List of bus operating companies in Japan

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List of bus operating companies in Japan lists Japanese bus operators. The list includes companies operating now. Operators are listed from north to south by prefecture of its headquarters.

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The list includes transit buses, highway buses, or sightseeing buses. Operators of lines not open to passers-by, such as charter only companies, or schools operating school 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. See ja: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 as Toei Bus of Tōkyō) are listed here.

Trolleybuses and guided buses are listed in the List of railway companies in Japan, as they are classified as railway in the country.

For the operators in Kantō and Kansai, accepted fare collection cards are indicated as below. Other operators may accept different cards.

C : Operators currently accepting magnetic Common Bus Card.
PA : Operators currently accepting smart card PASMO.
S : Operators currently accepting magnetic Surutto Kansai.
Pi : Operators currently accepting smart card PiTaPa.

English names might be tentative.

Hokkaidō

Akan Bus at Rausu. Akan bus Ku200F 0039.JPG
Akan Bus at Rausu.
Hokkaido Chuo Bus at Sapporo. Chuo bus S022F 3105.JPG
Hokkaidō Chūō Bus at Sapporo.
Kushiro Bus at Kushiro Station. Kushiro bus Chuan Lu 200 ka 229.jpg
Kushiro Bus at Kushiro Station.
Soya Bus at Wakkanai, the northernmost bus operator in Japan. SOUYA Bus regular route.JPG
Sōya Bus at Wakkanai, the northernmost bus operator in Japan.
The northernmost operator.

Tōhoku region

Konan Bus at Kuroishi. Konan bus Aomori200F 0250.JPG
Kōnan Bus at Kuroishi.
An Nanbu Bus Isuzu C. Nanbu Bus K-CJM500 No.527.jpg
An Nanbu Bus Isuzu C.
Shuhoku Bus vehicle, Odate. Shuhoku-bus Odate-Hayaguchi.jpg
Shūhoku Bus vehicle, Ōdate.
Omoe Bus Terminal, Iwate Kenpoku Bus. Kenpoku-Omoe.jpg
Omoe Bus Terminal, Iwate Kenpoku Bus.
"Loople Sendai", a sightseeing bus by Sendai City Bus. Loople Sendai.jpg
"Loople Sendai", a sightseeing bus by Sendai City Bus.

Aomori Prefecture

Akita Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture

Miyagi Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

Kantō region

Seibu Bus cars at Kusatsu-Onsen Bus Station. Kusatsu-Onsen Bus Station.jpg
Seibu Bus cars at Kusatsu-Onsen Bus Station.
Tobu Bus, Saitama. Tobu Bus West 9803.jpg
Tōbu Bus, Saitama.
Sky Bus Tokyo, Hinomaru Limousine. Sky Bus Tokyo.jpg
Sky Bus Tōkyō, Hinomaru Limousine.
Keio Bus. Keio Bus J315.jpg
Keiō Bus.
"Twin Bus", Keisei Bus. Keiseibus-twinbus-20071013.jpg
"Twin Bus", Keisei Bus.
Oshima Bus car at Izu Oshima Island. Oshima Bus RM.jpg
Ōshima Bus car at Izu Ōshima Island.
Toei Bus at Tokyo Station. Toei Bus.jpg
Toei Bus at Tokyo Station.
A local Tokyu Bus car interior. Tokyubus-meguro8703-interior-20070614.jpg
A local Tōkyū Bus car interior.
Tokyu Transses bus at Shibuya Station. Tokyu Transses SI7811.jpg
Tōkyū Transsés bus at Shibuya Station.
"Twin Liner", Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu. Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Twin Liner.jpg
"Twin Liner", Kanagawa Chūō Kōtsū.

Ibaraki Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

Tokyo Metropolis

Sightseeing buses only.

Kanagawa Prefecture

Chūbu region

Muramatsu Bus Terminal, Kanbara Tetsudo. Muramatsu Bus Terminal.jpg
Muramatsu Bus Terminal, Kanbara Tetsudō.
Hokuriku Railroad bus, Kanazawa. Hokutetsu Bus 14-641.jpg
Hokuriku Railroad bus, Kanazawa.
A highway Gifu Bus car. Gifu Bus P-MS729S.jpg
A highway Gifu Bus car.
Matsumoto Dentetsu Bus cars, Mount Norikura. Matsumoto dentetsu Norikuradake shuttle-bus P8128212.jpg
Matsumoto Dentetsu Bus cars, Mount Norikura.
Yamanashi Kotsu bus cars, Kofu. Yamanashi Kotsu.jpg
Yamanashi Kōtsū bus cars, Kōfu.
A sightseeing bus by Shizutetsu Justline. ShizutetsuJustline Takechiyokun.jpg
A sightseeing bus by Shizutetsu Justline.
Meitetsu Bus, Nagoya. Meitetsu Bus PJ-MP37JM 1.jpg
Meitetsu Bus, Nagoya.
Nagoya City Bus. Nagoya City Bus N-302.jpg
Nagoya City Bus.
Otowa Bus Stop on Tomei Expressway, Aichi Prefecture. Otowa Bus Stop.jpg
Otowa Bus Stop on Tōmei Expressway, Aichi Prefecture.

