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KUSAKARU-KOTSU, Inc.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus (SS Mercury 109)
Founded	8 Apirl 1987
Headquarters	16-1 Mukojima, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan (長野県北佐久郡軽井沢町軽井沢東16番地1)
Service area	Gunma, Nagano List on the pages of Ueda Bus
Service type	Land Transportation (Buses)
Alliance	Ueda Bus
Routes	Route map
Fuel type	27 buses
Chief executive	Takashi Endo
Website	http://www.kkkg.co.jp/

The Kusakaru-Kotsu, Inc. (草軽交通株式会社, Kusakaru Koutsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company within the Tokyu Group which was established on 8 April 1987 in Karuizawa.

Outline

The company was established as a bus department of railway company named as Kusakaru Electric Railway, and the railway line was discontinued in 1962. After that the company renamed Kusakaru electric Railway to Kusakaru Kotsu in 1966.

In 2001, the company sold out taxi department. Besides, tour bus and chartered bus department of this company was split into Kusakaru Kanko Bus. So, this company operated only route buses, but this company defected from Tokyu Corporation in 30 September 2009. therefore, this company started to operate chartered bus and route bus. Kusakaru Kotsu had managed hotel, but the capital of Tokyu withdrew from Kusatsu Onsen Tokyu (Now:Kusatsu Onsen Resort) in 30 Sepetember and Ikaho Tokyu Ville (Now: Oedo Onsen Monogatari Ikaho) in 31 March 2007, so this company does not manage any hotel.

History

1928 - Permitted Kusatsu Electric Railway Corporation to operate a bus business.
1939 - The corporation name was renamed Kusatsu Electric Railway Corporation to Kusakaru Electric Railway Corporation.
1945 - The company had become an affiliated company of Tokyu Corporation
1960 - Discontinued Kusakaru Electric Railway Line between Karuizawa Station and Joshu-Mihara station, subsequence was rebuilding of bus routes.
1962 - Discontinued Kusakaru Electric Railway Line between Karuizawa Station and Kusatsu Onsen Station, flowing the company had specialized in operated route bus nad charter bus.
1966 - The corporation name was renamed Kusakaru Electric Railway Corporation to Kusakaru-Kotsu, Inc..
1987 - Kusatsu Kanko Bus was established in Komoro, Nagano, specilized in chartered bus.
2001 - Divested Taxi and Hire department to Daiichi Kotsu, and chartered bus was transferred to Kusakaru Kanko Bus.
2009
- On 30 September - This company was sold out from Tokyu Corporation to J・L・D LLC, and the company was defected from Tokyu Corporation.
- On 1 October - All business of Kusakaru Kotsu excluding a property department were merged into Kusakaru Kanko Bus, and Kusakaru Kanko Bus resumed as Kusakaru Kotsu.

Offices and Routes

Karuizawa Head Office

Bus routes

Route Buese

Express Kusakaru Line：Karuizawa Station - Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- This route is a main route, and all services are express. But this is a regular route on all days through years, amount of passengers are gyrating to season. So, the services are decreased during winter.
- Main bus stops：Kyu-Karuizawa・Mikasa・Kose Onsen・Shiraito Fall・Mine no Chaya・Asama High Land Park・Asama Farm・Kita-Karuizawa Station・Okuwanomichi
Kusakaru Hospital Line：Karuizawa Station - Nishi-Agatsuma Welfare Hospital - Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
Kita-Karuizawa Line：Karuizawa Station - Kita-Karuizawa Station
Naganohara Line：Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station - Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Main bus stops：joshu Otsu (Express Kusakaru Line does not stop at this bus stop)・Okuwamichi・Okuwa
Shirane Kazan Line・Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal - Sessho Kawara - Shirane Volcano
Runs on only between April and November.
- Main bus stops：Kusatsu International Ski Resort・Sessho Kawara
Karuizawa Town Circular-route Bus North Route
- Main bus stops:　Shinano-Oiwake Station - Karuizawa Hospital - Naka-Karuizawa Station -Toriibara Apartment Complex - Shinano-Oiwake Station

Highway buses

The company does not have any highwaybuses.

