is a bus company in west of

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

, Japan.

Outline

This company established in 1May 1945, as merged into many bus, taxi and railway companies. Kanemaru Family, which

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came from, established Yamanashi Kotsu in 1950. Kenji Osano, who was a chief executive operator in Kokusai Kogyo Group, invested into Yamanashi Kotsu and became a parent company of that. He helped Yamanashi Kotsu, which was in difficult to operate a lot of deficit routes because he was born in

. Yamako Department Store was established by Kokusai Kogyo, and, from the first of establishment until bankruptcy, it connected with

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and their department stores. In 2009, Kokusai Kogyo transferred all their owned shares to Yamanashi Kotsu employee because Kokusai Kogyo got acquired by

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from Osano Family.

History

Establishment in the first time

Yamanashi Horse Tram Kofu-City circa 1918

Railway business was established in 1897 as Yamanashi Horse Tram opened between Kofu, Yamanashi and

Isawa, Yamanashi was a town located in Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 27,603 and a density of 1,850.07 persons per km2. The total area was 14.92 km2. It was famous for its hot springs ...

Area served

The company's bus lines serve city of Kōfu and vicinities.

Highway Bus

Chūō Kōsoku Bus

Route Buses

Subsidiary companies

had been a department store company in

, Japan until 30 September 2019.The department Closing
/ref> And, since 30 September 2019, the company has specialized in managing parking areas and properties.

References

External links

Official WebsiteDesoto Cab Company
Bus companies of Japan Japanese companies established in 1950 Transport in Yamanashi Prefecture {{bus-company-stub