Niigata Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

Mie Prefecture

Kansai region

"Seishun Mega Dream", a double decker highway bus by West JR Bus. West JR Bus Seishun Mega Dream.jpg
"Seishun Mega Dream", a double decker highway bus by West JR Bus.
Kintetsu Bus. Kintetsu Local Bus.jpg
Kintetsu Bus.
Osaka City Bus at Osaka Station. Osaka City Bus.jpg
Ōsaka City Bus at Ōsaka Station.
Kyoto City Bus. Kyoto City Bus 200 Ka 1519.jpg
Kyōto City Bus.
Minato Kanko Bus, Minamiawaji. AWAJI-MINATOKANKOBUS.JPG
Minato Kankō Bus, Minamiawaji.
A highway Shinki Bus car. Shinki Bus 295.jpg
A highway Shinki Bus car.
"Gurutto Bus Nara Park Route" by Nara Kotsu, at Nara prefectural government office. Gurutto Bus of Nara Kotsu.jpg
"Gurutto Bus Nara Park Route" by Nara Kōtsū, at Nara prefectural government office.
Haibara Station Bus Stop, Nara Kotsu. Haibara Station Bus Stop.jpg
Haibara Station Bus Stop, Nara Kōtsū.
Bus stops in Nara countryside. Mie Kotsu, Nara Kotsu, a community bus and a school bus stop here. Kake Nishiguchi Bus Stop.jpg
Bus stops in Nara countryside. Mie Kōtsū, Nara Kōtsū, a community bus and a school bus stop here.
A small Ohmi Railway bus car. OHMI Railway Bus 0081.jpg
A small Ohmi Railway bus car.
Arida Railway Bus. Arita Railway Bus.jpg
Arida Railway Bus.

Ōsaka Prefecture

Kyōto Prefecture

Hyōgo Prefecture

These two are unrelated.

Nara Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Chūgoku region

Hinomaru Bus car, Tottori. Hinomaru Bus 1231.jpg
Hinomaru Bus car, Tottori.
A highway Ichibata Bus car. KL-MU612TX-Ichibata-3464.jpg
A highway Ichibata Bus car.
Uno Bus car, Okayama. Uno Bus.jpg
Uno Bus car, Okayama.
A highway Hiroden Bus car, Hiroshima. Hiroden Bus 626.jpg
A highway Hiroden Bus car, Hiroshima.
Bon-Bus. Bon-Bus.jpg
Bon-Bus.
Bus stops with bus location system, Iwakuni City Bus. Iwakuni City Bus bus stop.jpg
Bus stops with bus location system, Iwakuni City Bus.
Iwakuni City Bus "Ichisuke". Iwakuni City Bus Ichisuke.jpg
Iwakuni City Bus "Ichisuke".

Tottori Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Shikoku region

Ichiba Kotsu bus. Ichiba Kotsu Bus.jpg
Ichiba Kōtsū bus.
A highway Tokushima Bus car. Tokushimabus-eddy-20070809.jpg
A highway Tokushima Bus car.
Takamatsu Station Bus Terminal, Kotoden Bus and others. Takamatsu st04s3200.jpg
Takamatsu Station Bus Terminal, Kotoden Bus and others.
Okawa Bus. Okawa Bus.jpg
Ōkawa Bus.

Tokushima Prefecture

Kagawa Prefecture

The smallest operator in Japan, with 2 buses.

Ehime Prefecture

Kōchi Prefecture

Kyūshū region

A highway JR Kyushu Bus car. JR Kyushu Bus Kagoshima.jpg
A highway JR Kyūshū Bus car.
A typical local Nishitetsu Bus car, Fukuoka. Nishitetsu Bus 9369-01.jpg
A typical local Nishitetsu Bus car, Fukuoka.
Three row seats of highway Nishitetsu Bus car. Nishitetsu Highway Bus Interior.jpg
Three row seats of highway Nishitetsu Bus car.
Bus location boards at a bus stop, Kumamoto City Bus. Bus-Location-Board Kumamoto.jpg
Bus location boards at a bus stop, Kumamoto City Bus.
Iriomotejima Kotsu Bus on Iriomote Island, the southernmost bus operator in Japan. Iriomotejima Kotsu Bus.jpg
Iriomotejima Kōtsū Bus on Iriomote Island, the southernmost bus operator in Japan.
Ryukyu Bus Kotsu car at Naha Bus Terminal. Ryukyu-Bus-3E.jpg
Ryūkyū Bus Kōtsū car at Naha Bus Terminal.

Fukuoka Prefecture

Nishitetsu Bus is the largest operator in Japan. It owns the fleet of 2,083 buses, or 3,100 by the entire group.

Saga Prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

Ōita Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture

Kagoshima Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture

The southernmost operator.

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