Ueda Bus

Ueda Bus CO., LTD.
Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus (SS Mercury 109)
Founded	February 1987
Headquarters	1101-2, Aokubo, Ueda, Nagano (長野県上田市蒼久保1101番地2)
Service type	Bus
Alliance	Kusakaru Kotsu
Routes	Route map
Fleet	48 buses
Chief executive	Masahiro Shiroi
Website	http://www.uedabus.co.jp/

The Ueda Bus CO., LTD. (上田バス株式会社, Ueda bas Kabushiki gaisya) established as a subsidiary company of Ueda Electric Railway and had belonged to Tokyu Corporation Group until 2009. The Ueda Bus has been an affiliated company of Kusakaru Kotsu since 2011.

Outline

The company established in 1987 as Joden Kanko Bus, but the route buses operated by Ueda Bus had been operated by a bus department of Ueda Maruko Electric Railway since 1952 until 1999. And, this bus department had belonged to Tokyu Corporation since 1958 until 2009. Service area is located around the Toshin District that Ueda and Matsumoto.

History

1987
- On February - Establishment of Joden Kanko Bus Corporation.
- On April - As transferred chartered bus business from Ueda Electric Railway to this company, the company commenced chartered bus business.
On August 1999 - Transferred route bus business from Ueda Electric Railway to this company, with it the company commenced operating route buses.
On August 2000 - Renamed to Joden Bus Co.,Ltd.
On October 2003 - Merged into Joden Kanko Co.,Ltd.
On 1 October - Shares of the bus company were transferred from Ueda Electric Railway to Jay Will Partners. With it, the company defected from Tokyu Corporation and renamed Ueda Bus.
On 30 June 2011 - Transferred shares from Jay Will Partners to Kusakaru-Kotsu and local people who live in Nagano and Gunma.

Office

Ueda Office
Bessho Office

It is located near Bessho-Onsen Station.

Tanak Office

It is located near Tanaka Station

Bus routes

Route buses

For Ueda, east of Chikuma River

Sugadaira kogen Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada - O-hinatamuko - Sugadaira Kogen - Nishi-Sugadaira
  - There used to be operated for this route bus to Suzaka Station by this company and Nagaden Bus.

Sanada Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada
This route bus get subisidies from Nagano Prefecture and government.

Shibusawa Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Sanada - O-hinatamuko - Kamishibusawa

Soehi Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Yokomichi - Okura
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Iri-Karuizawa
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center - Soehi - Yokomichi
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Motohara - Sanada Jichi Center

Hoden Line
- Ueda Station - Kawami-Kawara Ynagi - Kamishina Elementary School - Shimosato - Denjo Yubinkyoku - Akasaka

For Ueda, west of Chikuma River

Shinshu Ueda Iryo Center Line
- Ueda Station - Kita-Ueda - Shinshu Ueda Integration Center

Shioda Line
- Shinshu Ueda Integration Center - Ueda Station - Chikuma High school - Sozokan mae - Kabatake - Kawanishi Hospital - Shiodamachi Station - Shinmachi - Yamada - Bessho-Onsen Station - Bessho-Onsen

Nishi-Maruko Line
- Shimonogō Station - Higahsi-Shioda - Fujisan - Rinkan Industry Apartment Complex- Hara - Mitakedo - Kawaramachi - Maruko-machi Station
Ario Ueda Line
- Ueda Station - Ario Ueda
- A flat rate of 100 yen.

Kubobayshi Line
- Ueda Station - AEON Ueda Shopping Center - Shinano-Kokubunji Station - Kubobayashi irguchi - Kubobayashi Kominkan mae

Town Circular-route Bus "AO BUS"
- Ueda Station→Umino machi→Bunka Kaikan Gocho mae→Someyagaoka high school→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Midorigaoa Nishi→Ueda Castle→Ueda Station→Ueda Castle→Aqua Plaza Ueda→Nishi-Ueda Station→Shimo-Akiwa→Tokiwamachi→Midorigaoka nishi→Shinshu Ueda Integration Center→Ueda Station
  - A flat rate of 200 yen for adult, 100 yen for people excluding Adult and under elementanry schoolstudents