is a Japanese

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based in

Tokyo Heliport is a heliport in Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, mainly used for flights in the Greater Tokyo Area. It is used by both government organizations and private companies. History The Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a Tokyo Heliport in the ...

, Shin-Kiba,

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. Their fleet consists mostly of

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s and operate regular passenger services within the

Izu Islands The are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōsh ...

. Toho Air Service also provides helicopters in mountain rescue or for private purposes.

Overview and operations

The airline was founded in 1960 as Mitsuya Airlines. The name was changed to the current name in 1967. On behalf of the Tokyo Metropolitan Islands Promotion Corporation, Toho Air Service has operated the "Tokyo Ai-Land Shuttle" since 1993, a regular helicopter service in the

. This is the only regular scheduled helicopter service in Japan. The islands served include Ōshima,

To-shima is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The village comprises the whole of Toshima Island. The island, at , is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Izu Island chain. Approximately 330 people live on t ...

Miyake-jima is a Volcano, volcanic island in the Izu Islands, Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. ...

Mikura-jima is an inhabited volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Izu Shotō'',"''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 412. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately south of Tokyo a ...

Hachijō-jima is a volcano, volcanic Islands of Japan, Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. It is about south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu Islands, Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its only municipalit ...

, and Aogashima. Since 2018, citizens of the Izu Islands are eligible for an "islander discount". As of March 2019, the airline has carried over 400,000 passengers.

Fleet

Toho Air Service operates both helicopters and aircraft for various purposes. *

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References

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