21-Jun-2010 / New Service Kyoto-Toyohashi A new service between Toyohashi and Kyoto is launched on 1-July-2010. Duration between Kyoto and Toyohashi is 3.5-3.75hours. They offer the discount price of JPY2500 for oneway till 31-Aug-2010. The normal fare after that will be JPY3500. Webstie of Toyotetsu bus (JP) has the detail. The cover photo is Hakodare.
06-Jun-2010 / New Service Weekend services between Oita/Beppu and Kokura are launched on 11-Jun-2010. They have four departures on each Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday till 27-Mar-2011. Its duration is three hours. JPY2200 for oneway. SUNQ pass also can be used. For more information, refer to the website of Nishitetsu, Kamenoi bus (JP) and Oita kotsu (JP). The cover photo is Kobe.
28-Apr-2010 / Timetables of Shiretoko Timetables of local services in Shiretoko change into the summer version.
25-Apr-2010 / Traffic jams are expected on major expwys. Daytime services on the major expressways are expected to take longer time than the description of this site because of heavy traffic jams of consecutive holidays between 30th April and 5th May. And a few services between Tokyo and Osaka are canceled during this period.
29-Mar-2010 / New Services on 01-Apr-2010 New Service between Mito, Katta and Maebashi will be launched on 01-Apr-2010. One service a day, JPY2300 for oneway. 3 hours from Takasaki to Mito. Another new service is between Maebashi - Takasaki - Shizuoka - Hamamatsu - Nagoya route. Everyday two day time services. 8 hours from Nagoya to Maebashi. Nippon Chuo Bus has the details.
26-Mar-2010 / Bug fixing The bug that sub-window hidding behind the main window loads a new data was fixed. The cover photo is Shimo-Ochiai bus stop Tokyo.
24-Mar-2010 / New Service New Service between Himeji and Tottori will be launched on 29-Mar-2010. 4 operations a day. JPY2300 for oneway (Tottori-Himeji). Shinki bus and Hinomaru bus have its detail.
23-Feb-2010 / New service between Shinjuku and Mishima Service between Shinjuku and Mishima will be launched on 13-Mar-2010. Two services a day. JPY2000 for oneway. Two hours from Shinjuku to Mishima. For more information Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus (JP) or Tokai Bus. The cover photo is Onomichi city, Hiroshima.
15-Feb-2010 / New service between Maebashi and Utsunomiya Service between Maebashi / Takasaki and Utsunomiya will be launched on 24-Feb. Four services a day. Duration is two hours (Takasaki - Utsunomiya). JPY1500 For more details Nipponchuo Bus or Kanto Jidosha (Japanese).
01-Feb-2010 / Minibus of Chichi-jima island Website of Ogasawara village has route maps and timetables of minibus plying on Chichi-jima island. We also can see pictures of buses that got painted of dolphins. Services between Osaka, Kobe and Awaji-shima island had changed a little from last month. The cover photo is Nagasaki
--New service-- Service between Shizuoka and Yokohama was launched on 23-December. Two services a day, JPY2700 for oneway. Duration is 3hours. Ask Shizutetsu Justline for more information. The cover photo is Naha of Okinawa.
--Winter timetable of expressway buses-- Because of snow coverage, most of expressway buses in Tohoku and Hokkaido area require 10 to 20 minutes of extra time between December and March. The cover photo is china town in Nagasaki-shinchi.
--Bus services in new year's day-- Many local services and some long distance services are cancelled on 1-January. If you plan to travel on this day watch the websites of carriers or ask each company you are going to use. And if you plan to travel at the end of year, book your seat as soon as possible. Because many people spend their new year vacation (not Christmas) in their hometown. The cover photo is Morioka Bus Center.
--New services-- A trial operation between Kanoya and Kagoshima for market research started on 01-Decenber.Five services a day, JPY1300 for OW. Its duration is 2hours. Ask Osumi Kotsu Network bus or Kanoya city hall for more information. Another trial operation between Fukuoka and Usuki / Saiki started on 04-Decenber. Two buses will ply on every Friday and weekends till May of 2010. JPY3800 (Fukuoka-Saiki) / JPY3300(Fukuoka-Usuki) for oneway. See the websites of Nishitetsu or Oita Bus for more information. The cover photo is Komagane Interchange of Chuo Expressway (Nagano).
--New services-- Service between Nagasaki and Kagoshima was launched on 01-Nobember. Two services a day, JPY6500 for OW, JPY11000 for RT. SUNQ Pass is not valid on this service. Duration is 5.5hours. Ask Nagasaki Ken-ei (prefectural) bus for more information. Service between Shinjuku and Komoro was launched on 30-October. Eight services a day, JPY3000 for OW, JPY5000 for RT. Duration is 3hours. For more details, refer to website of JR Bus Kanto. The cover photo is Kyoto.
--Server maintenance-- Website will be temporary suspended due to server maintenance during 0200-0800 9th Nov./JST (1700-2300 8th Nov./GST). The cover photo is Muroran of Hokkaido.
--System requirements (Mac)-- All the function of this website is available by Mac OS 10.5.8 & Safari4. Opera is not recommended both for Windows and Mac because some functions do not run well. The cover photo is Kusatsu spa of Gunma.
--Term of roadworks on Tomei expressway (5 to 16-Oct)-- Some of daytime services from Tokyo to Shizuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka are canceled between 5th October and 16th October (and v.v.). And other services which use Tomei expressway are also expected to take more time than the description of this site during this period. Alternatively, we can book buses which use another route Chuo expressway if going to the towns farther than Nagoya. The cover photo is Asahigaoka bus stand (Lake Yamanaka, one of Fuji five lakes).
--Traffic jams are expected on expwys 18 to 23-Sep-- Daytime services between Tokyo and Osaka are expected to take more time than the description of this site from 18-Sep to 23-Sep because of a potential of heavy traffic jam of consecutive holidays. The cover photo is Kenrokuen-shita bus stop of Kanazawa.
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The sources of Icons and pictograms are following.
1. Public Information Symbols by Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation (Japan)
(Items being included in JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) Z8210 -Public Information Symbols- and pictgram of pharmacy)
2. JIS T0103 -Design principles of pictorial symbols for communication support-
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