is an operator of inter-city and regional bus lines based in the
Tōhoku region
The , Northeast region, , or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Tōhoku retains ...
of
Japan
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. A subsidiary of the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East) group, JR Bus Tohoku is one of eight
JR Bus
JR Bus collectively refers to the bus operations of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies in Japan. JR Bus is operated by six regional companies, with JR East and JR West operating two each while the others operate one each. JR Bus compani ...
companies within
Japan Railways Group
The Japan Railways Group, commonly known as the or simply JR, is a network of railway companies in Japan formed after the Corporate spin-off, division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. ...
(JR Group).
Outline
JR Bus Tohoku was established on 5 March 1988 the same as
JR Bus Kanto by splitting from JR East Bus. This bus company was actually established as JR East Bus Tohoku Branch the same as
JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
was established on 1 April 1987. This firm operates routes connecting the Tohoku region to the
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
metropolitan area and cities within the region, as well as regional routes providing intra-regional service.
Offices
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Aomori
, officially Aomori City (, ), is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households, and a population density of 321 people per squa ...
branch
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Ōminato office
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Morioka
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of t ...
branch
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Kuji office
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Ninohe
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,344, and a population density of 63 persons per km2 in 11,803 households. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Ninohe is located in far north-center ...
office
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Akita branch
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Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan.
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branch
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Fukushima branch
Bus routes
Below-mentioned bullet point summary are bus routes and terminus.
Highway bus
*La foret (ラ・フォーレ) (Aomori - Tokyo)
*Rakuchin (らくちん) (Morioka - Ikebukuro / Tokyo)
*Dream Chōkai (ドリーム鳥海) (Ugo-Honjō - Tokyo)
*Dream Sasanishiki(ドリームササニシキ) (Furukawa / Sendai - Tokyo)
*Masamune (政宗) (Sendai - Shinjuku)
*Abukuma (あぶくま) (Fukushima / Kōriyama - Shinjuku)
*Dream Sakuranbo (ドリームさくらんぼ) (Yamagata - Shinjuku)
*Dream Yokohama Sendai (ドリーム横浜・仙台) (Sendai - Shinagawa / Yokohama)
*Dream Fukushima Yokohama (ドリームふくしま・横浜) (Fukushima / Kōriyama - Tokyo / Yokohama)
*WE Liner (WEライナー) (Sendai - Niigata)
*Green Liner (グリーンライナー) (Sendai - Yokote / Ōmagari / Yuzawa)
*Sendai Ōdate (仙台・大館号) (Sendai - Hanawa / Ōdate)
*Senshū (仙秋) (Sendai - Akita)
*Kenji Liner (けんじライナー) (Sendai - Kitakami / Hanamaki)
*Urban (アーバン) (Sendai - Morioka)
*Umineko (うみねこ) (Sendai - Hachinohe)
*Blue City (ブルーシティ) (Sendai - Aomori)
*Super YūYū (スーパー湯～遊) (Morioka - Jhōbōji - Ninohe)
*Yodel (ヨーデル) (Morioka - Ōwani - Hirosaki)
*Sendai - Fukushima
*Sendai - Kōriyama
*Sendai - Aizu-Wakamatsu
*Sendai - Iwaki
*Sendai - Furukawa
*Sendai - Mizusawa / Esashi
*Sendai - Yonezawa
Route bus
*Fukunami Line (福浪線) (Fukushima - Kawamata)
*Hayasaka-Kōgen Line (早坂高原線) (Morioka - Iwaizumi)
*Hiraniwa-Kōgen Line (平庭高原線) (Morioka - Numakunai - Kuzumaki - Kuji)
*Numakunai Line (沼宮内線) (Kuzumaki - Arasawaguchi)
*Ninohe Line (二戸線) (Ninohe - Jhōbōji)
*Karumai Line (軽米線) (Ninohe - Karumai)
*Kozuya Line (小鳥谷線) (Ninohe - Ichinohe - Kozuya - Kuzumaki)
*East Towada Line (十和田東線) (Hachinohe - Lake Towada)
*North Towada Line (十和田北線) (Aomori - Lake Towada)
*Yokouchi Line (横内線) (Aomori - Yokouchi - Moya)
*Aomori Airport Line (青森空港線) (Aomori - Aomori Airport)
*Shimokita Line(下北線) (Tanabu - Ōminato - Kawauchi - Wakinosawa)
References
External links
Bus companies of Japan
Companies based in Miyagi Prefecture
Japanese companies established in 1988
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