Corporate Profile
About KOTOBUSEXPRESS
KOTOBUSEXPRESS is a shared highway bus operated by Kotohira Bus Co., Ltd. (KOTOBUS).
The website is operated by SHINNIHON-TOURIST Co., Ltd., the travel company of KOTOBUS Group.
Operating Company
Kotohira Bus Co., Ltd.
| Company Name | Kotohira Bus Co., Ltd. |
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| Licence | Automobile Carrier licence No.133 |
| Affiliations | Kagawa Bus Association |
| Head Office | 1228-1 Kawanishi, Kotohira-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken [ Map ] |
| Takamatsu Office | 5-4-18-1F Asahi-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken [ Map ] |
| Tokushima Office | 1456-12, Azaharamidani, Kizu, Muya-cho, Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken [ Map ] |
| Bus Terminal | Matsuyama Bus Terminal : Ote-machi, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime-ken |
| Capital | 60million yen |
| Representative | CEO:Taijiro Kusunoki |
| Services | General Shared Automobile Carrier Business (Highway bus/local bus) |
| Website |
Corporate History
Kotohira Bus
| September 1956 | Establishment of Kotohira Taxi Co., Ltd. located at 725-13 Kotohira-cho capitalized at 1.9million yen |
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| September 1961 | Acquisition of licence of General Chartering Automobile Carrier Business |
| April 1968 | Registration to Domestic trip |
| December 1969 | Change of its company name to Kotohira Bus Co., Ltd. And relocation of head office to 560-1 Enai, Kotohira-cho |
| August 1976 | Increase of capital to 7million yen |
| July 1977 | Commencement of business at Takamatsu office |
| February 1978 | Increase of capital to 25million yen |
| February 1983 | Increase of capital to 40million yen |
| February 1986 | Increase of capital to 60million yen |
| January 1991 | Establishment of Sanuki Udon Factory |
| February 1998 | Change of its registration to Registered Travel Agent Licence by the Kagawa Governor No.2-149 |
| July 2001 | Establishment of Osyo-ya Co., Ltd. And noodle business split-up |
| September 2002 | Election of officers-Tetsuo Kusunoki inaugurated as CEO |
| August 2003 | Commencement of operation of Udon taxi(Registered trademark) |
| August 2005 | Commencement of operation of highway bus "KOTOBUS EXPRESS" |
| January 2007 | Relocation of head office to 1228-1 Kotohira-cho |
| May 2012 | Establishment of Tokushima office located at Naruto-shi, Tokushima-ken |
| July 2013 | Acquisition of permission for "KOTOBUS EXPRESS" to operate as shared highway bus |
| August 2013 | Reelection of officers-Taijiro Kusunoki inaugurated as CEO |