Cabエンゼルキャブ Anzen Taxi 安全タクシー Chiyoda Taxi 千代田タクシー Chūgoku Bus中国バス Daiichi Taxi第一タクシー Hamadaya Taxi 浜田屋タクシー Hiroshima Bus広島バス Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden Bus)広島電鉄 (広電バス)Hiroshima Kōtsū広島交通 Honshi Bus Kaihatsu本四バス開発 Innoshima Unyu (Innoshima Bus)因の島運輸 (因の島バス) Iwami Tourイワミツアー JR GroupJRグループ Jūban Kōtsū 十番交通 Kake Kōtsū 加計交通 Mibu Kōtsū 壬生交通 Miyajima Kōtsū 宮島交通 Nōmi Bus 能美バス Ōasa Kōtsū (Hope Bus)大朝交通 (ホープバス) Onomichi Busおのみちバス Ōtake Kōtsū Taxi 大竹交通タクシー Ōtake Taxi 大竹タクシー Saijō Kōtsū (Rainbow Bus) 西城交通 (レインボーバス) Saiki Kōtsū 佐伯交通 Sandankyō Kōtsū 三段峡交通 Sanyō Busさんようバス Sasaki Kankō ささき観光 Setouchi Sankō瀬戸内産交 Shōwa Taxi 昭和タクシー SK Corporation総合企画コーポレーション Tomotetsudō (Tomotetsu Bus)鞆鉄道 (トモテツバス) Toyohira Kōtsū 豊平交通 Tsuda Kōtsū 津田交通 Yae Taxi 八重タクシー Yaguchi Taxi やぐちタクシー Yasuura Kōtsū 安浦交通 Ichiba Kōtsū bus. A highway Tokushima Bus car. Takamatsu Station Bus Terminal,Kotoden Bus and others.Ōkawa Bus. The smallest operator in Japan, with 2 buses. A highwayJR Kyūshū Bus car. A typical localNishitetsu Bus car,Fukuoka . Three row seats of highway Nishitetsu Bus car. Bus location boards at a bus stop,Kumamoto City Bus . Iriomotejima Kōtsū Bus onIriomote Island, the southernmost bus operator in Japan. Ryūkyū Bus Kōtsū car atNaha Bus Terminal. Nishitetsu Bus is the largest operator in Japan. It owns the fleet of 2,083 buses, or 3,100 by the entire group. Shōwa Bus昭和自動車 (昭和バス) Taiyō Kōtsū太陽交通 Techno Kankō Bus テクノ観光バス Ukico ウキコ Gotō Motor (Gotō Bus)五島自動車 (五島バス) Iki Kōtsū壱岐交通 Ikitsuki Motor (Ikitsuki Bus)生月自動車 (生月バス) Maruhama Sangyō (Narujima Bus)丸濱産業 (奈留島バス) Nagasaki Motor Bus (Nagasaki Bus)長崎自動車 (長崎バス) Ojika Kōtsū小値賀交通 Ōkawa Rikuun (Hirado Kankō Bus)大川陸運 (平戸観光バス) Saihi Motor (Saihi Bus)西肥自動車 (西肥バス) Sasebo City Transportation Bureau (Sasebo City Bus)佐世保市交通局 (佐世保市営バス) Shimabara Railway (Shimatetsu Bus)島原鉄道 (島鉄バス) Transportation Bureau of Nagasaki Prefecture (Nagasaki Ken-ei Bus)長崎県交通局 (長崎県営バス) Tsushima Kōtsū対馬交通 Uku Kankō Bus宇久観光バス YOKAROYOKARO A" Lineマルエーフェリー Daiwa Bus大和バス Iwasaki Group いわさきグループ Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (Kagoshima City Bus)鹿児島市交通局 (鹿児島市営バス)Kakeroma Bus加計呂麻バス Michinoshima Kōtsū 道の島交通 Minami Kyūshū Kankō Bus南九州観光バス Minami Rikuun (Minami Bus) 南陸運 (南バス) Nangoku Kōtsū南国交通 Okinoerabu Bus Enterprises (Oki Bus) 沖永良部バス企業団 (沖バス) Satsumasendai City Industrial Economy Division Commerce And Industry Promotion Section (Satsumasendai City Bus) 薩摩川内市産業経済部商工振興課 (薩摩川内市営バス ) Tokunoshima Sōgō Rikuun (Sōgō Bus)徳之島総合陸運 (総合バス) The southernmost operator. 
